Los Angeles is starting to see the impact of California’s expansion to its film and TV subsidy program, with production in the region trending upwards.
After filming levels hit a new nadir last year, L.A. saw a roughly 10% increase in shoot days to start 2026 compared to the three month period from October to December. Features saw a major uptick in production, logging a 52% year-over-year increase. Nearly a quarter of all filming in the category came from titles receiving tax credits to shoot in the state. Still, production levels trail historic norms. Shoot days in the first quarter are nearly 30% below the five-year average.
At the current rate of filming, L.A. would see the lowest filming levels observed by the film office outside of last year. The figures show an escalating slide in production over the last decade, with shooting in the region sharply plummeting in 2023 after Hollywood’s historic dual strikes that immediately followed belt-tightening by studios as they pivoted toward profitability of their streaming businesses.
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