LOS ANGELES – Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass today emphasized the City’s commitment to keeping production local and stabilizing L.A.’s foundational industry at the groundbreaking of the East End Studios Mission Campus, a 5-acre film sound stage and production studio campus that will bring cutting edge facilities to Downtown Los Angeles, helping ensure that more filming and production can occur here.
“Right now, our legacy industry needs support and this campus is the type of initiative that will help save jobs and help spur production in our area,” said Mayor Bass. “From the hundreds and hundreds of jobs created at the campus to the many writers, set and costume designers, electricians, florists and so many surrounding local businesses – we are creating jobs and energizing our signature economy.”
“With its abundant cultural richness and distinctive charm, the area is an exceptionally fitting location for a best-in-class, fully integrated film and television studio campus,” said Shep Wainwright, Managing Partner at East End Studios. “We are proud and honored to have the support of the City of Los Angeles and Mayor Karen Bass, whose dedication ensures that Los Angeles retains its position as the epicenter of the entertainment industry.”
“This new facility is a thrilling start in leading the pack to have a real golden age of Hollywood again,” said SAG-AFTRA Secretary-Treasurer Joely Fisher. “This facility is great news for SAG-AFTRA members and all who work in this industry. We need production to take place in Los Angeles and I cannot wait to see what grows from the seeds we plant today.”
Under Executive Directive 4, Mayor Bass is working to eliminate barriers to business development, growth and creation. The City streamlined the permitting and inspection for 7 new studios and soundstages to open on time and on budget. More than 8 million square feet of soundstage, studios and creative space are in the pipeline.