You won’t find a more ardent booster for Connecticut’s film and TV industry, and for the state as a whole, than Jonathan Black. He and his wife, Lauren, moved three years ago with their two young daughters from Los Angeles to Newtown, where she had been the high school valedictorian. Their company, Chair 10 Productions, […]
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The expansion at Shepperton Studios in Surrey, England is now open and Amazon MGM Studios and Netflix are in occupation. The development will add to Shepperton’s facilities, providing an additional 17 sound stages, 548,000 sq ft of production and workshop spaces as well as two backlots. Amazon MGM Studios have taken a total of nine […]
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New figures from the European Audiovisual Observatory show streaming investment in new European series is keeping the industry buoyant. For now European TV has not peaked. At least not yet. While the U.S. TV business has seen a sharp downturn, with a drop in the number of shows commissioned and broadcast and headline-making layoffs across the major studios, […]
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Georgia’s Athena Studios is wasting no time establishing itself as a player. After opening just this year, the studio has secured its first major production with Blumhouse Productions’ upcoming thriller “The Woman in the Yard.” Starring Danielle Deadwyler and directed by Jaume Collet-Serra (of “Jungle Cruise” fame), the film is slated to begin shooting at […]
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It’s kind of a legendary story now. Guillermo del Toro was searching for the perfect place to film his 2021 neo-noir psychological thriller film “Nightmare Ally.” He found it in the most unexpected of places – a little city tucked away in upstate New York – Buffalo. The director walked away from his experience in […]
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BBC Studios Productions Australia has acquired Melbourne, Australia-based Werner Film Productions, the production firm behind such drama series as The Newsreader, which airs on Australian broadcaster ABC and the BBC, and Netflix’s Surviving Summer. Financial terms weren’t disclosed, but it is the latest takeover of a production company by BBC Studios. “The deal marks a significant investment by BBC […]
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Albuquerque’s scenic West Mesa could soon be home to a major film and television production hub. The Mesa Film Studios (MFS) development site is on City-owned property along Atrisco Vista Blvd. The first phase of the project has an estimated capital investment of $57 million on a 60-acre site. In the first year of operations, […]
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The virtual production market is poised for impressive growth, with forecasts projecting a robust 19.98% CAGR, soaring from US$1.99 billion in 2022 to an expected US$7.13 billion by the end of 2029. This surge epitomizes the burgeoning integration of innovative technologies in filmmaking and content creation across the globe. Advancements in Real-Time Rendering Spearhead Industry […]
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It’s been nearly 40 years since “This Is Spinal Tap” unleashed its indelible brand of bumbling metal mayhem on the world, but fear not, fans – a sequel is finally cranking the amps up to eleven and is now in production! Director Rob Reiner is back at the helm, bringing his signature mockumentary style to […]
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The Georgia House has just approved HB1180, legislation closely followed by the entertainment industry since it alters a key element of the transferable tax credit that’s drawn film and television production to the Peach State — capping the amount that can be transferred in any one year. The change would only impact companies or producers that don’t […]
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