California’s Creative Class Celebrates Expanded State Investment Amidst Continued Production Challenges

FilmLA: Overall, on-location production in Greater Los Angeles declined by 6.2 percent to 5,394 Shoot Days (SD)* in Q2 (April-June) of 2025 compared to the same period a year ago according to FilmLA. Over those same months, a multi-party coalition of studio and independent filmmakers, entertainment union and guild members, film offices from around the state, entertainment vendors, business advocates and grassroots activists gathered in Sacramento to campaign forcefully on behalf of California’s signature industry and the creative livelihoods it sustains.