Manitoba’s screen industry just added a new production destination to its map. On Friday, Juliette Hagopian and her team cut the ribbon on Jette Studios, a brand-new 25,200-square-foot soundstage in the town of Niverville—located just 30 minutes south of Winnipeg. Designed with 40-foot ceilings and built from the ground up in under six months, the […]
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Today, Amazon confirmed what the industry has long speculated: Jen Salke is stepping down as Head of Amazon MGM Studios, transitioning into a production deal with the studio she’s led since 2018. In her place? No one. Amazon is flattening its structure, with Courtenay Valenti and Vernon Sanders now reporting directly to Prime Video & […]
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Japan just made a bold move to stay in the global production game—extending its eye-popping 50% cash rebate through January 2026. The program, run by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in partnership with VIPO and the Japan Film Commission, was responsible for attracting high-profile projects like Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (Season 2) for […]
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StageRunner has officially launched its new Project Tracker, a monthly report designed to give soundstage operators, equipment vendors, and other industry suppliers a critical edge when chasing new business. The report covers more than 400 active film and television projects currently in development and pre-production across the U.S. and international markets—including independent films, studio features, […]
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California is back in the game—or at least it’s trying to be. A newly amended version of Senate Bill 630 is proposing a major revamp of the state’s Film and TV Tax Credit Program, with a headline-grabbing 35% credit on in-state production costs, and the possibility of an additional 5% kicker for shooting outside of […]
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Veteran actor and podcast host Rob Lowe isn’t holding back. On a recent episode of his “Literally!” podcast, he slammed California’s response to the mass exodus of film and TV production, calling the state’s handling of the crisis “criminal” — and he might not be wrong. “It’s cheaper to bring 100 American people to Ireland […]
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The most iconic house on British television has found a new address—and it’s a big one. VERSA Studios has officially expanded its West London footprint by 200,000 square feet to welcome ITV’s Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother, with the nightly Late & Live show set to tape next door at VERSA’s original Ealing location. […]
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In a sweeping show of unity, more than 400 of Hollywood’s top creatives—spanning Oscar winners, showrunners, chart-topping musicians, and below-the-line talent—have signed a letter to the White House demanding one thing: don’t let tech giants like Google and OpenAI rewrite U.S. copyright law under the guise of AI innovation. The open letter, which counts signatories […]
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Nova Scotia is stepping onto the global production stage with a major milestone: its first-ever purpose-built film and television soundstage. Backed by $8 million in provincial funding and spearheaded by Screen Nova Scotia, the new facility in Mount Uniacke is set to open later this year—marking a major leap forward for a region that’s been […]
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The £700 million (approximately $890 million USD) Sunset Waltham Cross Studios project, once poised to be the largest film production facility in the UK, has officially been scrapped. The ambitious 91-acre development, backed by Blackstone and Hudson Pacific Properties, was intended to bolster the UK’s position as a global production hub. However, after years of […]
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