The Port of Los Angeles has informed FilmL.A. that Southwest Marine will officially re- open for filming. The official date is Monday, March 24th, 2014. However, due to scheduled environmental remediation obligations, the facility will close to filming on August 31st, 2014. Southwest Marine is a ship-repair facility on Terminal Island in the Port of Los Angeles. It was once … Read More
FilmL.A. Adds Monterey Park to Roster of Valued Clients
The City of Monterey Park recently approved an agreement with FilmL.A., establishing the not-for-profit as the film permit coordinator for the area. FilmL.A. began accepting applications for permits to film within the Monterey Park city limits in late November. The 7.73 square mile city is located in the San Gabriel Valley. Monterey Park is just 10 minutes east of Downtown … Read More
Where Comics-Inspired Movies are Made
Think about your favorite comic book characters and comic-inspired films. Take a second and try to remember — where were those films made? If you took the all-too-easy path and guessed Hollywood, you’d only be half right. The truth is that comic-inspired blockbusters are made all over the world, and since 2003, only a handful of these lucrative big-budget projects … Read More
FilmL.A., Film Works Represent L.A. at AFCI’s Annual Locations Expo
Earlier this month, FilmL.A. staffers participated in the 2012 Locations Expo organized by the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI). Held at the Los Angeles Convention Center during the Los Angeles Film Festival, the annual event draws film commission representatives from other states and nations all looking to capture a share of California’s heritage industry. FilmL.A. used the opportunity to … Read More
Dearth of Local TV Production Delivers Double-Digit Letdowns for L.A.
Last week, FilmL.A. released its first quarter film production report for 2012. Unfortunately, the news was anything but rosy for those who work in on-location television production in Los Angeles. Overall filming across all categories slipped 2.1 percent last quarter compared to the same period last year, as measured in permitted production days (PPD). FilmL.A. recorded 11,360 PPD for Q1 … Read More