On-Location Filming of Movies, TV Projects Down 22 Percent in Los Angeles: Report

The number of total shoot days for the first quarter of 2025 amounted to 5,295, down from 6,823 the previous year.

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This year’s first quarter saw a slump in television shows and movies filmed on-location across the Greater Los Angeles region, according to an April 14 report from FilmLA, the official film office for the City and County of Los Angeles,

“Across ALL the categories we track in aggregate, filming is down 22.4 percent for the quarter in terms of Shoot Days,” Philip Sokoloski, FilmLA’s vice president of integrated communications, told The Epoch Times via email.