Japan’s Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) and Japan Film Commission have announced details of a new incentives program for offshore film and TV productions shooting in the country. The new scheme, which is under the jurisdiction of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), will fund up to one half of the qualifying Japanese […]
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Although countless film and TV productions are set in Manhattan, the borough has yet to lay claim to its very own production-studio complex. Things are about to change, though. In fact, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal, three different companies—Blackstone, Hudson Pacific Properties and Vornado Realty Trust—have joined forced to build Sunset Pier […]
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As labor strikes by actors and screenwriters push back release dates for new movies and TV shows, production companies are continuing to move ahead with major new film studios in the east — but in New York, New Jersey and Georgia, with Connecticut still just a small backlot for the industry despite tax incentives on par with the […]
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The California Film Commission (CFC) today announced that it will welcome three big-budget feature film projects and a diverse roster of 13 independent films to the state’s Film & TV Tax Credit Program 3.0. In all, the projects are on track to bring $670 million in total production spending to California, including an estimated $466 million in […]
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With picturesque, rolling green hills, growing urban areas and gorgeous cityscapes, Tennessee is quickly becoming a mecca for film and TV production. And why not? The region enjoys everything studios could ask for in film production, from sunshine days, dustings of snow in the winter or lush hues of fall and spring foliage. More and […]
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Some fun Production News for a Friday morning. TAMPA — “Jaws” taught the world that it’s not safe to go back in the water. Now, Tampa will be reminded of that … by a manatee? According to an application for a $100,000 Hillsborough County film incentive, the movie “No Wake Zone” will film for 13 […]
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The future site of Manhattan’s first purpose-built film and TV soundstages has added two blue-chip backers, private equity firm Blackstone and real estate company Hudson Pacific Properties. Office space giant Vornado Realty Trust had already been aboard the Sunset Pier 94 Studios project, which has been in the works for several years. The three companies have now formed a […]
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Owners of the nearly century-old Radford Studio Center, also known as the CBS Studio Center, have unveiled revamp plans for the storied facility — an estimated $1 billion for modern soundstages, production and support offices, sustainability measures, historic preservation and a transportation infrastructure. ViacomCBS (now Paramount Global) sold the facility to Hackman Capital Partners and Square Mile Capital Management for $1.85 […]
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The UK’s Pinewood Studios has approved plans for a 1.4 million ft2 expansion from Buckinghamshire council, which will render it the biggest studio complex in the world, boasting a total of 51 purpose-build stages. The expansion will deliver 21 new purpose-built sound stages, a backlot filming space, education and training hub and a publicly accessible […]
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