“Dead Man’s Wire,” a $13 million feature-length film directed by Werner Hertzog and set to star Academy Award winner Nicholas Cage, is being produced in Kentucky with support of a state incentive program. Cabinet for Economic Development staff determined that a total eligible tax incentive amount for this film is nearly $4 million; Kentucky initiated […]
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Investment in movie production in France rose 13.6% in 2023 to $1.45B (€1.34B), according to an annual report published by the country’s National Cinema Centre (CNC) on Monday. Deadline reported today that the CNC said that $1.19B of the $1.45B investment hailed from France-based backers, in their third highest contribution after 2016 and 2021. The body, which oversees funding and support […]
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Many in Hollywood have expressed fears that generative artificial-intelligence technology will create massive disruption in the industry, including the potential loss of jobs. New survey results won’t do anything to assuage those concerns: Although 70% of U.S. consumers say they would rather watch a TV show or movie written by a human than by […]
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Two major companies are moving forward with plans to build a $1.8 billion movie studio and mixed-use development in Summerlin, Nevada. The massive project from Howard Hughes Holdings, the developer of Summerlin, and Sony Entertainment, which was approved Wednesday by the Clark County Zoning Commission, could create 10,000 jobs in west Las Vegas. The impetus […]
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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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