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entertainment20h ago
Desperate Karen Bass slashes LA filming fees in bid to boost struggling Hollywood
- LA slashes Griffith Observatory filming fees by 70% to $30,000 daily, aiming to revive local productions.
- Port of Los Angeles will shorten permit reviews to four days under the new directive.
- Executive Directive 11 targets faster approvals and easier filming for major LA locations.
- Mayor Bass emphasized supporting the entertainment industry and local job creation.
- The move includes reopening the L.A. Central Library to filming after years of restricted interior productions.
- City leaders claim the changes will extend benefits beyond Griffith Observatory to other sites.
- The policy aims to curb production migration and support union jobs in the region.
- The executive directive responds to industry disruptions from strikes and production migration.
- Industry leaders welcomed the policy changes, signaling renewed confidence in LA as a filming hub.
- The initiative covers faster paperwork along with fee reductions to attract productions.
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