In this edition of the On Location podcast, we meet Colleen Bell, director of the California Film Commission. She speaks with Julian Newby about her role at the Hollywood-based Film Commission, the impact of the six-Oscar-winning film One Battle After Another, and how the film industry across the Golden State is experiencing a revival after strikes and wildfires contributed to a downturn. She also talks about filming on location in California, which she describes as a “whole continent of loca...

On Location is a companion podcast to the annual magazines Location International and Location California, bringing you inside stories from location shoots around the world. We talk to location managers, actors, producers and film commissioners, about the thrills – and the challenges – of filming On Location.On Location is presented by Julian Newby, editor of Location International and Location California magazines.