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 in June. Over the last twenty-four weeks, FilmLA has received approximately 3,552 film permit applications spanning 2,514 unique projects. For the first time since production resumed, month-over-month permit … 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
FilmLA Issues Fifth Update on Production Restart Progress
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 in June. Over the last twenty weeks, FilmLA has received approximately 2,565 film permit applications spanning 1,967 unique projects. Monthly application intake increased 23.7 percent in … Read More