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On-location production in the Greater Los Angeles area over the second quarter of 2025 was down 6.2% on the previous year, with feature shooting off by more than 21%, according to the latest report from FilmLA, the official film office for the city and county of Los Angeles. 

The report confirmed the slump in production detailed in April by FilmLA’s first quarter statistics, which showed an even bigger decline of 22% in overall production. 

However the new figures come just one month after California legislators approved a major enhancement of the state’s production tax credit programme and a doubling of the programme’s annual funding to $750m. 

FilmLA says it is “elated” at the passage of the legislation, which California industry groups hope will stem the tide of production leaving the state to go to other US states and international locations. 

Feature production generated 553 shoot days (SD) in the second quarter, said the new FilmLA report, 21.4% fewer than in the second quarter of 2024 though 22.6% more than in the first quarter of this year.

Projects shooting locally included Animals, I’ll Take The Hamm, Totally Ghosted, Unravel and Whalefall. 

By contrast, television production led to 2,224 SD in Q2 of this year, up 17% on Q2 of 2024, though still 32.6% down on the five-year quarterly average. Television drama projects shot 782 SD, up 9.5% on the previous year, with productions including Netflix’s Lincoln Lawyer, Hulu’s Paradise and Apple TV+’s Shrinking. 

Commenting on the latest figures, FilmLA president Paul Audley said: “While there is work ahead to bring Los Angeles-area production back to its full potential, we are optimistic and grounded in our mission to keep production affordable, accessible and straightforward. We look forward to our continuing conversations with government officials and our partners in the industry to see the full fruition of the economic, cultural, and employment benefits that Los Angeles’s film ecosystem offers to our community. We remain dedicated to working with our union partners, independent and major studios, and community organizations until there’s no better place to film in the world than right here in Los Angeles.”

 

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