FilmLA is raising its fees next month, citing rising costs and the continuing downturn in Los Angeles on-location film and TV production.
The city and county film-permitting office said today that it is imposing a roughly 4% increase effective July 1. The permit application fee will be $931, with various other rates increasing as well.
See a chart of FilmLA’s basic-fee hikes below. The nonprofit organization cited “the observed, multi-year pattern of production decline in Greater Los Angeles,” along with increasing costs for its business.
FilmLA also noted higher costs of its employees’ wages and benefits, which it says comprises nearly 80% of its annual operating budget and is projected to increase significantly in the coming fiscal year.
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