The Capital City is getting some new moviemaking digs. “Dazed And Confused” may be Austin’s claim to movie fame, but that doesn’t mean filmmaking in the Capital City peaked in the ‘90s. Central Texas will become home to three new studios, signaling the city’s growing popularity among filmmakers. Austin’s sunny weather and creative scene are […]
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With Martin Scorsese’a, Killer Of The Flower Moon out this weekend, we wanted to take a look at Oklahoma Production, their Incentive Program and available Sound Stages in the state. Killers of the Flower Moon was filmed in Oklahoma and with a budget of $200 million, it is surely the most expensive film ever shot in the […]
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The new 11-acre film complex will make Savannah Film Studios the largest and most comprehensive university film studio complex in the nation. This year, the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) will finish construction on the first phase of its landmark film complex announced in 2021 — a sprawling, 11-acre expansion of its existing Savannah […]
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The Irish government set out its 2024 budget today, which included a surprise shift to the country’s tax incentive structure. Irish Film and TV productions are now able to claim the country’s 32% tax break on eligible expenditure up to €125m, raised from €70m. Screen Ireland, the national agency for the Irish screen industry, welcomed the […]
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Representatives of Georgia’s film and television industry gathered in Athens last week to urge state legislators to keep the generous tax credit that’s turned the screen sector into a multi-billion-dollar business. Lawmakers are considering paring back the 20–30% tax credit, implemented in 2008, because they are worried the state is losing out on hundreds of […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery has announced plans for a major expansion of the UK studios where “Barbie” — its biggest movie of all time — was filmed. The expansion will increase the production capacity at the studios in the Leavesden area, on the outskirts of London, by more than 50%. The investment is expected to create 4,000 “direct […]
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The deal for the EUE/Screen Gems Studios facility in Georgia and another campus in North Carolina will see the locations operate under the Canadian-based company’s umbrella. Cinespace Studios has acquired the soundstages and campuses belonging to EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Atlanta, Georgia and Wilmington, North Carolina. Terms of the deal for the studios, which includes soundstages […]
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The state government of Australia’s New South Wales has reversed some of its recently announced plans to cut subsidy to the film and TV industries. NSW Minister for the Arts, John Graham said on Tuesday that three important screen industry programs – the post digital and visual effects (PDV), the digital games development rebate program and the ‘Made in NSW Fund’ – will […]
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Hollywood writers have reached a “tentative” deal to end the strike after 146 days, the Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced. On Sunday (24 September), the WGA announced that they had reached a major development and struck a deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, nearly five months after the writers’ union began their historic […]
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Rumors about a film studio being built in Augusta have floated around for a couple of years, but on Sept. 21, one film producer removed all speculation. “I plan to bring a purpose-built studio here,” said Warren Ostergard, who has made a few films in Augusta including The Hill, The Royal and Agent Game. Ostergard made the announcement […]
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