On-Location L.A. Film Production Drops, TV Shoots Rise in Q2 2025

Los Angeles On-Location Production Falls Again In Q2, But A Few Brighter Spots Emerge

The woes continued for on-location shoots in Los Angeles during the second quarter of 2025, but there also a modicum of quarter-to-quarter good news on both the feature and small-screen fronts as the regions continues to recover from the wildfires. FilmLA, the city and county’s film permitting office, said today that overall on-location production in […]

One Hopeful Sign for California’s Film Industry: Features May Return

For years, features films have increasingly elected to shoot in other regions, but a report suggests that they may soon return to California en masse.

L.A. entertainment production fell last quarter, even as TV started to pick up

The overall number of shoot days in the Greater Los Angeles area declined 6.2% from April to June, compared with the same time period a year ago.

On-location L.A. film production drops, TV shoots rise in Q2 2025

LA Film Production Drops 6.2% in Q2 2025 Despite Expanded Tax Credits

The numbers tell a sobering story. On-location film and television production in Greater Los Angeles dropped 6.2 percent in the second quarter of 2025, marking another chapter in what has become a persistent narrative of production decline in the entertainment capital of the world. But for the first time in months, there’s genuine reason for optimism despite the severe LA film production drop. FilmLA’s latest quarterly report, released yesterday…

Los Angeles production down again in Q2 as enhanced incentives ...

Feature production produced 21.4% fewer shoot days this year than last.