It’s been no secret that Austin has been a hub for creatives in the entertainment industry. Directors like Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids), actors like Matthew McConaughey (Dazed and Confused), and showrunners like Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) are just a handful of people who’ve come to call the Capital City home. Yet heads were turned in May with the […]
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Hollywood has its sights set on Jersey – or at least French financier Arpad “Arki” Busson does. Busson, with help from Moore Capital and the Rothschild family, is set to build a massive entertainment campus for 1888 Studios on 70 acres of former Texaco land in Bayonne, New Jersey, the Wall Street Journal reported. The project will include […]
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Bass announced the creation of an Entertainment Industry Cabinet last week as permitting nonprofit FilmLA hikes fees Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass met with heavy hitters in the entertainment industry last week to form a cabinet that can advice the city on how to keep Hollywood jobs in Los Angeles after the number of productions […]
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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Development Director Lydia Mihalik announced Monday that $36.7 million in tax credits would be used for Ohio-produced films, including three feature films in Cincinnati. The Motion Picture Tax Credit program offers a 30% refundable tax credit on production cast and crew wages and other eligible in-state spending. There […]
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Amman Jordan Hopes to Become Major Hollywood Production Hub With New Purpose-Built Olivewood Studios
Jordan’s majestic rolling dunes have filled the screen in blockbusters like Dune and The Martian, but there’s more to the country than spectacular desert. With a range of picturesque landscapes and a generous rebate, the country is attractive to US and international productions looking for a versatile and visually spectacular filming hub. Just outside the […]
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The British producer calling for an unscripted TV tax credit is planning on taking his blueprint to the broadcasters and organizing a letter to new Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy. Derek Drennan’s petition for the new credit has been signed by more than 150 execs via LinkedIn so far. The Nest Productions founder and former Lime Pictures […]
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The stage will soon be set for Western Australia’s answer to Hollywood and officials say a “simplistic” name for the state’s first dedicated screen production facility is a logical choice that will put the capital on the map. Formally announced by the state government as Perth Film Studios in June, the $233.5 million construction in Malaga, in […]
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Ryan Murphy and Kim Kardashian are having a very good week. Two days after it was announced that Halle Berry and Glen Close had joined the cast of the mega-producer and the reality star’s All’s Fair, today the California Film Commission announced the Hulu legal drama as one of the recipients of the state’s film and tv tax incentive program. To be specific, as a […]
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The Australian screen industry is celebrating after the country’s Location Offset scheme was raised to 30%. The legislation, which was announced in May, was made law today and officially came into effect on July 1. It raises the rebate for TV and film productions shooting in the country from the previous 16.5% to 30% and will […]
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Fallback Studios, a new vertically integrated film production studio, will be opening in Dublin, Ohio in Q2 2025, marking a new era for the Midwest film industry, Stagerunner has learned. Located on a 15-acre campus, the $40 million project currently under construction encompasses 250,000 square feet of cutting-edge production space. Included at Fallback Studios are […]
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