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FilmLA To Raise Permit Fees, Citing Production Slump & Rising Costs
Amid the lingering downturn in Los Angeles on-location film and TV production and Hollywood contraction, FilmLA is raising its fees by about 4% starting July 1.
The nonprofit organization cited “the observed, multi-year pattern of production decline in Greater Los Angeles,” along with increasing costs for its business. FilmLA also noted higher costs of its employees’ wages and benefits, which it says comprises nearly 80% of its annual operating budget and is projected to increase significantly in the coming fiscal year. The move comes as the local film and TV biz is reeling from the effects of last year’s long WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes and overall Hollywood contraction and still struggling with post-Covid production recovery.
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