FilmLA and the City of Los Angeles are introducing a new Low Impact Permit Pilot Program to make filming in Los Angeles more affordable for smaller productions. Launching April 27,
As the City of Los Angeles prepares to vote on a five-year renewal of its contract with FilmLA, the grassroots coalition Stay in L.A. and California United is calling for
As the calendar flips to 2025, FilmLA’s annual report paints a nuanced picture of the entertainment industry’s recovery and resilience in Greater L.A. The numbers reflect a region grappling with
Today, FilmLA issued its fourth Sound Stage Production Report, updating for the year 2020 the ongoing study of occupancy and utilization of certified sound stages in Greater Los Angeles. The
FilmLA has updated its ongoing report in order to provide a more comprehensive picture of “behind the scenes” production activity on certified sound stages in Los Angeles County. This is
The expanded Film & Television Tax Credit Program for California is beginning to deliver tangible results, with more incentive-backed television dramas and feature films moving into production across Los Angeles.
Los Angeles production may finally be showing signs of life. According to a new report from FilmLA, on-location filming in Greater Los Angeles rose 10.7% in the first quarter of
Los Angeles is still the king of production… but the crown is starting to wobble. According to FilmLA’s latest Sound Stage Production Report, L.A. County remains the global leader in
Sydney Sweeney is once again dominating headlines, this time over a viral marketing stunt that may have crossed a legal line. Footage circulating online shows the Housemaid star hanging bras
Finally, some slightly positive news for the Los Angeles production community. However, we are not out of the woods yet. On-location production showed modest signs of stabilization in the final
Lola VFX, the internationally recognized visual effects studio behind Deadpool and Wolverine, Stranger Things, and Wicked, is officially stepping into film production with the supernatural horror feature SIGIL. The project
FilmLA has released its updated Scripted Content Study, and the headline is blunt: California — and particularly Los Angeles — is losing ground. According to the 2024 analysis, only 18.3%
Los Angeles on-location filming took a sharp step back in Q3 2025, with total permitted Shoot Days (SD) falling 13.2% year over year to 4,380 across all categories, according to
California is officially back in the production game. The state’s new budget has doubled its annual film and TV incentive program to $750 million, and the first wave of beneficiaries
FilmLA released its second quarter production report today, revealing a 6.2 percent drop in on-location filming compared to the same period in 2024. From April through June, Greater Los Angeles
In a major win for California’s entertainment workforce, lawmakers have officially secured $750 million in annual funding for the California Film and TV Tax Credit program, cementing Governor Gavin Newsom’s
Everything’s bigger in Texas — and now that includes film incentives. In a bid to become Hollywood’s next favorite outpost, Texas has passed a sweeping expansion of its film and
President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the U.S. will impose a 100% tariff on all films produced abroad, declaring Hollywood is “dying a very fast death” due to foreign tax
On-location filming in Greater Los Angeles took another major hit in the first quarter of 2025, falling -22.4% year-over-year to just 5,295 shoot days (SD), according to a new report
Greater Los Angeles may still lead the world in stage infrastructure, but according to FilmLA’s newly released Sound Stage Production Report, the region is feeling the impact of back-to-back disruptions.
