Los Angeles Shoot Days Fall 3.1% in Q2 as Tax Credits Fail to Revive Filming
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Updated · Variety · Jul 23
Los Angeles Shoot Days Fall 3.1% in Q2 as Tax Credits Fail to Revive Filming
3 articles · Updated · Variety · Jul 23
Summary
FilmLA said Los Angeles production volume slipped 3.1% from Q1 in Q2 2026, showing the early rebound from late 2025 has stalled.
TV shoot days rose about 34% from the prior quarter, but declines in films and commercials outweighed that gain, with all three categories still below historic norms.
State incentives are supporting a larger share of the work that remains: one-third of feature-film shoot days came from subsidized projects, up from 22% in Q1, while TV dramas and comedies were also heavily tax-credit backed.
The report points to a smaller, more subsidy-dependent local industry, even as Mayor Karen Bass and runoff rival Nithya Raman press Sacramento to lift the program's $750 million cap.