On-location filming in the Los Angeles region dropped in 2017 from its record level in 2016, but was still the second-highest on record, according to data released Tuesday by FilmL.A.
There were 38,284 shoot days in 2017, a 3.4 percent decrease from the 39,627 in 2016.
“This report confirms what below-the-line-workers across Los Angeles are already experiencing — film and television production is booming,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said. “L.A. is the creative capital of the world — and we’re working hard to keep it that way, because each new production means more good-paying jobs and a healthier economy for the entire region.”
In November 2017, FilmL.A. released its first comprehensive analysis of production occurring on certified sound stages in Greater Los Angeles. During the first six months of 2017, the overall occupancy rate at studio partner facilities was 92 percent, FilmL.A. said.
“Our ability to achieve and sustain a high level of production over the past few years is substantially due to the California Film and Television Tax Credit — which is creating thousands of jobs and returning high economic benefits to California,” FilmL.A. President Paul Audley said.
FilmL.A. is the nonprofit film office for the city and county of Los Angeles.
–City News Service