Los Angeles, once the unrivaled capital of film and television production, is feeling the chill of a global production downturn. According to FilmLA’s newly released Q1 2025 report, the city saw just 5,295 shoot days across all categories from January to March—a 22.4% drop from the same period last year. TV, historically L.A.’s bread and […]
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Tucked into the heart of Echo Park, inside the storied Mack Sennett Studios—a century-old cathedral of cinema where Charlie Chaplin once roamed—something quietly radical is happening. On the top floor, in a sleek, sunlit workspace, a small group of artists and AI scientists are teaching machines how to imagine. Downstairs, nestled beneath the very floorboards […]
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If you still think 50 Cent is just the guy behind “Power” and a master-level Instagram troll, you’re missing the bigger picture—and the bigger campus. Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson is going all in on Shreveport, Louisiana, laying the foundation for what could become one of America’s most unexpected production hubs. With a 30-year lease (plus […]
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What happens in Vegas might just reshape the future of film production. Two competing studio developments are now vying to turn Las Vegas into the next major production hub—but they’re pitching two very different visions. Just a few months ago, it seemed like a unified blockbuster partnership was forming. In February, Sony Pictures Entertainment and […]
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Something big is brewing on England’s northeast coast— Hartlepool, a working-class town best known for shipbuilding and industrial grit, is quietly becoming one of the UK’s fastest-rising film and TV production hubs. With a growing studio footprint, public and private investment north of $40 million, and a community fully behind it, the town is making […]
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Buffalo’s screen industry just marked a major milestone. Great Point Studios, the $50 million purpose-built facility on Niagara Street, is officially open for business—and making headlines. Actor and producer Mario Lopez has wrapped filming on a new holiday-themed movie for Great American Media, the first full-length feature shot entirely at the studio since its doors […]
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In a groundbreaking collaboration, WPP, Boston Dynamics, and Canon are redefining the landscape of content production by integrating advanced robotics into filmmaking. This partnership showcases the potential of humanoid robots, particularly Boston Dynamics’ Atlas, to perform complex and repeatable camera operations, thereby enhancing creative possibilities and ensuring safety in hazardous environments. Traditionally recognized for its […]
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In a headline-making alliance between sport and cinema, global football icon Cristiano Ronaldo and action auteur Matthew Vaughn have launched UR•Marv, a new independent film studio aiming to shake up traditional production models with high-octane storytelling and cutting-edge technology. The venture—quietly in motion behind the scenes—is already in full stride. UR•Marv has completed two feature […]
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The UK’s standing as a world-class destination for film and television production is under serious threat, according to two new reports from the British Parliament’s Culture, Media & Sport Committee (CMSC). With long-standing funding gaps at the British Film Institute (BFI), increasing delays in tax credit certifications, and the near collapse of the UK’s independent […]
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Germany’s incoming government has placed a major bet on the country’s screen sector, pledging to overhaul its film and TV production landscape with a new incentive strategy and mandatory local investment from streamers. In a significant shift for Europe’s largest economy, the presumptive Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his conservative CDU party — alongside coalition partners […]
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