US EditionLos Angeles continues to see decline in film and TV production, report says
- In the first quarter of 2025, Greater Los Angeles saw a 22.4% decline in on-production shoot days, totaling only 5,295 days, according to FilmLA's report.
- Television production in Greater Los Angeles fell significantly, with a 30.5% decline, totaling 1,670 shoot days for the quarter.
- FilmLA President Paul Audley highlighted the importance of filming in California during a testimony in Sacramento earlier this year.
- Overall, shoot days across all major filming categories decreased, with feature film production down by 28.9% to 451 shoot days in early 2025.
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Post-Production Film Workers Don’t Want to Be Left Out of the Tax Credit Conversation
If California can successfully pass a bill that will more than double the amount of money the state allocates in tax credits for film and TV production, it will be a huge boon to an entertainment industry that has seen California and Los Angeles bleeding jobs to out of state and out of country. But for a major chunk of the industry, those working in post-production specifically, it still may not be enough. At a film and TV industry town hall eve…
Los Angeles Q1 Shoot Days Continue To Plummet, Down By 22% Amid Wildfires
The wildfires that ravaged the Los Angeles area in January also took a toll on the already-distressed local film and TV production sector. FilmLA reported today that overall shoot days in Greater L.A. were down by 22.4% during the first quarter, continuing a disturbing trend. The city and county film-permitting office said that all of the major filming categories it tracks declined during the period. Hardest hit was the TV production, which pl…
Los Angeles Q1 Production Sinks 22% Year-Over-Year
The latest FilmLA quarterly production report is as grim as expected, showing a 22% year-over-year decline in on-location shooting in Los Angeles County with 5,295 shoot days logged. The quarter, of course, opened with the deadly and destructive Palisades and Eaton wildfires that have displaced thousands of Los Angeles residents, but their impact on local production beyond postponements was minimal. A recent FilmLA analysis determined that combi…
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