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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KING COUNTY, Wash. — What was mostly an unused warehouse on Harbor Island in Seattle is now a state-of-the-art 117,000-square-foot soundstage. On Thursday, King County Executive Dow Constantine and leaders from the film industry celebrated the grand opening of Harbor Island Studios. It’s King County’s first major public investment into growing the local film industry, with […]
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Portugal will have Europe’s first Green Movie Studio with Tage Studios investing € 200 million in Palmela, that is located south of Lisbon. The Tage Studios project will develop what is set to become Europe’s first sustainable movie studio by 2025 according to The Hollywood Reporter. The innovative project will be developed by David Hallyday, […]
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Cherokee Nation has broken ground on a 10,000-square-foot soundstage, among the newest expansion at Cherokee Film Studios’ Owasso campus. The new production facility will feature a 35-foot ceiling, full soundproofing to cinema standards, a modular truss system with chain hoists, a hair and makeup room, a multipurpose-flex space, restrooms, 14-foot bay doors for load-ins and RV […]
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