“Dead Man’s Wire,” a $13 million feature-length film directed by Werner Hertzog and set to star Academy Award winner Nicholas Cage, is being produced in Kentucky with support of a state incentive program. Cabinet for Economic Development staff determined that a total eligible tax incentive amount for this film is nearly $4 million; Kentucky initiated […]
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Plans to build one of the largest film studios in Europe has been given the green light on Monday, paving the way for thousands of jobs across northeast England. The development, Crown Works Studios, is part of a continued push by the UK to expand its dominance as the leading production hubs for Hollywood Studios. […]
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A DISRUPTIVE AI matchmaking platform has secured over $416,000 in investments from Scottish-based Equity Gap angel syndicate, Scottish Enterprise and an Innovate UK grant. My SMASH Media targets the global content streaming market and matches content creators like script writers with buyers using industry knowledge combined with AI matchmaking to anticipate industry trends. Following its […]
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Investment in movie production in France rose 13.6% in 2023 to $1.45B (€1.34B), according to an annual report published by the country’s National Cinema Centre (CNC) on Monday. Deadline reported today that the CNC said that $1.19B of the $1.45B investment hailed from France-based backers, in their third highest contribution after 2016 and 2021. The body, which oversees funding and support […]
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Entertainment companies face a Gen-Z problem as they bet their futures on streaming. Young people prefer social video over TV shows and movies, new Deloitte research found. They’re also more influenced by ads on social media than streaming. Entertainment companies from Disney to Warner Bros. Discovery have a looming Gen-Z problem as they bet their futures on streaming. They’re […]
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker is heading to Hollywood to participate in the Illinois Production Alliance (IPA) event, Iconic Stories: Made in Illinois. Chicagoan Matt Walsh, star of Veep and the Apple TV+ series Manhunt, will emcee the reception to be held on Wednesday, March 27 at NBC Universal. The event caps off the Governor’s marketing mission to Hollywood, where he will be discussing the […]
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Vancouver Island’s film industry is about to enter a new stage with a major film studio complex on Malahat Nation territory. Construction on the $242-million new carbon-neutral, zero-waste movie complex, to be built near an industrial park on the western shores of Saanich Inlet, is expected to begin toward the end of the year. Stagerunner first […]
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Many in Hollywood have expressed fears that generative artificial-intelligence technology will create massive disruption in the industry, including the potential loss of jobs. New survey results won’t do anything to assuage those concerns: Although 70% of U.S. consumers say they would rather watch a TV show or movie written by a human than by […]
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Two major companies are moving forward with plans to build a $1.8 billion movie studio and mixed-use development in Summerlin, Nevada. The massive project from Howard Hughes Holdings, the developer of Summerlin, and Sony Entertainment, which was approved Wednesday by the Clark County Zoning Commission, could create 10,000 jobs in west Las Vegas. The impetus […]
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You won’t find a more ardent booster for Connecticut’s film and TV industry, and for the state as a whole, than Jonathan Black. He and his wife, Lauren, moved three years ago with their two young daughters from Los Angeles to Newtown, where she had been the high school valedictorian. Their company, Chair 10 Productions, […]
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