FilmLA Q3 Report: Tax Credit Projects Now Make Up 40 Percent of Scripted On-Location Filming in Los Angeles, Nearly Double Last Year’s Share
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Announcing the #NMS2026 panel: MAKING FILMS IN CALIFORNIA: Incentives, Costs & Independent Production
Colleen Bell, Director of @FilmCalifornia, joins this fireside chat to discuss the state’s role in supporting production & sustaining jobs.
Tickets: nalipevents.com
#FilmedinLA and showing on the big screen: "Whalefall" shot at Cabrillo Beach and Radford Studios. "Animals" features The Original Farmers Market and the LA River. "Christmas at the Kringles" filmed at Moncado Mansion and Willow Studios.
35 movies will spend roughly $635.3 million across 1,049 shoot days in California. Producers sing the praises of LA crews and express appreciation for the tax credit. Read it on the Hollywood Reporter: f.mtr.cool/bu7b0s1h9e
Thanks to writer @WinstonCho for this piece!
Filmed in LA: Tracker is back for Season 4! FilmLA teams helped support the LA production, including the fastest Port of LA permit turnaround to date. Season 4 also brings production, jobs and spending back to SoCal. See the trailer here: f.mtr.cool/vy8jatpmqz
The City and the County of Los Angeles, as well as some of the other jurisdictions we serve, will be closed on Monday, October 12th in observance of Indigenous People’s Day. FilmLA will remain open for business See permit deadlines here: f.mtr.cool/ywzxruptq6
"The half-hour family comedy has been greenlit for six episodes and will start production at Warner Bros. Studios, in the studio where Friends was filmed, for a 2027 launch."
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Michael Mann's "Heat 2" to film in LA with conditional $37.2m in tax credits and $104m+ expected in spending. FilmLA teams have already met with the production team and look forward to working closely with them. Read it at M&E: f.mtr.cool/cwhlyoqcy7
“By partnering with the professionals who help bring these stories to life, we’re not only encouraging visitation to Los Angeles but also championing an industry that supports thousands of local jobs and remains central to our city’s economy and identity." variety.com/2026/digital/loc…
"My Darling California" is filming entirely in California. Set in 1980 Los Angeles, it is described as “a love letter to the darker side of California.” Read it on Deadline: f.mtr.cool/2619sbp58z
Lawmakers Unveil 20%-30% U.S. Film Incentive in Bid to Restore Hollywood Production variety.com/2026/film/news/l…
"The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth" filmed in Greater LA with 169 permits distributed via FilmLA and lots of behind the scenes coordination work. It hits IMAX theaters November 25. Watch the trailer: f.mtr.cool/7504bxvgcx
#FilmedinLA: From FX & on Hulu, “The Drop: A Snowfall Saga” explores '90s West Coast rap in historically accurate LA locations. BET's “The Varnell Hill Show,” a “Martin” spinoff, streams on Paramount+. “The Girls: A Khloé Kardashian Project” showcases LA’s upscale areas on Hulu.
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The California Film Commission (CFC) will hold the third application window under Program 4.0 Fiscal Year 2 for television projects starting October 5, 2026.
Production Alert: Visit mailchi.mp/film.ca.gov/taxoc…
#FilmCalifornia #taxcredits #jobs #castandcrew #television
Kroll continued: “The more that we have a thriving, ongoing shooting community here in Los Angeles, it will bring life back. Not only money, but just like it will bring a vitalization....”
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Industry Unites Behind U.S. Production Incentive as New Study Predicts Windfall in Jobs and Spending:
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Join the California Film Commission at the largest gathering of executives shaping the future of unscripted content - Unscripted Summit on September 15 in Los Angeles.
Visit unscriptedsummit.com/ for more info.
#FilmCalifornia #taxcredits #competitionshows #California
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Join @NFMLA for InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema on Saturday, Sept 19 at the South Park Center in DTLA. The opening reception will feature bites from Pink's Hot Dogs & craft cocktails by the artisanal Casa Lotos.
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