In mid-September, a handful of FilmL.A. leaders gathered at e3rd Steakhouse and Lounge for an unmoderated lunch discussion and webcast organized by laxArtscene. The program, one of a series of Live@Lunch discussions, included FilmL.A. President Paul Audley, FilmL.A. Director of Community Relations Geoffrey Smith and Teamster Local 399 Business Agent Ed Duffy as they discussed the past, present and future of … Read More
Entertainment Companies: Tax-Exempt Bonds ARRA Waiting for You
Everybody knows the country has faced economic challenges over the past year and that the federal government passed a nearly $800 billion economic stimulus package, called the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), in February. What is far less well-known is that L.A. entertainment businesses can apply for tax-exempt facility construction bonds under the program. The City … Read More
New Council Committee Entertains Filming
The Los Angeles City Council’s Jobs and Business Development Committee has been assigned oversight of filming issues, which until recently were under the City’s Public Works Committee. Councilman Richard Alarcón has been appointed Chair of “Jobs” and has committed to an aggressive agenda to make it easier to film in Los Angeles. The committee met on September 22 to … Read More
Action on the Set! Tax Credits Putting Local Crews to Work
After a years-long battle by film industry supporters, business and labor groups, job creation advocates and committed legislators to secure a film and television tax incentive, Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation creating tax credits for film and television production in February of this year. With the Legislature’s passage of the program, California became one of over 40 states to offer … Read More
FilmL.A. Board Member Profile: Dan Swartz
Dan Swartz is the newest member of the FilmL.A. Board of Directors, having been appointed in May 2009 as a community representative. An architect and real estate developer, Dan is a Midwest transplant (1979) who has loved being a resident of downtown Los Angeles since 2005. To learn his perspectives on FilmL.A. and the Los Angeles film production environment, our … Read More