Pictured: Filming location near Koreatown. Photo Credit: Veronique Vowell.Los Angeles has served as a featured backdrop and uncredited star of movies and television shows for more than a hundred years. A town nicknamed for its greatest industry, you may know it as Hollywood, La La Land or Tinseltown. And sometimes, without anyone even realizing it, L.A. goes by other names, … Read More
FilmL.A. Honored as Outstanding Film Commission at LMGI Awards
On April 23, the locations community gathered at the Alex Theatre in Glendale for the third annual Location Managers Guild International Awards. Awards were bestowed in six categories including Outstanding Locations in a Period Film, Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Film, Outstanding Locations in a Period Television Series, Outstanding Locations in a Contemporary Television Series, Outstanding Locations in a Commercial. … Read More
In Memory of Jim McCabe and Brad Bemis, Location Professionals and Friends of FilmL.A.
At the top of the year, we were saddened to learn that two long-time friends of FilmL.A. had passed away. FilmL.A. joins many others in honoring the memories of two wonderful location professionals, James (Jim) McCabe and Bradley (Brad) Scott Bemis. James (Jim) McCabe James (Jim) McCabe began his career in 1977 as Location Manager for the made-for-television movie … Read More
City Council Extends Facility Fee Waiver Program
In December, the Los Angeles City Council unanimously approved an extension of its City Facilities Location Fee Waiver Program, to wide film industry approval. For five years, the program has aided local filmmakers by waiving facility use fees for productions shot on City-controlled properties like Los Angeles City Hall, City libraries, and law enforcement facilities. Only a handful of City … Read More