From the Star Observer today, the University of Hawaii is expected to announce today that it has selected a private developer to design, build, finance and operate a more than $100 million film and television production studio planned next door to UH West Oahu’s campus in Kapolei. Following an October deadline for submissions, Island Film […]
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A rigger working at Radford Studios in Studio City died today after falling from a catwalk, Deadline has learned. The male crew member was working on the set of Marvel Studios’ Wonder Man, but the series was not filming at the time. The Los Angeles Police Department later confirmed the man’s death but did not immediately release […]
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Future Artists Entertainment and Versa Studios have partnered on a production facility that includes four soundstages, ranging from 10,000 to 27,000 square feet, and will over time also add post-production and VFX services. In a move poised to bolster film production in Northern England, studio network Versa Studios has announced a joint venture with Future […]
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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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