>After years of work by dedicated champions for entertainment industry jobs, California has a film tax incentive. On February 20, 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger signed legislation creating tax credits for qualified film and television productions. The funding allocation is $100 million a year for five years. The state legislature has recognized that the filmed entertainment industry is extremely mobile and that … Read More
L.A. Filming Centennial Highlights What’s at Stake
This year Los Angeles’ movie industry celebrates a centennial. One hundred years ago in 1909 the first motion picture filmed entirely within Los Angeles was shot downtown at 8th and Olive. Film production became a signature industry for our region and state, as its products were exported throughout the world. Unfortunately, movie industry jobs have been exported as well. The phenomenon … Read More
Japanese Garden Re-opens to Filming
FilmL.A. is pleased to announce the re-opening of the Japanese Garden at the Donald C. Tillman Reclamation Plant to filming following a hiatus of more than one year. The popular Van Nuys filming destination has been closed to filmmakers since mid-2007, while the site underwent a multi-faceted $480,000 renovation. FilmL.A. has been instrumental in helping filmmakers obtain access to the … Read More
FilmL.A. eNotification is “Fashionable” Downtown
FilmL.A. is proud to partner with the LA Fashion District to provide eNotification to businesses and property owners within the business improvement district. Neighborhood notification is vital to ensure on-location film production can occur smoothly. Community stakeholders deserve to be well informed about upcoming filming before film trucks roll into their neighborhoods. Email notification is an environmentally-friendly means … Read More
Presidential Race Decided Early: Paul Audley, FilmL.A. President
On October 22, 2008, the FilmL.A. Board of Directors unanimously approved the hiring of Paul Audley as our new President. Paul Audley comes to FilmL.A. from The Trust for Public Land, a nonprofit organization based in San Francisco, California, for which he served as Arizona state director. Audley has an extensive background in community-based nonprofit organizations and government, having served … Read More