Serbia is rapidly emerging as a top-tier destination for film and television production, and at the heart of this cinematic renaissance is Firefly Studios. This state-of-the-art facility, located just 20 miles east of Belgrade, is redefining the country’s production landscape. Co-founded by producer Ivana Mikovic, Firefly Studios opened its doors in 2023, offering a comprehensive […]
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Texas is seeing a boom in production infrastructure development and the sleepy town of New Barunfels may be next to jump on the bandwagon. Located just north-east of San Antonio, the city of New Braunfels has been sitting on a piece of land for nearly a decade and is now in the process of developing […]
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First-Half Manhattan Leasing Has Already Doubled Full-Year 2023 Total, CBRE Says The New York tristate metropolitan area’s film and television industry, after having been shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic and last year’s labor disputes, is showing signs of a real estate comeback. In one telling example, Manhattan office leasing by media-related firms, including streaming […]
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The second season of Apple TV+ and Legendary Entertainment’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” will shoot in Queensland, Australia. That represents a relocation after the first season of the action-adventure series was largely filmed in Canada’s British Columbia. Location attraction agency, Screen Queensland said that the show will be able to access state subsidies from provided through the Queensland government’s Production Attraction […]
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Paramount Television Studios, a production facility originally aimed at getting Paramount Pictures back into the business of making TV series, will shut down, the latest bout of cost cutting by parent corporation Paramount Global as it seeks to eliminate $500 million amid a chaotic shift in the entertainment industry. “This has been a challenging and transformative time […]
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The finished facility will include two 20,000 sq ft sound stages. North-west developers Capital&Centric have launched a hunt for a main contractor to deliver the transformation of the former Littlewoods building in Liverpool into a new film and TV hub. Work is already underway on the site, with the social-impact company part-way through securing the historic buildings and […]
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Hollywood Heavyweights Migrate to the Lone Star State In the 1980’s a film crew followed Trammell Crow, one of the most successful commercial real estate developers in the history of the world, as he attempted to lure Hollywood to Texas with the state’s first purpose-built film studios. Trammell’s efforts were documented by Entertainment Tonight […]
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Under the newly-reformed Italian film and TV tax credit, big American productions like The White Lotus may have thought twice before setting up in the European nation. Stagerunner can reveal that the new credit will come with an €18M ($19.7M) cap on payouts for international shows and movies. International productions will be eligible for at least a […]
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Joaquin Phoenix has dropped out of Todd Haynes‘ untitled gay romance film, just five days before filming was set to begin in Mexico, Variety has confirmed. Phoenix had developed the screenplay for the detective love story with Haynes and Jon Raymond. A source close to the production tells Variety the actor got “cold feet.” Entire sets had been built in Guadalajara before […]
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A planned $15 million soundstage complex at New Mexico State University’s Arrowhead Park is expected to attract film and television projects that will draw millions of dollars to the area and help creative media students earn valuable experience. In June, the NMSU Board of Regents unanimously approved an agreement between the New Mexico Economic Development […]
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