FilmLA, the nonprofit group that issues film permits for the city and county of Los Angeles, reported that the average occupancy rate for the 17 studios that operate film production stages was 63%, the lowest in recorded history
This serves as another data point that filming in the greater Hollywood area is down and not increasing as was widely thought after the union strikes of 2023.
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For 2024, there were only 8,671 onstage shoot dates for 1,275 productions. The decline, however, was not from less moviemaking but from lower TV show production coupled with completion from other locations including the United Kingdom, New York City, Georgia, Ontario, etc.
FilmLA spokesperson, Philip Sokoloski, stressed "the significance of California's plans on expanding subsides to the entertainment industry as very much needed to bolster both movie and TV production - and this is in the works." To his point, California is launching 'Stay in LA, an initiative which calls for emergency measures to restore LA's film and TV production.
By: Jim Lavorato
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