California Film Commission
Nine TV Productions Win $121MM in Tax Credits as LA Soundstages Sit One-Third Empty
California awarded $121.3 million in film and television tax credits to nine new television series on Aug. 10, steering $608 million in production...
Bardas Tops Out $450MM Echelon Studios in Hollywood, Betting 90,000 SQFT of Offices and Five Stages on a Production Rebound
Bardas Investment Group has topped out Echelon Studios Hollywood, the $450 million urban studio campus replacing a shuttered Sears on Santa Monica Boulevard,...
Culver City Bets $500,000 on a Production Comeback With New Film Incentive Ordinance
The “Heart of Screenland” rolls back permit fees to 2008 levels, extends a 15-year business tax suspension through 2036 and pledges free parking...
Hudson Pacific Recalibrates LA Portfolio as Hollywood Stages Refill and $150MM Element LA Trade Clears
The REIT booked a $147.8MM Quixote impairment, fully leased Sunset Las Palmas stages, and advanced a 508-unit Culver City residential conversion as content...
4SBay Partners Proposes 257,000 SQFT Film Production Campus With Four Soundstages in Baldwin Hills
The six-building Stocker Street Creative project would bring sound stages, offices, restaurants, and a landscaped plaza to a site just west of Crenshaw...
Los Angeles Film and TV Production Hits Historic Lows Despite Expanded Tax Incentives
Shoot days fall to pandemic-era levels as industry awaits impact of California’s $771 million incentive program Los Angeles film and television production continued...
California’s Big Gamble on Hollywood Seems to Be Paying Off
The Golden State Bets Big with a $750 Million Film and TV Incentive, and Early Results Show a 400 percent Jump in Applications...
