CREATIVE CAREER PATHWAY ORGANIZATIONS
Government and Policy resources
Public career pathway programs; agencies and community-based organizations supporting funding, research, advocacy and workforce development programs.
research studies
2024 Future Unscripted
The Impact of Generative Artificial Intelligence on Entertainment Industry Jobs.
2023 Otis College Report:
On the Creative Economy.
2023 Gender, Race, Ethnicity & Box Office Performance:
Do films with female and/or underrepresented protagonists make as much money as films with white male leads?
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Hollywood Diversity Report 2024:
UCLA Entertainment & Media Research Initiative.
State of the Industry:
Visualizing a New Landscape for Artists in (2022). UCLA Center for Scholars & Storytellers.
Give The People What They Want 2021:
U.S. audiences and their appetite for multicultural media content. UCLA Center for Scholars & Storytellers. #taketheleadStarz
Advancing the Resilience of the Film and Television Industry In Los Angeles
The report provides a robust analysis of various tax credit and incentive programs across the nation and world along with localized wage and employment data in the industry and recommendations for LA County to implement at the local level to attract and retain production in the region.
BRIC Summit 2025: A Shifting Entertainment Landscape
2023 Mt. San Antonio College Report:
On the Creative labor market.
Inequality in 1,600 Popular Films during 2007-2022:
Examining Portrayals of Gender, Race/Ethnicity, LGBTQ+ & Disability.
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2023 Native American Representation Across 1,600 Popular Films:
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The Lily Gladstone Effect.
Authentically Inclusive Representation in 2022:
These top movies remain important for audiences. UCLA Entertainment & Media Research Initiative.
The First Shot:
The accelerating diversity in the film director's chair in (2021). UCLA Center for Scholars & Storytellers.
Bridging Pathways to Success:
Transforming learning strategies and partnerships to build a diverse and thriving pipeline into the Music and Live Entertainment Industry
government & advocacy partners
Los Angeles Regional Consortium (LARC)
Delivering on the promise that California community colleges are accessible and affordable to all who seek opportunities to realize a better future.
SOUTH BAY WORKFORCE INVESTMENT BOARD (sbwib)
Embraces comprehensive strategies to meet the needs of business for a skilled workforce, while creating opportunities for workers to prepare for and enter into well-paid careers.
California Film Commission
Providing tax credits based on qualified expenditures for eligible productions that are produced in California.
Los Angeles County Arts Ed Collective
Building capacity within and across the field of arts education and creative career pathways
Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture
Advancing arts, culture, and creativity throughout LA County
Arts for LA
Leading advocacy efforts for an equitable, healthy, vibrant, and creative Los Angeles region through the arts
The CSU Entertainment Alliance
Connecting CSU students to resources, jobs and industry relationships across the entertainment Industry
Californians for the Arts
Championing arts, culture and creativity to California communities.
Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)
Supporting equitable economic growth in the Los Angeles region