ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque’s scenic West Mesa could soon be home to a major film and television production hub. The Mesa Film Studios (MFS) development site is on City-owned property along Atrisco Vista Blvd. The first phase of the project has an estimated capital investment of $57 million on a 60-acre site. In the first year […]
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In another push to lure more movie and television production away from California, construction on UNLV’s large studio project in southwest Las Vegas could begin as early as 2027, the university announced Tuesday. The UNLV Research Foundation said the groundbreaking for the 34-acre Nevada Studios Campus at the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park could happen in […]
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1888 Studios is coming to life. The sprawling film and television studio on a 70 acres site Bayonne, New Jersey will be the largest ground-up movie studio complex in North America. Formerly a Texaco oil storage facility, the 1.5 million square foot facility will be named after the year Thomas Edison filed a patent for […]
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After two blockbuster years, Ontario’s film productions took a hit in 2023 because of lengthy writer and actor strikes in the U.S. Figures to be released Friday show while the sector gave the provincial economy a $1.8 billion boost last year, it was down more than 40 per cent when compared to $3.1 billion in 2022. […]
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This time last year, people in Vancouver’s TV and film production business were beginning to get nervous.The major American TV studios were scaling back and re-evaluating where they were spending their money — a streaming gold rush saw more studios built around the world, and more governments offering lucrative tax credits.Loud rumblings of labour unrest could also […]
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Nothing tops a friendly referral when it comes to new business. Producers who work in an unfamiliar country or studio installation are quick to share their level of satisfaction with fellow filmmakers. “I’ll always call people up to ask about their experiences, and of course they’ll call me as well,” explained Alex Boden, former chair of […]
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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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