Hollywood is taking over Brooklyn as another major movie studio comes to town. Bungalow Projects, led by co-founders Travis Feehan and Susi Yu, has filed plans for a 307,443-square-foot movie studio with five soundstages at 242 Seigel Street in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The company submitted the documents with the New York City Department of Buildings last week with CookFox Architects listed to design the […]
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LAS VEGAS – Sony Pictures Entertainment is “shovel-ready” to break ground on a new studio in the Summerlin area while Warner Brothers is planning to come to the southwest part of the valley. All they are waiting on is for lawmakers to pass a new film tax credits bill into law. A film tax credit bill died in 2023. […]
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Chick-Fil-A is moving aggressively into the entertainment space with plans to launch a slate of originals for its own streaming platform. The fast-food firm has been working with a number of major production companies, including some of the studios, to create family-friendly shows, particularly in the unscripted space. It is also in talks to license and acquire content. […]
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The film industry on central and northern Vancouver Island has been able to withstand the effects of last year’s Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes and the future looks promising. “We’re fortunate on the north, mid-Island,” said Brandon Lepine, regional production services manager for Vancouver Island North Film Commission (INFilm), which provides liaison and location scouting services to […]
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Japan’s Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) and Japan Film Commission have announced details of a new incentives program for offshore film and TV productions shooting in the country. The new scheme, which is under the jurisdiction of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), will fund up to one half of the qualifying Japanese […]
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London, UK— In a move that could prove extremely interesting to the industry, Pigeon Shrine, a relatively young yet ambitious player in AI-driven entertainment, has announced the launch of its “AI Coordinators” consultancy service. This development aims to integrate artificial intelligence into global film, television, and commercial productions, a bold step that might lead to […]
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LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) says it will lease a film studio proposed for southwest Las Vegas and commit at least $8.5 billion in production spending if lawmakers approve a tax incentive package next year. The media company announced Tuesday that it plans to partner with UNLV and Birtcher Development for a long-term […]
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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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