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Pandemic Era Permitting Picks Up for March

Research Updates | April 23, 2021
FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions – today issued an update regarding regional filming activity. Since the resumption of on-location filming last June, FilmLA has received 6,585 film permit applications, spanning 4,421 unique projects. After the COVID-19 holiday surge and… >>Read more
FilmLA Issues Eighth Update on Pandemic-Era Permitting

Research Updates | March 10, 2021
FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions – today issued an update regarding regional filming activity since the reopening of LA County to on-location filming last June. Over the last thirty-seven weeks, FilmLA has processed approximately 5,533 film permit applications spanning… >>Read more
FilmLA Issues Seventh Update on Production Restart Progress

Research Updates | January 12, 2021
FilmLA, partner film office for the City and County of Los Angeles and other local jurisdictions—today issued an update regarding regional filming activity since the reopening of L.A. County to on-location filming last June. Over the last twenty-nine weeks, FilmLA has processed approximately 4,213 film permit applications spanning 2,985 unique… >>Read more
COVID-19 Pandemic Slices Summer Filming Season in Half

Research Updates | October 14, 2020
Even as filming is beginning a slow return in Greater Los Angeles, a sobering new report released today reveals the enduring effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the region’s film, television and commercial production industry. Updated data from FilmLA indicate that filming in area communities declined by 54.5 percent year-over-year… >>Read more
California Leads Among International Competitors for US Narrative Feature Films

Research Updates | March 4, 2020
California leads among the top international competitors when it comes to attracting US-based narrative feature films, according to a new study published today by FilmLA. Feature Films: A Profile of Production analyzes a sample of 291 live-action theatrical-release and 56 streaming-release films from 2018. All films are English-language titles produced by… >>Read more
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