what a thrill to see and drive
the courses of the Thermal
Club/BMW Performance
Driving School and a take
the wonderful walking tour
of La Quinta Resort. The big
surprise was the Church
Recording Studio, which was
an architectural treat!"
GPS Film Oasis and Inland
Empire Film Services assists
in expediting permitting in
the Coachella Valley cities
of Coachella, Cathedral City,
Desert Hot Springs, Palm
Springs, Palm Desert, Indio,
Indian Wells, La Quinta and
Rancho Mirage. The Riverside
County Film Commission has
partnered with Inland Empire
Film Services to handle
their permitting needs. IEFS
also handles the permitting
for that region's state and
federal lands.
"All of the LMs were
professional and really
interested in seeing the
region and gaining new
insight and information from
"The GPS Film Oasis and
Riverside County Film
Commission were invaluable
resources, providing
us with on-site experts
who answered our every
question. This firsthand
experience has given me the
confidence to pitch these
locations with enthusiasm
and expertise. I can't wait
to return and bring a future
project to life."
–Briany Petros/LMGI
the locations we visited," says Dan Taylor. "And a very
special thanks to all of the local agencies that hosted
them. We could not have pulled off this Fam Tour without
them."
Adds Graves, "They support us and our industry
wholeheartedly, and they really would love to see more of
our fabulous industry in their Riverside County area."
For more images from this Fam Tour, please
check out the gallery at the LMGI website at www
.locationmanagers.org or scan here
Church recording studio.
Photo by JP O'Connor/LMGI
L-R: Velvet Graves/LMGI, Joe Abel/LMGI, Jeffrey Farnsworth/Visit Greater Palm Springs,
Alyssa DiMare/LMGI, Brittany Petros/LMGI, Stephanie Stethem/Riverside County Office of
Economic Development, Zachary Quemore/LMGI, Michael Glaser/LMGI, Dan Taylor/Riverside
County Film Commision, Jeff Clark/LMGI and JP O'Connor/LMGI
