FilmLA will be handling film permit requests for the City of Glendale starting August 1^st.  Under our contract with Glendale, we will process permits with city departments based on their standard guidelines and film policies. The City of Glendale will retain full approval authority for all permits coordinated by FilmLA. If you have any questions regarding current or future filming happening in your area, you can reach out to either FilmLA’s Solution Services department at (213) 977-8600 or contact the location manager (the production company’s representative). The location manager’s information will be listed on the back of the Notice of Filming you receive in advance at your home or business from FilmLA.

The City of Glendale, in keeping with its film-friendly policies, has recently adopted aspects of the California Film Commission’s Model Film Ordinance, and supporting guidelines. One important change is in relation to community filming surveys. Moving forward, community surveys will be required only for higher-impact film shoots. For lower-impact film shoots, you will still receive Notices of Filming ahead of time with information and opportunities to provide feedback to FilmLA and/or the production company.

A community filming survey will be required whenever a production company requests the following: filming for more than 5 consecutive days in a row in a residential area; filming after standard filming hours in a residential community (this is before 7 am or after 10 pm, Monday through Friday, and/or before 9 am or after 10 pm on Saturday and Sunday); frequency concerns; full closure of any street; and large-scale posted parking requests. Also, as described below, FilmLA will be responsible for generating and delivering notifications to all affected persons within two days prior to the first day of activity, and FilmLA will be available 24/7 for after-hours emergencies.

FilmLA’s Field Services team will hand deliver Notices of Filming to affected neighbors and businesses two days prior to the first date of activity. The team is active six days per week, so you could receive a Notice on any day, Monday through Saturday. Our standard Notice is blue in color and states in large letters on the front “NOTICE OF FILMING”, adjacent to the FilmLA logo. At the bottom of the Notice, you will find FilmLA’s information and phone number. On the back of the Notice, the production company’s name and location manager are listed along with details pertaining to the filming location, dates/times, filming activity (including use of special effects, drones, and street closures), and posted parking restrictions. Notifications are done within a 500’ radius of the filming location, and sometimes in a wider area, depending on the scale of the filming activity.

We look forward to speaking with you. You have the option to speak directly to the location manager and/or contact FilmLA at (213) 977-8600.

We invite you to call FilmLA on our after-hours line at (213) 977-8600, press 1. Our after-hours service will ask you a couple of questions, including the nature of your call. Please be sure to let them that you would like to speak to the On-Call Production Coordinator about filming that is happening now. If your call is not urgent, you can leave a message with our service and a team member will follow up with you the next day. You also have the option to contact the Glendale Police Department at (818) 548-4840.

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