This past Saturday and Sunday, FilmL.A. staffers participated in the 2011 Produced By Conference organized by the Producers Guild of America (PGA) in conjunction with the Association of Film Commissioners, International (AFCI). Held on the lot at Walt Disney Studios in Burbank, the event presented an unusual spectacle. Imagine: film commission representatives from other states and nations gathered at an … Read More
Five Years and Counting – FilmL.A.’s Location Managers Reception
Last Thursday, May 12, as the setting summer sun cast a striking copper glow over downtown Los Angeles, scores of eager location managers, assistant location managers, location scouts and permit service representatives filtered into FilmL.A.’s downtown office. Having long ago opted-in for online delivery, most of the arrivals hadn’t come to pick up permits. Instead, they’d arrived ready to sit … Read More
FilmL.A., Partners Proffer Perks to Local Producers
Earlier in June, FilmL.A. and the California Film Commission co-sponsored a booth at the second annual Produced By Conference, a three-day event organized by the Producers Guild of America and billed as “an extraordinary weekend of discovery, learning and creative inspiration” for entertainment producers. And an inspiring few days it was! Five FilmL.A. staffers spent their Saturday or Sunday on … Read More
FilmL.A. Staffers “Rev” Up for a Cause
On May 8, several FilmL.A. staff members participated in the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Revlon Run/Walk to fight women’s cancers. The event was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at Exposition Park and featured a 5K Run, 5K Walk and Health Expo, where FilmL.A. manned a booth to connect with and inform the tens of thousands of participants about FilmL.A.’s … Read More
Food, Drink Consumed: Merriment Ensued
For the fourth year in a row, FilmL.A. hosted our Location Managers Party at our offices at Los Angeles Center Studios (LACS). Originally conceived as a chance to show off our then-new location downtown and to provide face-to-face introductions of our customers and staff, the gathering has become an annual event anticipated by Location Managers and other FilmL.A. customers as … Read More