Producer Manny Halley’s Imani Media Group signs long-term lease to take over Pacoima Studios

Producer Manny Halley, through his Imani Media Group, has taken over Los Angeles’ Pacoima Studios under a long-term lease for the San Fernando Valley complex that had been operated by Quixote North Valley Studios, according to Deadline. The facility will be rebranded as Imani Studio as Halley’s company moves to establish a new long-term production home in Pacoima.

Deadline reports that the arrangement covers four sound stages in a 125,000-square-foot facility. Halley’s team is leasing the complex for 25 years, and the agreement includes an option to buy the property, which would extend the long-term control of the studio footprint beyond the lease term.

Pacoima Studios previously functioned as a production site under Quixote North Valley Studios, with the complex’s space and stages serving filmmakers and production companies that needed a multi-stage sound environment in the Valley. The lease transfer marks a change in operating control even as the underlying sound-stage infrastructure remains part of the same 125,000-square-foot site.

The move comes as Los Angeles continues to see studio operators and production companies pursue longer-term venue arrangements. By securing a multi-decade lease structure, Imani Media Group is positioning itself to manage scheduling, staffing needs, and production services at the location, rather than relying on shorter-term bookings that can be more variable.

In the coverage, Deadline frames Halley’s acquisition of the studio space as a branding and operations shift tied directly to Imani Media Group’s long-term plans for the facility. The rebrand to Imani Studio is expected to align the site’s identity with Halley’s production business and consolidate the complex under a single studio name.

The reported lease terms also give Halley’s group a pathway to ownership through the option to buy, which would require separate action if exercised. For now, the operational changes described in the report center on the transition from the prior operator to Halley’s Imani Media Group and the repackaging of the studio as Imani Studio.

Quixote North Valley Studios’ prior operation of the complex is part of the backdrop for the change, while the reported shift in operator and branding indicates a new phase for the Pacoima site. The next step for the industry and local community will be how Imani Studio ramps production use of the four sound stages under the long-term lease structure described in the report.