"Broncho Billy" Anderson gainedįame in the earliest westerns before going on to other studios. [Note: The first dramaticįilm made solely in LA was Selig's director Francis Boggs' Inġ909, the Selig Polyscope Company established the first permanentįilm studio in the Los Angeles area, at 1845 Allesandro Street (now To shoot a two-reel film, Damon and Pythias (1908). The short was also made partly in Chicago and other areas on theĬoast around LA. Polyscope Company claimed it was the first studio to shootĪ narrative film in the Los Angeles area, although Biograph was first. Producer to permanently move his operations to the Los Angeles area. William Selig claimed that he was the first movie Soon, West Coast production was challenging Labor force, inexpensive land for studio construction, and varied landscapesįor all the genres of films. Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, with promises of sunshine - an essentialīefore the dawn of indoor studios and artificial lighting, a potentially-cheap Independent producers also formed their own production companiesīudding filmmakers were lured to the West Coast by incentives from the The rapid growth of film production in the LosĪngeles/Hollywood area accounted for over 60% of all US film-making byġ915. In 1910, the population of Hollywood was only 5,000. In 1903, Hollywood was officially incorporated as a municipality. Interests, and exotic varying locales (ocean, desert, and mountain landscapes) Property, inexpensive non-union labor, cooperative business and real estate To Southern California (near the Mexican border), where sunlight, cheap (New York and New Jersey) and lawsuits from the Edison Trust's lawyers That led them away from East Coast urban centers Places free from oppressive, strong-armed interference by the powerful In France to provide a supply of film stock. For example, Laemmle encouraged the US government to bring anti-trustĪction against the Patents Company, and also signed deals with the Lumieres Smith’s uproarious and unapologetic Sundance documentary about Black trans sex workers Steve James’ A COMPASSIONATE SPY, a gripping real-life spy story about controversial Manhattan Project physicist Ted Hall Sundance documentary INVISIBLE BEAUTY, an essential memoir of fashion pioneer Bethann Hardison JOAN BAEZ I AM A NOISE, a revealing exploration of the iconic folk singer and activist Venice International Film Festival world premiere THE PROMISED LAND, starring Made Mikkelsen Joanna Arnow’s Cannes Directors’ Fortnight breakout comedy THE FEELING THAT THE TIME FOR DOING SOMETHING HAS PASSED, executive produced by Sean Baker and Raoul Peck’s UNTITLED ERNEST COLE DOCUMENTARY, which reveals the untold story of the essential photographer’s life and work.Index | Pre-1920s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | 1950s | 1960sĮast and West Coast Film Studio Development:Īs a result of the MPPC's corporate efforts, independent film makers foughtīack. Upcoming releases include KOKOMO CITY, D. Recent releases include THE LEAGUE, from director Sam Pollard and executive producers Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson and Tariq Trotter that celebrates the dynamic journey of Negro League baseball's triumphs and challenges through the first half of the twentieth century Paul Schrader’s Venice and New York Film Festival crime thriller MASTER GARDENER Lisa Cortés’ Sundance opening night documentary LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING SXSW Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award-winning comedy I LOVE MY DAD, starring Patton Oswalt double Oscar nominee COLLECTIVE, Alexander Nanau’s jaw-dropping expose of corruption at the highest levels of government Dawn Porter’s JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE Hirokazu Kore-Eda’s Cannes Palme d'Or winner and Oscar-nominated SHOPLIFTERS Oscar-nominated RBG Ruben Östlund’s Cannes Palme d'Or winner and Oscar-nominated THE SQUARE and Raoul Peck and James Baldwin’s Oscar-nominated I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO. A leading independent film studio for 20 years, Magnolia Pictures is the theatrical and home entertainment distribution arm of the Wagner/Cuban Companies, boasting a library of over 500 titles.
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