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Sometimes low-budget movies go on to become all-time blockbuster films. How many of your all-time favorites were made on a shoestring budget? These Low-Budget Movies Became Some of the Best Blockbusters It’s refreshing to see that quite a few independent films have made it big-time and turned into memorable blockbusters. These films have found the […]
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Santa Clarita, the 3rd largest city in Los Angeles county is known as one of the busiest film & TV production hubs. The Film Office just released a list of seven productions currently filming in the Santa Clarita Valley and it shows that life has not returned to normal since the WGA and SAG strikes. […]
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There are “serious health and safety issues to be addressed” for those working in film and TV in the UK, a prominent UK politician has told the House of Lords. Baroness Angela Smith of Basildon, Labour’s leader of the Lords, has told the UK government’s minister for arts that current legislation and the role of public body The […]
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Sunderland’s council leader has revealed ambitions for Star Wars to be filmed on Wearside, as part of a wider drive to develop film and TV production industries across the North East of England. Sunderland City Council’s cabinet of senior councillors, at a meeting this week, agreed funding contributions for the North East Screen Industries Partnership. North […]
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In her more than 30 years in the film industry, set dresser and costumer Jeanne Bishop has worked on countless movies and TV shows filmed in Virginia. But in more recent years, the Blacksburg native often had to leave her home state for neighboring states to find work. “One of the last jobs I had […]
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A24 and UTA‘s Civic Center Media have announced a partnership to produce premium television. The nonexclusive pact will see the agency-housed shingle, which has backed series like The Great and Shrink Next Door, and the New York-based studio behind series like Beef and Euphoria partner for premium scripted, unscripted and documentary series. “The goal will be to give Civic Center Media resources for development […]
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Dozens of Canadian independent film and TV producers have formed a climate change coalition in B.C. to share ideas and promote more sustainability in the industry.So far, 40 companies have signed on with Producing for the Planet, a first-of-its-kind coalition in Canada to promote climate action accountability. It launched Friday at the Canadian Media Producers Association […]
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Nearly two-dozen film and television productions are currently active in B.C. – an indication that industry activity continues to recover following creative industry strikes in the U.S. that brought productions in Canada to a standstill. The after-effects of dual Hollywood strikes are still being felt and local activity is “off to a slow start,” said […]
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Some of Hollywood’s biggest names are in Rhode Island to make a movie. Local leaders welcomed the cast of the “Ella McCay,” which will be filmed in the state. It was practically a party in the Rhode Island State Room as the Rhode Island Film and TV Office, state, and community leaders welcomed the cast […]
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Billy Bod Thornton and the creator of Yellowstone are some of the big names behind a news Dallas-based series. Bad Santa star Billy Bob Thornton is rolling back into town as the marquee-topping name on a new TV show being filmed in North Texas. His supporting cast includes Ali Larter of Legally Blonde and Varsity Blues fame and Jacob […]
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