Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garrett announced on Monday the start of the Evolve Entertainment Fund, a partnership with filmmakers like Ava DuVernay and groups like Film Independent with the goal of offering youth in underprivileged communities a chance at a job in Hollywood. The new fund was created as an addendum to Garcetti’s Hire L.A. Youth program, which connected 15,000 youths in Black and Latino communities with jobs last year. However, only 13 of those jobs were in the entertainment industry, so the Evolve Fund has been created to help provide more opportunities on below-the-line jobs. Also Read: Is La Mayor...
- 2/13/2018
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Los Angeles mayor Eric Garrett just made life a bit easier for digital filmmakers with limited budgets, and bolstered the local economy at the same time. Garcetti and FilmL.A. introduced The Digital Makers Initiative on Friday, a pilot program that will offer a two-thirds reduction on shooting permits in and around Los Angeles. Buzzfeed, Funny or Die, Fullscreen and Tastemade are among the production entities that will first receive the benefit, aimed at keeping costs down and increasing filming in the city. Also Read: Netflix Plans to Move Productions to California, 'Invest in Infrastructure,' Ted Sarandos Says (Exclusive...
- 6/10/2017
- by Matt Donnelly
- The Wrap
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