Please be advised that on Monday, May 1st, 2023, the annual Los Angeles May Day March will result in many street closures in Downtown Los Angeles. The event will feature two marching routes and two assembly areas for rallies. Boundaries for street closures are Cesar Chavez to the north, Pico to the south, Alameda to the east, and Figueroa to … Read More
Plan Ahead for the 2023 LA Marathon
The 2023 LA Marathon will be taking place Sunday, March 19, 2023. FilmLA has confirmed with DOT that the 2023 course is the same as 2022. Starting at Dodger Stadium, the marathon will follow a route that crosses into Downtown, Echo Park, Silver Lake, Hollywood, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Century City, Westwood, Brentwood, and Santa Monica, then loops back to … Read More
Holiday Moratorium: Reducing the Impact of Filming in Commercial Zones
Revised 11/23/22 @ 2:30 p.m. This Production Alert will be updated as FilmLA receives additional instruction from its government clients. Each year, to reduce the impacts of construction, events, and filming during the holiday season on shoppers and retail businesses, multiple jurisdictions served by FilmLA including the City of Los Angeles implement temporary restrictions on production activity in commercial districts. … Read More
Metro Regional Connector Project: What Downtown-Area Filmmakers Need to Know
The Metro Regional Connector Project is a 1.9 mile light rail subway tunnel under construction in Downtown Los Angeles. It is designed to connect the existing Metro Rail A (Blue) and E (Expo) Lines at 7th Street/Metro Center Station to the existing L (Gold) Line and Union Station. Construction on the project started in 2014 and is now expected to … Read More
Filming in Commercial Districts During the Holiday Season – City of Los Angeles
Each year, in an effort to reduce the impacts of construction, events and filming on businesses that rely on holiday sales, the City of Los Angeles implements temporary restrictions on production activity in commercial districts. For 2020, mindful also of the challenges facing these businesses as a result of COVID-19, filming activity involving lane closures, street closures and street parking … Read More