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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Can Runaway Production Be Stopped?

    As more and more places try to lure movie and TV production away from Hollywood, it's harder and harder to keep them here. Last weekend, the very people who want to capture projects for their states and countries met here in Los Angeles! Saul Gonzalez went to the annual convention of the Association of Film Commissioners International .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    As more and more places try to lure movie and TV production away from Hollywood, it's harder and harder to keep them here. Last weekend, the very people who want to capture projects for their states and countries met here in Los Angeles! Saul Gonzalez went to the annual convention of the Association of Film Commissioners International. He spoke with Amy Lemisch, Director of the California Film Commission; Johnny Griffin, Director of the Wilmington, North Carolina Film Commission; and Katie Kotok, Executive Vice President of the British Film Commission, about the growing rivalry between California and other states and countries to capture film and television production and what California is doing to keep the cameras rolling in the Golden State.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Evan George

      Director of Content, News

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      Sonya Geis

      Senior Managing Editor

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      Saul Gonzalez

      Reporter

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    1. 0:00Will LA's New Mayor Reveal What He's Really Thinking?
    2. 15:56Can Runaway Production Be Stopped?You’re reading this
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