Film/TV Production in Los Angeles Hits All-Time Q1 High, FilmLA Reports

Sacré bleu! Or will it be Sacré BIg Blue?

The average number of daily new Covid infections in Los Angeles County has jumped by just about 300% over the past month and roughly 25% in the past week alone. Today, they topped 3,000 for the first time since mid-February. One month ago, the number of daily cases in L.A. was 1,060. But the increase has not translated to a meaningful rise in local hospitalizations or deaths thusfar.

Carson Burton The 2022 Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) has announced the winners of its annual filmmaker awards, with Aditya Vikram Sengupta’s “Once Upon a Time in Calcutta” winning the grand jury prize for feature film. Anmol Sidhu’s “Jaggi” was the recipient of the Uma da Cunha Award for feature film debut, as well as the audience choice award for feature.“This year’s edition of the film festival was wonderful in so many ways,” said IFFLA executive director Christina Marouda.

Sunday on Last Week Tonight, John Oliver tore into Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, who is facing an election this year amid allegations of secret deputy gangs, abuse of power and cover ups in his department — all of which Villanueva denies.

Naman Ramachandran The Knight Riders Group (KRG), backed by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, alongside actor Juhi Chawla and businessman Jay Mehta, is investing in a 10,000-capacity cricket stadium near Los Angeles.Located at a 15-acre land parcel in Great Park, Irvine, Southern California, some 40 miles from downtown Los Angeles, the plan is driven by Major League Cricket (MLC). The org has revealed that an exclusive negotiating agreement with the city of Irvine to move forward with lease negotiations and design approvals has been approved.

A property manager has accused rapper DaBaby of felony battery charges stemming from an incident at his rental property where a music video was being filmed.

After ASAP Rocky’s arrest for assault with a deadly weapon, police searched his house and found guns that they later tested in connection to his alleged altercation.

Betty White’s home is up for sale! The Los Angeles residence for the iconic actress, who died at the age of 99 in December, has hit the market with a $10,575,000 price tag.

Betty White’s home is up for sale! The Los Angeles residence for the iconic actress, who died at the age of 99 in December, has hit the market with a $10,575,000 price tag.This is the first time that the property, which was reportedly purchased by the actress and her third husband, Allen Ludden, in 1968, has been on the market in over 50 years. According to the listing on Sotheby’s Realty, the home has five bedrooms and six full bathrooms. The interior of the house measures 3,029 square feet while the exterior is 0.72 acres. The single-family home was built in 1952 and is in Brentwood Park. Described as “lovingly cared for,” the home has views of the Getty Museum and mountains.

Today was one of our favorite kinds of days! We did something new! We did something active! We did something enriching! AND it was free! We took the kids to explore Mariachi Plaza and Boyle Heights. It’s great to learn about the past of Los Angeles and soak in the beauty that this very large city has to offer!

A defiant Sheriff Alex Villanueva today used a news conference to blast a variety of his opponents both political and perceived, including election challenger Eli Vera, county Inspector General Max Huntsman and Los Angeles Times reporter Alene Tchekmedyian, who broke the story of the altercation involving the handcuffed inmate. Villanueva alleged today that the piece was potentially based on information stolen from the department. He listed six potential “crimes involved,” including burglary, theft and conspiracy.

The 35th Israel Film Festival in Los Angeles, the largest showcase of Israeli cinema and television in North America, unspools this year both in theaters and virtually from May 5th – 26th.  The Festival’s Opening Night film on May 5th is director Avi Nesher’s critically acclaimed Image of Victory, nominated for 15 Ophir Awards; the evening also serves to celebrate Israel’s Independence Day.  With leading Israeli filmmakers and talent in attendance for post screening Q&As, this year’s Festival will include five U.S. Premieres, six West Coast Premieres and 14 Los Angeles Premieres among the 30 award-winning features, documentaries and short films, announced Meir Fenigstein, founder and executive director of the Israel Film Festival in L.A.

On-location film and TV production in Greater Los Angeles is off to a “strong start” in 2022, with 9,832 days of on-location shooting setting an all-time first-quarter record according to the latest report from FilmLA, the city and county film permit office. That topped the previous first quarter mark set in 2016 but was down 8.8% from the record-setting 10,780 shoot days racked up in the fourth quarter of 2021.