LA’s gaming industry, talent requirements explored at Digital Media & Entertainment Council
“Home Alone: Gaming Explosion During COVID” was the topic of the March 12th LAEDC Digital Media & Entertainment Council, where Michael Zhang, CEO …
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Fledgling filmmakers get advice at meeting of Digital Media & Entertainment Council
This quarterly meeting of LAEDC’s Digital Media & Entertainment Industry Council featured a keynote presentation by Larry Laboe, Co-founder and Exe…
LA’s VR/AR industry and digital media sector explored by The Economist
LAEDC CEO Bill Allen talks about LA’s innovation strengths in a great feature in The Economist, describing why Los Angeles is such a magnet for…
DME Lunch+Learn Webinar w/ Sony
On Friday, May 24th, the Digital Media + Entertainment Council hosted a Lunch+Learn webinar with Joel Camarena, who manages global talent acquisition programs for Sony…
Recap: DME Council Meeting w/ Netflix
On March 27th, LAEDC’s Digital Media and Entertainment (DME) Council convened administrators and educators from regional community colleges and industry and government stakeholders for an…
DME Lunch+Learn Webinar w/ Disney
On Thursday, March 14th, the Digital Media + Entertainment Council hosted an inaugural Lunch+Learn webinar with Lisa Solana and Michael Webster, two industry mavericks and…
Recap: DME Council Meeting with Viacom Executives and Community Colleges
On December 7th, LAEDC’s Digital Media and Entertainment (DME) Council convened administrators and educators from regional community colleges; industry and government stakeholders; and Viacom leaders…
Otis Report on Creative Economy 2018 is Released
The 2018 Otis report, which summarizes the creative economy in Los Angeles and California, was published May 22nd by Otis College of Art and Design. …
Georgia Film Industry Could Leave Due to New State Anti-LGBT Bill
Offering favorable tax incentives, Georgia has become a desirable destination for the film industry. However, a new anti-LGBT bill introduced in Georgia’s senate could be…
Recap: LAEDC’s Digital Media Expo and meeting of DME Council
LAEDC hosted the first public meeting of its new Digital Media & Entertainment Council, paired with a Digital Media Expo on 2/8/18. The expert panel…
Report: Digital Media & Entertainment Industry, by Center for Competitive Workforce
Center for a Competitive Workforce (CCW), of which LAEDC is a partner, has published a new report analyzing the Entertainment & Digital Media Industry in…
LAEDC forms Digital Media & Entertainment (DME) Industry Council
Furthering its support of key industry clusters that drive the region’s economy and which bring opportunity for well-paying jobs to the Greater Los Angeles region,…
Lights, Camera, but No Action,” a paper by Michael Thom, Fails to Add to Film & TV Tax Credit Discussion
California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program is a targeted economic stimulus initiative designed to protect and increase film and television production, jobs and tax…
Otis Report Defines Creative Economy in LA and California
The 2017 Otis Report on the Creative Economy was released May 18th, 2017 by Otis College. As in past years, LAEDC economists provided the data analysis, and LAEDC…
R.E.D Talk Recap: Serial Entrepreneurs Surprise Audience Regarding Strategy
LAEDC hosted its second R.E.D Talk on 3/30, and heard some surprising and captivating stories from the co-founders of Lucid Sight Inc., Octavio Herrera and…