For Filmmakers

FilmLA’s Solution Services team is here to provide you with expert guidance on everything from fee estimates for budgeting, to street closure and parking pre-approvals, to identifying film-friendly areas and advising on possible location challenges. >>Read more

Los Angeles has served as a featured backdrop and uncredited star of movies and television shows for more than a hundred years. A town nicknamed for its greatest industry, you may know it as Hollywood, La La Land or Tinseltown.  And sometimes, without anyone even realizing it, L.A. goes by… >>Read more

The West Adams District is home to some of the most sought-after residences from the 20th century in Los Angeles. In this article, FilmLA’s DEI Advisory Committee takes us on a tour of the District, bounded by the Santa Monica Freeway on the north, Vermont Avenue on the east, Western… >>Read more

As a not-for-profit organization, FilmLA is governed by an all-volunteer, 27-member board of directors, which includes entertainment industry executives, labor and trade representatives and local community leaders. For 2025, the FilmLA Board of Directors is chaired by Melissa Harman, CPA.  Melissa has practiced public accounting since 1998. As a Partner… >>Read more

Planning to film in the vicinity of a Metro Bike Share Station? In most areas where these Stations are located, such as in Downtown Los Angeles, a process exists for their relocation and/or removal in conjunction with permitted film production. When full station removal is not necessary, less work intensive… >>Read more

This is the second article in a three-part series about hosting filming at your home or business. Through conversations with accomplished Location Professionals and film hosts, we aim to share frank, open advice about the film host experience. Recently we had the opportunity to interview Location Scout Nancy Bruno about her experiences… >>Read more