California Film Commission director Colleen Bell on how Hollywood is recovering from a tough few years

About this episode

Colleen Bell discusses the recovery of Hollywood and the California film industry after recent challenges.

In this edition of the On Location podcast, we meet Colleen Bell, director of the California Film Commission. She speaks with Julian Newby about her role at the Hollywood-based Film Commission, the impact of the six-Oscar-winning film One Battle After Another, and how the film industry across the Golden State is experiencing a revival after strikes and wildfires contributed to a downturn. She also talks about filming on location in California, which she describes as a “whole continent of loca...

People in this episode

Host: Julian Newby

Guest: Colleen Bell

Topics covered

• Hollywood recovery
• California Film Commission
• film industry revival
• One Battle After Another
• filming locations
• strikes and wildfires impact

Keywords

• California Film Commission
• Hollywood
• film industry
• revival
• One Battle After Another
• Colleen Bell
• Julian Newby
• strikes
• wildfires

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: California Film Commission

Books & works: One Battle After Another

Places: California, Hollywood, Golden State

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