FilmLA extends low impact permit pilot through April 2027
SCAD Savannah Film Festival also announced its 2026 winners, with You Can See Everything taking the Audience Award.
FilmLA has extended its Low Impact Permit Pilot Program through April 30, 2027, according to Variety. Qualifying productions under the program save an average of about $1,000 per permit.
More than 400 Low Impact permits have been issued since the program launched in April, the outlet reported.
Separately, the 29th SCAD Savannah Film Festival announced its award winners. The festival screened 162 films, 95 of which competed. You Can See Everything won the Audience Award, with Wildwood as runner-up. La Bola Negra took the International Audience Award, and its star Guitarricadelafuente received the Discovery Award.
In the short film categories, Them That's Not won Best Live Action Short, Plant Life won Documentary Short and 9 Million Colors won Animated Short. The Huntress was named Best Fiction Feature, while The Secret Reading Club of Kabul won Documentary Feature.
The festival honored Keanu Reeves, Paul Bettany, Gemma Chan, Emmy Rossum, Seth Rogen, Helen Mirren, Julianne Moore, Ethan Hawke and Sterlin Harjo with awards.
Background
In October 2025, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said the Low Impact Permit Program had issued more than 400 permits since its April 2026 launch and saved local productions more than $400,000.
Quick answers
When does FilmLA's Low Impact Permit Pilot Program end?
It has been extended through April 30, 2027.
How much can productions save under the program?
Qualifying productions save an average of about $1,000 per permit.
Which film won the Audience Award at the SCAD Savannah Film Festival?
You Can See Everything won the Audience Award, with Wildwood as runner-up.