In October 2009, the Los Angeles City Council passed a series of nineteen recommendations designed to make the City more film-friendly. One of the recommendations was to have each council office designate a film liaison to be that office’s point person on film issues. On June 24th, FilmL.A. hosted a day-long training session that provided these liaisons an in-depth look … Read More
FilmL.A. Staffers “Rev” Up for a Cause
On May 8, several FilmL.A. staff members participated in the Entertainment Industry Foundation’s Revlon Run/Walk to fight women’s cancers. The event was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum at Exposition Park and featured a 5K Run, 5K Walk and Health Expo, where FilmL.A. manned a booth to connect with and inform the tens of thousands of participants about FilmL.A.’s … Read More
LAPD Using Expanded Film Permit Enforcement Powers
The Los Angeles Police Department’s film permit enforcement powers have been clarified under a revised Special Events Ordinance. Passed into law last October by the Los Angeles City Council, the new ordinance revised section 41.20 of the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) to make it a misdemeanor offense for production companies to film without a permit or engage in activities … Read More
FilmL.A. is For Your Neighborhood
It’s usually easy to know when FilmL.A. is working in your neighborhood; you’ve received a blue Notice of Filming or you’ve spotted a FilmL.A. Monitor on the set of a film, TV or commercial production. What you may not know is how frequently FilmL.A. representatives are working on behalf of L.A. neighborhoods by getting involved with local nonprofit boards, community development organizations and … Read More
FilmL.A. Updates Ongoing Television Pilot Production Report
By many anecdotal accounts, 2010 seemed like a decent year for television pilot production in Los Angeles. But what did the actual numbers say? For that, you’ll have to read on. A year after FilmL.A. published its 2005-2009 Television Pilot Production Report, we issued our 2010 Pilot Production Update analyzing the 2009/2010 development cycle. Of the 129 total projects FilmL.A. … Read More