This year, Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR) held its 26th Annual Los Angeles River Clean-Up. In keeping with last year’s theme, organizers divided the river into three sections and hosted three separate clean-up days. FilmL.A. participated in the clean-up for its fourth straight year, using it as an opportunity to give back to the local communities where filming happens. … Read More
Team FilmL.A. Participates in the 25th Annual LA River Clean-Up
This year, Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR) conducted its 25th Annual Los Angeles River Clean-Up. To commemorate this special anniversary, organizers divided the river into three sections and hosted three separate clean-up days. FilmL.A. participated in the clean-up for its third straight year, using it as an opportunity to give back to the local communities where filming happens. This … Read More
News Flash: Entertainment Companies Produce Trash!
Have you ever wondered what happens to the waste produced by on-location film productions? We have – and we’ll give you a hint: it rarely finds its way into a landfill. The topic of on-location waste may not seem very alluring, but what productions do with the waste they produce has lately become an issue in the City of Los … Read More
“Sons of Anarchy” Helps Bring Order to L.A. Community
The Filmmakers’ Code of Professional Responsibility, which FilmL.A. distributes with every film permit it coordinates, calls on production companies to remove “all catering, crafts service, construction, strike and personal trash… from the location.” Fortunately, most film companies adhere to this requirement, leaving neighborhoods looking just as nice as they did before they arrived. Sometimes, however, crews prove that they are … Read More