Update 12/29/20 @ 7:45 p.m. — FilmLA today issued a Media Advisory regarding the availability of new permit data in January. The local film industry is highly invested in efforts to control COVID-19, as demonstrated by strict safety protocols and testing that all productions are subject to. Receptive to the guidance of County public health experts, the industry also responsibly … Read More
Upcoming LAUSD Filming Application Deadline
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools will not be in session during the annual winter recess break beginning Monday, December 21, 2020 through Friday, January 8, 2021. LAUSD school facilities may still be available for filming and/or parking use during this time, however requests must be discussed and coordinated with school site administrators prior to the applications being … Read More
Filming During a Stay at Home Order: Recommendations from FilmLA
Since June, when on-location film production resumed in Los Angeles under modified public health orders, the State of California has viewed workers supporting the film, television and commercial production industry—who number in the hundreds of thousands here in Greater LA— as essential for the state’s critical infrastructure. FilmLA is unaware of any plans to revisit or modify the state’s essential … Read More
Temporary Holiday Filming Moratorium for the LAX Area
In an ongoing effort to provide future filming opportunities on active roads in Southern California, the LAX Film Office in conjunction with FilmLA and supported by Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) is issuing this notice. There will be a temporary moratorium on any permit requests for closures and/or rolling breaks on any roadways within a four (4) mile radius of … 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