Maida Vale, London — Legendary film composer Hans Zimmer is officially moving forward with a bold vision to transform one of London’s most historic sound facilities into a state-of-the-art production campus for music, film, and TV. On April 1, Westminster City Council unanimously approved plans to redevelop the BBC’s iconic Maida Vale Studios, located in […]
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Los Angeles’ production community sent a powerful message on Sunday: California must act boldly to keep its film and TV industry alive—and local. At SirReel Studios in Sun Valley, hundreds of crew members, artists, and allies packed a large warehouse space in support of Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed $750 million expansion of the state’s Film […]
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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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It’s the end of an era in Century City. Disney will officially vacate the historic Fox Studio Lot by the close of 2025, capping off a seven-year leaseback agreement that followed its 2019 acquisition of 21st Century Fox’s entertainment assets. The move consolidates Disney’s Los Angeles-based production footprint in Burbank, where it’s forming a centralized […]
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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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Veteran actor and podcast host Rob Lowe isn’t holding back. On a recent episode of his “Literally!” podcast, he slammed California’s response to the mass exodus of film and TV production, calling the state’s handling of the crisis “criminal” — and he might not be wrong. “It’s cheaper to bring 100 American people to Ireland […]
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The most iconic house on British television has found a new address—and it’s a big one. VERSA Studios has officially expanded its West London footprint by 200,000 square feet to welcome ITV’s Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother, with the nightly Late & Live show set to tape next door at VERSA’s original Ealing location. […]
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Nova Scotia is stepping onto the global production stage with a major milestone: its first-ever purpose-built film and television soundstage. Backed by $8 million in provincial funding and spearheaded by Screen Nova Scotia, the new facility in Mount Uniacke is set to open later this year—marking a major leap forward for a region that’s been […]
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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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Wildflower Studios, the Robert De Niro-backed, $1 billion production facility in Astoria, Queens, has been recognized as one of the world’s most groundbreaking commercial developments. At this year’s MIPIM Awards—one of the most prestigious real estate honors globally—the facility took home the top prize in the Industrial and Logistics category, making it the only U.S. […]
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