With roughly 40 U.S. states and dozens of other nations trying to attract runaway production from California, our state has many competitors. The amount of money other states have been willing to pay to rent a share of the motion picture and television production industry has skyrocketed, going from just $2 million in domestic spending in 1999 to well over … Read More
Film Works Testimonials – Angelenos Who Don’t Take the Biz for Granted
It’s once again time to share some of the testimonies we’ve received from supporters about why filming in Los Angeles matters to them. When Film Works published the first “I Support Filming in Los Angels Because” post in March, we were struck by how many comments ran counter to the rumored perception that many Angelenos take the entertainment industry for … Read More
Pair of Television Pilot Reports Reveal Impacts From State Film Incentives
Earlier this week, FilmL.A. released its fourth report from its six-year study of television pilot production. The report presented a mixed bag of findings: Out of those 169 [pilot] projects, a total of 87 television pilots were produced in the Los Angeles region. By one measure, this is second-largest annual take in Los Angeles history, totaling eleven projects more than … Read More
“Film Ready” L.A. Property Company and Local Non-Profit Making “Film Work” for Skid Row Residents
Film Works is pleased to present our first business profile/public service announcement (PSA) video and blog post. We contacted Los Angeles-based Cap Equity Locations after hearing about a partnership they formed with SRO Housing, which is “dedicated to building a vibrant community for homeless and low-income individuals.” Rather write about this partnership, which Film Works thought was fantastic, we decided to … Read More
I Support Filming in Los Angeles Because….
“One of the things that’s getting very lost in the business of movies, where people go… very often to Canada to shoot films… is that we lose the ability to capture parts of our own culture.” — Director James Mangold (Director’s Commentary, Walk the Line) As it turns out, many of the Film Works supporters who’ve signed onto the campaign … Read More
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