Movie and television crews filming around Santa Clarita maintained a strong filming year, according to a news release provided by Santa Clarita Film Office officials.

The Film Office recorded 528 film permits and 1,305 film days, which generated an estimated economic impact of $30.9 million to the local community during Fiscal Year 2015-2016  which lasted from July 1, 2015 – June 30, 2016.

Not included in these numbers are the film days and economic benefit from filming that takes place on certified sound stages and does not require a film permit.

The Santa Clarita Film Office was also a Silver Sponsor and exhibitor at the eighth annual Film In California Conference (FICC) which was held May 21 at the CBS Radford lot in Studio City.  

The FICC has grown to become a signature event for location managers, producers, directors, studio executives and more, looking to network and learn about the benefits California has to offer.

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The conference featured the late Garry Marshall as keynote speaker, Mayor Garcetti, Dax Shepard, Jamie Lee Curtis, Ryan Murphy, and panel discussions on a variety of filmmaking topics in addition to a trade show featuring film offices, locations and resources from all over California.

Santa Clarita was well represented with Santa Clarita Studios, Blue Cloud Ranch and Disney’s Golden Oak Ranch sponsoring and participating in the event as well.  

As part of the sponsorship, the Film Office was able to place a full page ad in The Hollywood Reporter.

The city’s Film Incentive Program (FIP) continues to support and reward production companies for filming on location and basing in Santa Clarita.

Aimed at retaining and increasing production, the FIP provides refunds of basic film permit fees to locally based, recurring, and California Film & Television Production Tax Credit Program approved productions, in addition to offering reduced costs for safety personnel.

Since the program’s inception in 2009, the FIP has refunded more than $380,000 to over 90 production companies and provided over $187,000 in savings on sheriff fees.

To date, location filming from these incentivized productions has resulted in an estimated $76.5 million in economic impact to the community.

Some Productions that were filmed in Santa Clarita include:

★ Blunt Talk – Season 2 (Starz) – premieres Sunday, October 2, 2016

★ The Conjuring 2: The Enfield Poltergeist

★ The Lovers – 2017

★ Mistresses – Season 4 (ABC) – airs Mondays

★ NCIS – Season 14 (CBS) – premieres Tuesday, September 20, 2016

★ Santa Clarita Diet (Netflix) – 2017

★ Sharknado 4: The 4th Awakens (Syfy)

★ Shooter (USA) – premieres Fall 2016

★ Switched at Birth – Season 5 – (Freeform) – January 2017

★ Westworld – Season 1 (HBO) – premieres Sunday, October 2, 2016

Ed. Note: This article is a news release provided by the Santa Clarita Film Office.