An unidentified city speaker said Palmdale City’s council adopted the Palmdale film incentive program in May, and the city has already seen an uptick in film activity.

The speaker described two program options: "subsidized hotel rooms up to $6,000 per production, or reimbursement of permit fees up to $2,000," and said the incentive has driven immediate results. According to city-provided figures cited during the presentation, Palmdale issued 55 more filming permits and logged 109 more production shoot days in the past year than the previous year.

The speaker identified a high-profile early participant as a Steven Spielberg project starring Emily Blunt that brought "more than 60 hotel stays to the city," which the speaker said delivered a direct boost to the local economy. The speaker also listed major studios and productions that have used Palmdale and nearby locations, naming Universal, HBO, Amazon Prime, MGM, Netflix, Marvel Studios, Warner Brothers and Amblin Entertainment and citing titles such as "Bosch and Goliath," "The Innocence," "The Sympathizer," and Netflix projects including work by the Russo Brothers and "The Electric State."

City staff said the incentive complements Palmdale’s logistical advantages — the speaker noted locations are "less than an hour from major studios and production support services" and touted desert roads, natural vistas and flexible filming conditions as draws for productions. The presentation also described a partnership with Visit Palmdale to connect productions with quality accommodations and local vendors, and staff outreach including a familiarization tour for industry professionals and attendance at industry events such as the American Film Market.

The presentation noted production activity in neighboring areas as well: the speaker said Warner Brothers recently filmed scenes on Palmdale’s desert roads and that Amazon and MGM’s "The Accountant 2" shot a climactic sequence in nearby Acton and Agua Dulce.

The City Council’s May adoption of the program was presented as the formal action enabling these incentives; the presentation did not include the council vote tally, mover or seconder. The speaker closed by saying the city is "exploring opportunities for a dedicated filming campus" in partnership with industry experts to expand Palmdale’s production capacity.

City-provided figures and the speaker’s listing of participating productions were presented without supporting documents in the transcript. The council’s passage of the program in May is reported in the presentation; formal meeting minutes or the implementing resolution/ordinance were not shown in the transcript.