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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The second season of Apple TV+ and Legendary Entertainment’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” will shoot in Queensland, Australia. That represents a relocation after the first season of the action-adventure series was largely filmed in Canada’s British Columbia. Location attraction agency, Screen Queensland said that the show will be able to access state subsidies from provided through the Queensland government’s Production Attraction […]
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Paramount Television Studios, a production facility originally aimed at getting Paramount Pictures back into the business of making TV series, will shut down, the latest bout of cost cutting by parent corporation Paramount Global as it seeks to eliminate $500 million amid a chaotic shift in the entertainment industry. “This has been a challenging and transformative time […]
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The finished facility will include two 20,000 sq ft sound stages. North-west developers Capital&Centric have launched a hunt for a main contractor to deliver the transformation of the former Littlewoods building in Liverpool into a new film and TV hub. Work is already underway on the site, with the social-impact company part-way through securing the historic buildings and […]
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