On-location production is still declining in the Los Angeles area, even if California’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program is propping up much of what’s left.
Per the latest report from FilmLA, on-location filming accounted for 4,171 shoot days from July through September 2026, which is a 4.8% decrease from the same period last year. However, the organization also finds that the state’s tax incentive is accounting for about 40.3% of scripted, on-location production during that time — nearly doubling the share from a year ago.
Television is benefitting the most from incentivized productions. Projects that were accepted into
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