Where do you film a TV series when your cast and production team live in the northern most city in Canada? Why not use the local Curling Rink? Netflix has picked up a new comedy series and they plan on shooting at the home of the Iqaluit Curling Club. Iqaluit, a tiny town in Northern […]
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Sunderland residents are being invited to share their views on major plans for a film studio development on the banks of the River Wear on the east coast of England. FulwellCain – a joint venture between global entertainment company Fulwell 73 and Cain International – and Sunderland City Council are spearheading a bid to pave […]
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Hollywood studio execs – including James Lin, Universal Pictures SVP physical production, Legendary TV’s Lily Tammy and Robert Ortiz, Paramount SVP, production – met with international location managers, scouts, and line producers and film commission reps at this year’s Shooting Locations Marketplace in Spain’s Valladolid. Among location managers, event ambassador Lori Balton (“Jack Ryan,” “Argo”) was joined […]
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The north-east of England’s film and television industry is undergoing a renaissance. The area has provided the backdrop for several TV shows and Hollywood films in recent years, as new studios have sprung up with more in the planning. Behind the glitz, the plan is to nurture new generations of homegrown talent and attract big […]
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Lights, camera, action: the Lone Star State is ready for its star turn. This year, the Texas Legislature drastically increased the budget for its film incentives program from $45 million to $200 million. While that’s far less than competitors like Georgia, which extended $1.3 billion in tax breaks to productions this year, it’s a shot in the […]
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Pinewood, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), and Sky have sounded the alarm over a so-called UK film “studio tax” that they argue could torpedo Britain’s status as a rival to Hollywood. The companies raised concerns about “extreme” business rate hikes for sound stage facilities, arguing that the UK’s competitiveness and the development of new studios could “collapse” unless the government […]
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WILMINGTON, N.C. -What looks like construction now could soon be home to your next favorite movie. Workers are putting up 55-foot-high walls for what will soon be sound stages 3 and 4 at Dark Horse Studios. President of Dark Horse Studios, Kirk Englebright, said he’s ready to take on the crew base in Wilmington who […]
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StageRunner reveals a snapshot of the latest high-end TV and film productions shooting in the UK for the big studios and streamers. Productions that are still on hold following the SAG-AFTRA strike (which concluded earlier this month) are noted. Films How To Train Your Dragon Live-action remake of the 2010 animation about a hapless […]
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Hungary’s historical NFI Studios are expanding in order to meet the growing demand from international film and TV producers to shoot in the central European country. Backed by the National Film Institute (NFI), the studio’s capacity is increasing to 136,000 square feet, serving both international and domestic productions, while creating hundreds of new jobs. Four […]
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Berkshire England’s newest film and television studios have announced the completion date for the final stage of construction. Based near Reading, Shinfield Studios is a state-of-the-art facility with 13 soundstages already available for TV and production companies. They have now announced that as of early 2024, all 18 studios will be fully operational after over […]
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