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Year: 2024

The expansion at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England is now open and Amazon MGM Studios and Netflix are in occupation. The development will add to Shepperton’s facilities, providing an additional 17 sound stages, 548,000 sq ft of production and workshop spaces as well as two backlots. Amazon MGM Studios have taken a total of nine […]

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New figures from the European Audiovisual Observatory show streaming investment in new European series is keeping the industry buoyant. For now European TV has not peaked. At least not yet. While the U.S. TV business has seen a sharp downturn, with a drop in the number of shows commissioned and broadcast and headline-making layoffs across the major studios, […]

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Georgia’s Athena Studios is wasting no time establishing itself as a player. After opening just this year, the studio has secured its first major production with Blumhouse Productions’ upcoming thriller “The Woman in the Yard.” Starring Danielle Deadwyler and directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (of “Jungle Cruise” fame), the film is slated to begin shooting at […]

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It’s kind of a legendary story now. Guillermo del Toro was searching for the perfect place to film his 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller film “Nightmare Ally.” He found it in the most unexpected of places – a little city tucked away in upstate New York – Buffalo. The director walked away from his experience in […]

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BBC Studios Productions Australia has acquired Melbourne, Australia-based Werner Film Productions, the production firm behind such drama series as The Newsreader, which airs on Australian broadcaster ABC and the BBC, and Netflix’s Surviving Summer. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but it is the latest takeover of a production company by BBC Studios. “The deal marks a significant investment by BBC […]

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Albuquerque’s scenic West Mesa could soon be home to a major film and television production hub. The Mesa Film Studios (MFS) development site is on City-owned property along Atrisco Vista Blvd. The first phase of the project has an estimated capital investment of $57 million on a 60-acre site. In the first year of operations, […]

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The prestigious 80-year-old Al-Ahram Studio in Cairo‘s Giza district has been destroyed in a fire early on Saturday morning that took six hours to extinguish. Countless Egyptian films and television series were produced there. The fire burned everything inside and spread to nearby buildings. The fire broke out hours after the filming for Al-Moalem, a Ramadan television series, […]

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In a pivotal moment for Asian filmmaking, Iskandar Malaysia Studios (IMS) has joined forces with leading virtual production company Oceanus Media Global (OMG) to unveil Southeast Asia’s largest Virtual Production Studio. This groundbreaking collaboration represents a major leap forward in digital storytelling capabilities, empowering filmmakers with an unparalleled creative canvas. Imagine conjuring sprawling landscapes, bustling […]

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The virtual production market is poised for impressive growth, with forecasts projecting a robust 19.98% CAGR, soaring from US$1.99 billion in 2022 to an expected US$7.13 billion by the end of 2029. This surge epitomizes the burgeoning integration of innovative technologies in filmmaking and content creation across the globe. Advancements in Real-Time Rendering Spearhead Industry […]

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It’s been nearly 40 years since “This Is Spinal Tap” unleashed its indelible brand of bumbling metal mayhem on the world, but fear not, fans – a sequel is finally cranking the amps up to eleven and is now in production! Director Rob Reiner is back at the helm, bringing his signature mockumentary style to […]

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