Rising California Film & TV Tax Credit Productions Signal Growing Industry Momentum Amid 2025 Production Losses

FilmLA: FilmLA Research today issued an update regarding regional filming activity for Q4 of 2025 (October-December). On-location production activity for the period totaled 4,625 Shoot Days (SD), a 5.6 percent increase from the prior quarter (July-September, at 4,380 SD). Overall, 2025 finished with an annual total of 19,694 SD, a number -16.1 percent below the 2024 total (at 23,480 SD).