James Cameron has backed a new UK film studio and said it could act as a base for his technology training center, but the £750M ($927M) Marlow Film Studios still requires a planning greenlight and is proving controversial in its local area. According to the Financial Times, the triple Oscar-winner has written to Buckinghamshire Council in support of […]
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Plans have been lodged with South Dublin Co Council for what will be the country’s largest film studio campus, ‘Dublin Fields’. Dublin based company, Lens Media Ltd is seeking a ten year planning permission for the construction of the ‘Dublin Fields’ Media Park which is to include six sound stage buildings that comprise 11 internal […]
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A new Film Studio in Carteret just got a financial boost from New Jersey through a $4.7 million state grant. It’s part of a $1 billion, 10-acre redevelopment project, according to Carteret Mayor Daniel J. Reiman. The project includes a 1.2 million-square-foot movie production studio complex called “Carteret Stages.” Five grants totaling $9.5 million were […]
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A new film and TV studio funded via a portion of a £24M ($30M) government investment has become the latest to launch in the UK. Stirling Studios will generate more than 4,000 jobs across several industries in 25 years, according to an independent economic impact assessment. The founders are calling Stirling “among the biggest film studio […]
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After reaping the rewards of a protracted growth spurt, Italy‘s film industry is facing a forced slowdown as the country’s right-wing government dithers with modifications they plan to make to several key regulations, most significantly to the country’s now stalled tax incentives for film and TV production. At a packed protest event held earlier this month […]
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When state Rep. Scott Fetgatter was working on new film incentive legislation to present this session, he found inspiration in country music — or at least in the genre’s Tennessee epicenter. “It’s the Nashville approach. Nashville couldn’t compete with New York or California in music. So, they took a niche, and they carved it out called country music. And they steal […]
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Co-founder Rachel Cannon is stepping down as CEO of downtown Oklahoma City’s Prairie Surf Studios, which has emerged in the past few years as a major force in the state’s burgeoning film industry. “Earlier this week I tendered my resignation as CEO of Prairie Surf Studios. Three years ago, coming off six seasons of ABC’s ‘Fresh Off the Boat,’ I paused my […]
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Amazon’s Fallout series has picked up a $25 million tax credit offer from the California Film Commission to practically assure a second season and relocate production from New York State to Los Angeles. Set in the future post-apocalyptic Los Angeles and world of Fallout, the series from Amazon MGM Studios is projected by the California Film Commission to contribute $153 […]
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In April 2022, news broke that actor Anthony Mackie planned to build a film and television studio in his hometown of New Orleans. The buzz was exciting – a Hollywood A-lister investing in the city’s burgeoning film industry. But since then, information about the project has been scarce. So, what’s the hold-up with Anthony Mackie’s […]
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Keystone Commercial LLC, a commercial real estate advisory and investment firm, has just released plans for Keystone Studios, a state-of-the-art, 500,000 square foot production powerhouse. Keystone Studios’ team of TV and film industry veterans has designed the upcoming full-service facility to cater to the region’s burgeoning entertainment sector, leveraging the advantages offered by New Jersey’s […]
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