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Greater Los Angeles Film Industry Survives its Second Slowest Summer

Research Updates | October 16, 2024
FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions – today issued an update regarding regional filming activity. Overall production in Greater Los Angeles slipped -5.0 percent in the year’s third quarter to 5,048 Shoot Days (SD)* according to FilmLA’s latest report. The… >>Read more
FilmLA Scripted Content Study Spotlights Losses for Los Angeles

Research Updates | October 9, 2024
FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions – today updated its three-year analysis of U.S.-produced, first-run, English-language scripted projects. As presented in FilmLA’s 2023 Scripted Content Study, Greater Los Angeles recently endured significant loss within the economically critical entertainment production sector.… >>Read more
FilmLA Updates On-Location, Stage-Based Production Data Series

Research Updates | July 17, 2024
FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions – today issued a pair of updates regarding regional film production activity. The first of these reports examines on-location filming in the second calendar quarter of 2024. The second report examines stage-based production during… >>Read more
Post-Strike Production Rebound Slow to Materialize in Early 2024

Research Updates | April 18, 2024
FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions – today issued an update regarding regional filming activity. The film industry’s highly-anticipated return to production in 2024 took eight to ten weeks to materialize, according to FilmLA. The end of labor work actions… >>Read more
FilmLA Updates Ongoing Study of Sound Stage Development and Production

Research Updates | February 16, 2024
Today, FilmLA issued its sixth Sound Stage Study, updating its ongoing survey of Los Angeles area studio developments, and releasing new stage occupancy and use data for calendar year 2022. FilmLA’s report is made possible by a unique data-sharing partnership with 17 participating studio operators, who by entrusting FilmLA with… >>Read more
Season of Strikes Leaves LA Filming Near Lowest-Ever Levels

Research Updates | January 16, 2024
FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions – today issued an update regarding regional filming activity. The conclusion of the WGA and SAG-AFTRA work actions on September 27 and November 9, respectively, came too late for production to pick up by… >>Read more
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