FilmLA - Studio City, California

Kevin Jones

Ca need to dramatically increase the movie and TV tax incentive program to at least 1 billion per year.
Thanks Governor Newsome
Now everybody lobby to make this happen
With anxiety still high among California's entertainment workforce about the departures of film and TV productions from the Golden State, Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing drastic changes to the state's film and TV tax incentive program.

At the Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles, adjacent to the Paramount Pictures lot, Newsom called for a $420 million raise to the cap of the incentive program from $330 million to $750 million, topping the $700 million cap of the New York tax credit program after it was raised to that amount from $420 million last year.

Deshay Hill

The most inconsiderate company I've seen when it comes to filming in neighborhoods. They have a permit to park in certain places but then they also park in places they are not permitted to park. Taking even more parking for us that live here. All of our houses do not have drive ways so street parking is all that's available. It's not right to ask our opinion after the filming has been done already. If our opinions were asked before this started then the overall census would have been no, we dont want you filming on our block. But they slick and ask your opinion after but then they dont care anyway they just doing their due diligence in asking our opinion. In a few months or so they will be right back our here filming and take all of our parking permit or not. I would never hire this company if I ever need something professionally filmed. Just a very inconsiderate company.

Gene Sung

FilmLA is a bureaucratic nightmare that’s actually hindering filming in Los Angles. They’ve become the bad guys in the movie.

Old Andy

I have seen some dumb people in my life but these people are also dangerous. I'm guessing they are feeling a bit more free to engage in disgusting tactics after the famous actor just murdered someone on set and wasn't immediately imprisoned awaiting sentencing.

G Khan

At least the permit office is better than in the old days when Cody Cluff, Michael Bobenko and the others were stealing the money and spending it on themselves. Cluff went to jail at least and they cleaned house. I heard Bobenko got sued too, I hope they won. Unfortunately, the new permit office is not much better and IMO this is 1 factor leading to runaway production. Any government agency is poorly run and this is no exception. I much rather enjoy shooting outside LA where everyone is much more accommodating to film shoots.

Sungho Chun

The Film LA is the most worst permitting system in the world, I'm sure. I have almost waited one month for getting permit despite I have sent my permit one month's ago, even they never ever answer and get a call. Still, I'm waiting my money back from them but they never reply me. I really don't think they work very well. Even we cannot decide to other filmming permit place because Film LA is the only process permit system in LA, but at least Film LA should change working system as well as respond AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. I am really tired to them.

Michael Massaad

I never got around to it, but I finally have....A message that one of their coordinators/permit people sent me after a film shoot. I sincerely hope this person doesn't work there anymore or anywhere in entertainment for that matter.
Some context, I still had no clue what he was on about. No lapd or park enforcement showed up, we were packed up and gone.

Pae White

TERRIBLE This organization should be shuttered. They are lazy about informing neighbors of adjacent filming no matter how many times you ask. They do nothing to ensure that respectful use of public lands, such as city parks is honored.