WEST ORANGE, NJ — One of the most high-profile real estate deals that West Orange has seen in years – which would clear the way for a new film studio in the township – could take a big step forward this week. On Tuesday, the West Orange Town Council has several items on their plate […]
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The Maricopa County Planning and Zoning Commission could bring the Phoenix area’s first new large-scale movie production studio closer to reality. Desert Studios is proposing a multi-phase, $900M development on 320 acres north of Interstate 10 and 339th Avenue in the Tonopah area. According to the project narrative, “The Desert Studios Complex is envisioned as a production hub to […]
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The results are in from the largest television series ever filmed in Canada. The Motion Picture Association-Canada released the findings of the economic impact from season one of HBO’s The Last of Us, which had shooting locations all over southern Alberta, including Okotoks, High River and Foothills County, with over $141 million spent across the province. […]
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Flanked by labor leaders and partners from the film and TV industry, New York City Mayor Eric Adams last Wednesday was joined by New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President and CEO Andrew Kimball, Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment (MOME) Commissioner Pat Kaufman, and East End Studios to break ground on a film […]
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“We have the four seasons, we’re surrounded by the lakes, we have sand dunes, we have everything here that it would take to make a movie,” says executive film producer Kathy Reinhold. Not only does Reinhold work on films, but she’s also an ambassador for the Anchor Bay Chamber of Commerce. She wants to bring […]
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Construction on an 800,000-square-foot film studio in San Marcos is set to begin Feb. 4. The first phase of construction on Hill Country Studios will include two 25,000-square-feet sound stages and a two-story 24,000-square-foot support building, according to the filing with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation. It’s estimated to cost $20 million. “Having a state-of-the-art movie […]
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Six years ago, producer Ivana Mikovic was sitting with her production designer friend when the two discussed the lack of studio space in Serbia’s growing film and television sector. It was a year after the government had introduced its 25% – 30% cash rebate and Mikovic, a former BBC news producer, saw a gap in the market for […]
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A slew of shows are scheduled to resume production today following the end of a six-month production shutdown due to the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Among the shows resuming shooting this week is Law & Order: SVU. “We’re back filming as we speak,” Ice-T, who portrays Detective Odafin “Fin” Tutuola on the NBC crime procedural, posted Monday on Instagram. He followed […]
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Ridley Scott is back in the arena. The sequel to “Gladiator” will resume shooting in Malta on Dec. 4, sources tell Variety. Shooting on the historical epic was delayed when the actors went on strike in July. But the Nov. 8 announcement that SAG-AFTRA, the actors union, had reached a tentative agreement on a new three-year […]
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4D Studio Architects has submitted a planning application for a major new film and high-end TV production studio in Sunderland, which it says could become an ‘iconic landmark’ for the North East. Crown Works Studio would be built on a 33ha brownfield site next to the Northern Spire Bridge on the south bank of the […]
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