The Palmdale City Council approved using FilmLA to handle permitting for on-location filming in the city. The contract between the city and the not for profit will have FilmLA as the liaison to streamline the permitting process, improver filmmaker access to Palmdale locations, and promote positive relations with minimal impacts on neighborhoods and retail areas. Palmdale wants to be known as a film-friendly city because of the increased revenues generated through hotels, restaurants and retail stores, said Danny R. Roberts, assistant executive director of Palmdale’s Community Redevelopment Agency. “Equally important, filming can also provide work opportunities for local businesses and bring notoriety to the city as being the film location for major films, television shows, and commercials,” Roberts said.
