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The California Film Commission (CFC) enhances California’s status as the leader in motion picture, television and commercial production. A one-stop office for filmmakers, we support productions of all sizes and budgets with location assistance and our extensive digital location library, free online permitting, low cost use of state properties as shooting locations, and production assistance. We also administer the state’s Film & Television Tax Credit Program and serve as primary liaison between productions and all levels of government to eliminate barriers to filming. The California Film Commission is one of several economic development departments within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development working to attract, retain and expand business opportunities in California.
The California Film Commission has an advisory board of up to 21 members appointed by the Governor, Senate Pro Tem and Speaker of the Assembly who work to enhance the economic climate in California by keeping film industry jobs and projects in the state.
Members of the Board
Thom Davis (Chair), 3rd International Vice President, Business Agent, IATSE Local 80
Jaime Lee (Secretary), CEO, Jamison Realty Inc.
Benjamin Allen, Senator, CA State Senate
Toni Atkins, Senate President pro Tempore, CA State Senate
Fred Baron, Executive Vice President, Fox Film Corporation
Colin Blackshear, Independent Producer
Ian Calderon, Assemblymember, CA State Assembly
Steve Dayan, Secretary – Treasurer, Local 399
Zach Friend, District Two Supervisor, Santa Cruz County
Robert Gleason, President & CEO, Evans Hotels
Bonnie Goldfarb, Co-Founder/Exec. Producer, Harvest Films
Jennifer Gonring , CEO, Gonring, Spahn and Associates
Wendy Greuel, Consultant, Discovery Cube L.A.
Janice Hahn, Supervisor, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Jerry Ketcham, Senior Vice President, Physical Production, Walt Disney Pictures
Janet Knutsen, Producer/Unit Production Manager, Directors Guild of America
Joshua LaFarga, Director of Public and Government Affairs, Laborers’ International Union of North America, Local 1309
Debra Langford, Assistant Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, USC Marshall School of Business
Ricky Nierva, Art Director/Production Designer, Pixar Animation Studios
Brian Pendleton, Vice President, Los Angeles Fire and Police Commission
Ex-officio Members of the Board
Colleen Bell, Executive Director, California Film Commission
Mike Richwine, State Fire Marshal, California State Fire Marshal’s Office
Warren Stanley, Commissioner, California Highway Patrol
Lisa Mangat, Director, Department of Parks and Recreation
Laurie Berman, Director, Department of Transportation
Board Member Designees
Eve Honthaner, Deputy Director, California Film Commission
Vacant, Assistant State Fire Marshall, California State Fire Marshal’s Office
Scott Silsbee, Assistant Commissioner, California Highway Patorl
Liz McGuirk, Chief Deputy Director, Department of Parks & Recreation
Ali F. Zaghari, Deputy District Director, Traffic Operations – D.O.T., District 7
California Film Commission
7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: 323.860.2960 | 800.858.4749
California Film Commission
7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: 323.860.2960 | 800.858.4749
7080 Hollywood Blvd., Suite 900
Hollywood, CA 90028
Tel: 323.860.2960 | 800.858.4749
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