A major new film and TV studio on a small island off the south coast of England has taken another step forward. Medina Studios on the Isle of Wight could create more than 400 jobs, plans reveal, as those behind them seek to unlock the Island’s “treasure trove of cinematic potential”. Nearly two years after […]
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It’s been no secret that Austin has been a hub for creatives in the entertainment industry. Directors like Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids), actors like Matthew McConaughey (Dazed and Confused), and showrunners like Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) are just a handful of people who’ve come to call the Capital City home. Yet heads were turned in May with the […]
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Hollywood star Idris Elba has been allocated land in Zanzibar to set up a film studio in the Indian Ocean archipelago, a local minister said. The British actor, who has Sierra Leonean and Ghanaian roots, has previously spoken about his desire to develop the film industry in Africa. “Idris Elba will be building a modern […]
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“Suits: L.A.” is headed to… L.A. The legal drama, led by Stephen Amell, has moved from Vancouver, where it filmed its pilot, to Los Angeles, Stagerunner has learned. The series will be filmed on the Universal Studios Lot in Universal City. The original series, while set in Manhattan filmed all 9 seasons at Cinespace Studios in […]
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Hollywood has its sights set on Jersey – or at least French financier Arpad “Arki” Busson does. Busson, with help from Moore Capital and the Rothschild family, is set to build a massive entertainment campus for 1888 Studios on 70 acres of former Texaco land in Bayonne, New Jersey, the Wall Street Journal reported. The project will include […]
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North East England’s Mayor Kim McGuinness and members of the North East Combined Authority have given the green light to a $27m(£25) million investment into Sunderland’s Crown Works Studios. At its Cabinet meeting held yesterday, Mayor McGuiness and local authority leaders approved $27m(£25) million to begin preparation on the site at Sunderland Riverside, which will […]
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Bass announced the creation of an Entertainment Industry Cabinet last week as permitting nonprofit FilmLA hikes fees Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass met with heavy hitters in the entertainment industry last week to form a cabinet that can advice the city on how to keep Hollywood jobs in Los Angeles after the number of productions […]
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Councillors from Australia’s Gold Coast have backed international powerhouse Shadowbox Studios as the preferred proponent to deliver a state-of-the-art screen production facility that will support thousands of jobs on the Gold Coast. The major studio developer and operator, with locations in the London and Atlanta metro areas, has proposed the construction of up to 10 […]
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While the impacts of Hollywood’s cutbacks in production spending are being felt across California, there are two major deals moving forward that would indicate we might be set for a comeback in LA based production. East End Studios in Glendale broke ground on July 16 on its Mission campus near downtown, while Worthe Real Estate Group has reclaimed […]
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced Monday that $36.7 million in tax credits would be used for Ohio-produced films, including three feature films in Cincinnati. The Motion Picture Tax Credit program offers a 30% refundable tax credit on production cast and crew wages and other eligible in-state spending. There […]
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