Earlier this month, FilmL.A. sent a small delegation to attend the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. The purpose of the trip was to network with film and television decision makers and help spread the message that Los Angeles is open for business. FilmL.A., of course, is at the center of that effort. With complimentary production planning services, convenient cross-jurisdictional permitting and … Read More
FilmL.A. Reaches Out to Independents at AFM
Each year, the American Film Market (AFM), produced by the Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA) brings to West Los Angeles more than 8,000 film industry professionals from 70+ countries. Producers, directors, distributors, marketing professionals, film commissioners and others gather from across the world for eight days of screenings, seminars and deal-making. This year, as participants disembarked from their cars … 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
Something’s Afoot at FilmL.A. — Staffers Caught Running Through Stop Signs and Intersections
On Sunday, March 19, four FilmL.A. employees took to the streets of Los Angeles to take part in the Honda L.A. Marathon. FilmL.A. Vice Presidents Susan Angrisano and Todd Lindgren, Monitor Adam Meyer and Accounting Assistant Bryan Gonzalez arrived at Dodger Stadium early Sunday morning prepared to see the Westside by foot and experience the jubilant atmosphere of a spectator-lined … Read More
FilmL.A. Negotiators Unlock Doors of Lincoln Heights Jail
Earlier this month, FilmL.A. announced via Production Alert that the Lincoln Heights Jail was again open for filming. The largely-abandoned property, which is still the present-day home of the Bilingual Foundation for the Arts, originally served as a City correctional facility from the early 1930’s through 1950’s. At one time, the jail was considered a model correctional facility, housing up … Read More