FilmLA Permit Applications Increased by 43% in February 2021

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFilmLA received 777 film permit applications, an increase of 43.1% compared to the prior month.A late-month surge in production established last month as the third busiest FilmLA has experienced since last June, although activity remains around 40% below normal for this time of year.Over the last 37 weeks, FilmLA has processed approximately 5,533 film permit applications spanning 3,789 unique projects.Film permit applications had declined from November 2020 through January 2021, with the surge in COVID-19 cases leading to a substantial drop in local production.After health officials gave production permission to move forward, applications peaked in October (880 applications), declining to 813 in November, 613 in.