Hollywood Leaving Cali For Kansas City

Big picture from the movie industry . . . 

"In the past five years, the whirlwind effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2008 and 2023 actors’ and writers’ strikes, the advent of AI, and productions filming outside of California and the greater U.S. have meant that the glamorous “Hollywood” industry has become more of an ideal rather than a physical setting."

 The local profit . . . 

"Between January and October 2025, the Kansas City Film Office reported that local film productions produced a regional economic impact of approximately $24.3 million through film, television and commercial projects. "

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Film production in Kansas City brings 'record-setting' $24 million to local economy