With California under a state of emergency, local movie studios and agencies have halted productions and canceled events
In the United States, a large forest fire has spread to Los Angeles in recent days. Driven by strong winds, the fire reached the noble areas of the city causing the death of at least two people; According to the authorities’ assessment, the situation is unprecedented and is destined to worsen.
Film productions were also affected in the tragedy. This Wednesday (January 8), FilmLA – the agency responsible for permitting filming in the city – released a statement announcing that operations had been halted due to the local state of emergency.
The past two days have brought unprecedented risks to life and property as multiple fires broke out in the area, as well as placed high demands on public safety personnel.
With the deepest appreciation for the efforts of local firefighters, police officers and paramedics during this difficult time, we inform the production community that the human resources normally available to support film production may not be available during the state of local emergency.
The Los Angeles County Fire Department has specifically ordered to withdraw all permits issued for filming in the communities of Altadena, La Crescenta, La Canada/Flintridge and Pasadena. Further revocations of authorizations are possible,” reads the FilmLA statement.
Although many studios are located outside the fire area, the air quality has become hazardous to public health. Furthermore, local authorities have advised citizens to avoid moving through the streets unnecessarily (via Variety).
In light of the guidelines, NBCUniversal has suspended taping of the series Hack, Loot, Ted, Dresses: LA AND Happy’s place. No films were affected, as the company’s recordings all take place outside of the Los Angeles region.
The same decision was made by CBS Studios, which announced it would stop filming NCIS, NCIS: Origins, After midnight, Dad’s house AND The good neighboras well as the recordings of the program presented by the comedian Taylor Tomlinson.
In the case of Disney/20th Television, filming productions Doctor Odyssey, Grey’s Anatomy AND Jimmy Kimmel live – who would interview the recent Golden Globe winner, Fernanda Torres – have been suspended.
More cancellations
The fire also caused events scheduled to take place in the region to be disrupted. This is the case of a special session of I’m still herelong Walter Salles hero Torreswhich would have taken place last Tuesday evening (January 7). The event will be presented by the director Guillermo del Torodirector of The shape of water (2017) e Pinocchio (2022), and, as well as, Oscar voters would be present Salles AND Torreswho will participate in a debate after the screening.
In another case, the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) Awards, the United States actors’ guild, chose to cancel an event where the nominees for the next edition would have been announced. The announcement was made through an internet publication.
Shortly before the cancellations, Fernanda Torres had published images of Los Angeles on her social networks (via CNN). The actress — who is in the United States for the awards season — showed images of the sky above the metropolis colored red due to the flames.
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Source: Terra
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