Office of Assemblymember Paul Krekorian
Adrin Nazarian Chief of Staff
620 N. Brand Blvd. Suite 403
Glendale, CA 91203
(818) 240-6330
(818) 240-4632 fax
adrin.nazarian@asm.ca.gov

November 13, 2008
(818) 240-6330

Assemblymember Paul Krekorian Appointed to California Film Commission

SACRAMENTO, CA – Assembly Speaker Karen Bass has appointed State
Assemblymember Paul Krekorian (D-Burbank) to the California Film
Commission, filling the seat that she previously had held herself.

Assemblymember Krekorian has been among the strongest advocates for
California’s film industry in the State Capitol. His district includes
Burbank, Glendale and surrounding areas of Los Angeles, and is the home
of most of the major film studios and a very significant number of
industry professionals, so he well understands the enormous economic
impact of this critical industry.

"California’s film industry is a treasured and world-renowned part of
our state’s history, and it also creates good middle class jobs that are
a vital part of our economic future," Krekorian said. "Unfortunately,
many foreign countries, and over 40 other states, are going to great
lengths to take these jobs away from Californians, and they’ve been
succeeding. I’m looking forward to working with my fellow
commissioners, my colleagues in the Legislature and the Governor to find
ways to make California more competitive so that we can keep these good
jobs here at home where they belong. I’m honored that the Speaker has
entrusted me with the opportunity to do so"

Assemblymember Krekorian is the Chair of the Assembly’s Select Committee
on the Preservation of California’s Entertainment Industry, and in that
capacity he has led the fight to keep film and television production
jobs in California. He was the joint author of AB 1696, which would
have created a grant program to make filming in the state more
cost-competitive with other states and countries. He also authored
three new laws to assist in the fight against piracy and counterfeiting
of motion pictures, sound recordings and other creative property.
Krekorian was an entertainment and intellectual property lawyer for many
years before his election to the Assembly.

"Paul Krekorian has the expertise and the passion we need to promote
quality film production in California," said Speaker Bass. "I have every
confidence in his ability to develop innovative ways to encourage the
in-state production that makes up such a vital part of California’s
economic activity and job creation."

Other members of the Commission include motion picture professionals
such as actor/director Danny DeVito, actor/director Clint Eastwood,
entertainment industry labor leader Michael Miller, and studio
executives from Paramount, 20th Century Fox, and Sony Pictures, among
others.

Assemblymember Paul Krekorian (D-Burbank) represents the cities of
Burbank and Glendale, and the Los Angeles communities of Atwater
Village, Los Feliz, North Hollywood, Silver Lake, Toluca Lake, Valley
Glen, Valley Village and Van Nuys.

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