LA Production Permits Decline 69.5% in Strike’s Second Week
111 permits were granted last week, in 2022 there were 364.
A good indicator of the writer’s strike impact to the entertainment industry and the city of Los Angeles is represented by the decline of production permits. In the second week of the strike, FilmLA, the Los Angeles permitting agency, reported a 69.5% decline in on-location permits.
The agency handles permitting for many jurisdictions in the Greater Los Angeles area. It reported 111 permits last week for TV and feature films, including reality TV, not covered by the WGA strike. The same week in 2022 counted 364 permits, 69,5% more than in 2023.
The overall economic impact of the strike has yet to be determined, though. The Milken Institute estimated that the last strike, in 2007-08, cost California $2.1 billion in lost economic output.
The strike began on May 2nd, and there has been no sign of any overtures between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers that would lead to a resumption of talks. The AMPTP is negotiating with the Directors Guild of America and will begin negotiations with SAG-AFTRA on June 7. Those latter contracts expire on June 30, so two other guild strikes are looming on California’s economy.
Source: Variety
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111 permits were granted last week, in 2022 there were 364.
A good indicator of the writer’s strike impact to the entertainment industry and the city of Los Angeles is represented by the decline of production permits. In the second week of the strike, FilmLA, the Los Angeles permitting agency, reported a 69.5% decline in on-location permits.
The agency handles permitting for many jurisdictions in the Greater Los Angeles area. It reported 111 permits last week for TV and feature films, including reality TV, not covered by the WGA strike. The same week in 2022 counted 364 permits, 69,5% more than in 2023.
The overall economic impact of the strike has yet to be determined, though. The Milken Institute estimated that the last strike, in 2007-08, cost California $2.1 billion in lost economic output.
The strike began on May 2nd, and there has been no sign of any overtures between the WGA and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers that would lead to a resumption of talks. The AMPTP is negotiating with the Directors Guild of America and will begin negotiations with SAG-AFTRA on June 7. Those latter contracts expire on June 30, so two other guild strikes are looming on California’s economy.
Source: Variety
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