Is the next Hollywood rising just outside of Sydney? That’s the bold vision behind Central Coast Studios, a $240 million production facility proposed for a 50 acre site in Calga, less than an hour north of Sydney. Tucked just off the freeway and ten kilometers from Gosford, the project has been lodged as a State […]
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Move over Hollywood—Bristol just raised the bar for sustainable filmmaking. TBY2, the state-of-the-art soundstage complex that anchors The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol, England, has officially been named the world’s most sustainable film and TV production site, according to BAFTA albert’s 2025/26 Studio Sustainability Standard Report. The report ranked 31 global facilities, and TBY2 came […]
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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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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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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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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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Los Angeles still boasts the most soundstage space in the world—8 million square feet of it, to be exact. But a new report from FilmLA makes one thing clear: it’s not just about how much space you have, it’s about how much is being used. And in 2024, that number has dropped to its lowest […]
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Manitoba’s screen industry just added a new production destination to its map. On Friday, Juliette Hagopian and her team cut the ribbon on Jette Studios, a brand-new 25,200-square-foot soundstage in the town of Niverville—located just 30 minutes south of Winnipeg. Designed with 40-foot ceilings and built from the ground up in under six months, the […]
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The £700 million (approximately $890 million USD) Sunset Waltham Cross Studios project, once poised to be the largest film production facility in the UK, has officially been scrapped. The ambitious 91-acre development, backed by Blackstone and Hudson Pacific Properties, was intended to bolster the UK’s position as a global production hub. However, after years of […]
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