For decades, the St. Louis metro area has played supporting roles in Hollywood productions, doubling for other cities or hosting select location shoots. But developer Chris Breakwell is betting the region is ready for something more permanent. Breakwell’s planned Hollywood River Studios in Wood River, Illinois, aims to turn the area into a year-round production […]
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Shadowbox Studios has been tapped to operate and manage Kaufman Astoria Studios, the storied New York production facility whose credits span from Goodfellas, The Wiz and Sesame Street to Succession, And Just Like That and The Devil Wears Prada 2. The transition takes effect immediately, with Shadowbox working alongside the existing on-site team at the Astoria, Queens campus. The facility, originally built in 1920 […]
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A major new film and television studio development in northeast England has moved a step closer to reality, as developers submitted final planning documents for the first phase of Crown Works Studios, a production hub designed to bring high-end film and television projects to the city of Sunderland. Located about 275 miles north of London […]
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A century-old Los Angeles studio lot is getting a fresh pitch to buyers after a major price reduction. Occidental Studios, a legacy production facility near downtown Los Angeles, is now being marketed at $25 million, down from its previous $45 million asking price. The revised listing focuses on the studio’s main 2.75-acre lot, which includes […]
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New York and New Jersey are gaining ground in the increasingly competitive race for film and television production dollars, while California’s expanded tax incentive program appears to be slowing the industry’s flight to rival states. According to ProdPro’s Q2 2026 production snapshot, California remained the top market overall, with $1.33 billion in production spend, up […]
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BoxCar Studios, a nearly four-acre production campus in Atwater Village with a history that includes All My Children, Netflix shoots, Playboy’s television operations and a former Capitol Records vault facility, is officially on the market. The property, located at 3030 Andrita Street, includes three existing soundstages totaling 34,500 square feet and is being marketed by […]
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A new film and television studio development taking shape in Illinois’ Metro East region is betting that generous tax incentives, lower operating costs and an underserved production market can help attract projects that might otherwise land in Atlanta, Chicago or other established production hubs. Hollywood River Studios, a planned $62 million production campus under construction […]
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Quixote, long one of Hollywood’s most recognizable production services brands, is scaling back a major piece of its soundstage footprint as parent company Hudson Pacific Properties looks to cut costs and refocus its studio strategy amid the ongoing production slowdown. In a note to clients and partners, Quixote’s leadership said the company has made “the […]
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A decommissioned airport terminal outside Pittsburgh is being positioned as an unlikely but potentially powerful addition to the U.S. production landscape, as regional leaders and industry advocates push to convert the former landside terminal at Pittsburgh International Airport into a large-scale film and television facility. The initiative, known as the Terminal P Project, would transform […]
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Saudi Arabia’s expanding footprint in the global entertainment industry is coming into sharper focus, as billions in Gulf capital flow into some of Hollywood’s most consequential deals — underscoring a broader strategy that extends well beyond domestic growth. In Riyadh, the transformation is already visible. Multiplexes that didn’t exist less than a decade ago are […]
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