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What has the City paid Swank Motion Pictures Inc?

$301K in City payments across 105 checks, from July 6, 2017 to September 1, 2026. Outside-vendor scope only — payroll, transfers, debt and pension custody are excluded.

Checkbook LA · Through Sep 9, 2026

As published: SWANK MOTION PICTURES INC

$301KTotal paid
105Payments
$2,866Average payment
FY2021-22Peak full year · $68K

By fiscal year

FY2017-18
$16K
FY2018-19
$57K
FY2019-20
$18K
FY2020-21
$4K
FY2021-22
$68K
FY2022-23
$6K
FY2023-24
$66K
FY2024-25
$15K
FY2025-26
$40K
FY2026-27 *
$12K

Who pays them

Library$222K
Recreation and Parks – Special Accounts$31K
City Council$28K
Recreation and Parks$7K
Cultural Affairs$7K
Disability$6K

What for

Library Materials$211K

14 payments

Office and Administrative$34K

38 payments

Pershing Square Operation Account$18K

24 payments

Summer Night Lights$12K

1 payment

Contractual Services$6K

10 payments

Prod & Dissemination Info$6K

3 payments

Council Civic Fund$5K

3 payments

CD 10 Redevelopment Fund$5K

1 payment

Lankershim Arts Center$2K

3 payments

Sports & Cultural Programming -CD14$1K

3 payments

Central Dis Recreation Center$900

2 payments

North Dist Recreation Center$750

2 payments

* FY2026-27 is still in progress — $12K so far, not a full year. Same point of FY2025-26 (payments dated through Sep 9, 2025): $5K.

Most recent payments

The 25 latest to post. Purpose strings are the Controller's own reference codes — the budget line in the second column is usually the more informative field.

DateBudget linePurposeAmount
September 1, 2026Summer Night LightsRecreation and ParksLICENSE FEE FOR SNL SHOW OF VARIOUS MOVIES AT VARIOUS RAP LOCATIONS IN JUL-AUG 2026$11,630
March 12, 2026Library MaterialsLibraryM1517; NO USE TAX$15,910
March 12, 2026Library MaterialsLibraryM1516; NO USE TAX$15,910
December 11, 2025Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD09- INV#RG4044107$601
December 9, 2025Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD02-SWANK MOTION PICTURES, INC INV#RG4048263$601
September 23, 2025Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD02-SWANK MOTION PICTURES, INC INV#RG2532356$1,125
September 23, 2025Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD02-SWANK MOTION PICTURES, INC INV#RG2526266$542
July 30, 2025Lankershim TheatreCultural AffairsMOVIE RIGHTS FOR NOHO PRIDE FILM FEST, JUNE 5-6, 2025$230
July 29, 2025Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD10-SWANK MOTION PICTURES, INC INV#RG2509863$4,905
April 30, 2025Lankershim Arts CenterCultural AffairsMOVIE RIGHTS FOR CINEMA PROGRAM AT LANKERSHIM ARTS CENTER ON 2/21, 3/14, 3/21, AND 3/28$980
April 22, 2025Lankershim Arts CenterCultural AffairsMOVIE RIGHTS FOR CINEMA PROGRAM AT LANKERSHIM ARTS CENTER ON JAN 25, 2025$245
March 10, 2025Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD6 MOVIE LICENSING INV#3715833$520
January 14, 2025Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD09-SWANK MOTION PICTURES LLC-INV#3718040$531
December 24, 2024Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD 14 - LICENSING FEE 11/03/24$520
December 17, 2024Pershing Square Operation AccountRecreation and ParksPERSHING SQUARE - DTLA BITE NIGHT 6/29/24$520
December 13, 2024Lankershim Arts CenterCultural AffairsMICRO CINEMA PROGRAM MOVIE RIGHTS IN LANKERSHIM ARTS CENTER$750
November 7, 2024Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD 13 - LICENSING FEE 10/31/24$541
October 16, 2024Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD03- MOVIE LICENSING ORDER#2318071$580
September 11, 2024Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD6 MOVIE LICENSING INV#3699058$520
September 11, 2024Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD6 MOVIE LICENSING INV#2280504 SHIPPING CHARGE$30
September 10, 2024Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD 13 - LICENSING FEE 08/21/24$541
September 10, 2024Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD 14 - LICENSING FEE 08/09/24$520
September 5, 2024Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD 14 - LICENSING FEE 08/31/24$520
September 5, 2024Office and AdministrativeCity CouncilCD14 - LICENSING FEE 08/30/24$520
August 13, 2024CD 10 Redevelopment FundCity CouncilINV# 2245377/ CD 10$4,555

Sources

LA Controller, Checkbook LA (dataset pggv-e4fn), totalled nightly. Figures are every payment on record within the outside-vendor scope, not a single fiscal year. Back to the checkbook.