FilmLA is committed to streamlining and enhancing the on-location filming process in Greater Los Angeles. To support this mission, we’ve invested heavily in new technology to improve the permit application experience for film industry customers and government permit approvers. We are excited to announce that on March 15, FilmLA will introduce a next-generation online system – MyFilmLA – for film … Read More
FilmLA Supports Student Filmmaking Community
On any given day in our region, anywhere from 100 to 200 film and still photography projects happen on the streets of Greater Los Angeles. That figure may not be all that surprising, but what may surprise you is that a significant number of those projects — approximately 8.4 percent — are student-led. The large number of student film projects … Read More
FilmL.A. to Offer Limited Student Access to Online Permit System (OPS)
In a move that is welcomed by local film schools, FilmL.A. is making plans to offer students limited access to its Online Permit System (OPS). By mid-September, student filmmakers working on graduate-level thesis projects will be able to use OPS instead of applying for their permits in person at FilmL.A.’s downtown office. The change is significant because this is the … Read More
FilmL.A. Investigates CSI:NY Location Manager Tim Hillman
The year 2009 was a tough one for the local film, television and commercial production industry, but there were some things worth touting. It was the first full year of operation for our Online Permit System (OPS), which has significantly improved the film permit coordination process by allowing our customers to apply for and track the progress of their film … Read More
FilmL.A. Staff Patently Inventive
For some, the term “inventor” conjures a mental image of a nutty professor similar to Doc Brown from Back to the Future. FilmL.A.’s inventive staff members — none of whom have wild gray hair or resemble Doc Brown in the slightest — recently created and launched OPS, our Online Permit System, for which a patent application is on file with … Read More
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