As Georgia’s film and television industry continues to grow, the spotlight shines not just on dazzling productions and burgeoning studios, but also on a less glamorous, yet crucial element: housing. Enter Studio Housing Atlanta, a company quietly playing a starring role in attracting and retaining top talent to the Peach State. The state’s generous tax […]
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After announcing intentions to build a sound stage and film studio in Buffalo, NY just over three years ago, Buffalo Studios is putting those plans on hold due to financial issues, the organization announced in a release Tuesday. The original plan was set to bring a “major film studio” as part of an $80 million […]
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If you’ve been in Michigan for a while, you may remember when the state launched a pretty big effort to have more movies, TV shows and commercials filmed here. Projects got big tax breaks and in return the state hoped it could get a lot of jobs and new industry. It didn’t work. A new […]
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From the Star Observer today, the University of Hawaii is expected to announce today that it has selected a private developer to design, build, finance and operate a more than $100 million film and television production studio planned next door to UH West Oahu’s campus in Kapolei. Following an October deadline for submissions, Island Film […]
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Sunderland’s council leader has revealed ambitions for Star Wars to be filmed on Wearside, as part of a wider drive to develop film and TV production industries across the North East of England. Sunderland City Council’s cabinet of senior councillors, at a meeting this week, agreed funding contributions for the North East Screen Industries Partnership. North […]
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In her more than 30 years in the film industry, set dresser and costumer Jeanne Bishop has worked on countless movies and TV shows filmed in Virginia. But in more recent years, the Blacksburg native often had to leave her home state for neighboring states to find work. “One of the last jobs I had […]
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Billy Bod Thornton and the creator of Yellowstone are some of the big names behind a news Dallas-based series. Bad Santa star Billy Bob Thornton is rolling back into town as the marquee-topping name on a new TV show being filmed in North Texas. His supporting cast includes Ali Larter of Legally Blonde and Varsity Blues fame and Jacob […]
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If all goes according to plan, the City of Laval in southwestern Quebec is hoping a recently approved multi-million dollar project could eventually become Hollywood North Shore, transforming the film industry in the region and beyond. City officials have approved the rezoning of a massive swath of farmland on the eastern side of the island […]
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Despite Colorado’s awe-inspiring landscapes, few big budget production companies produce film and tv here. GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. — Colorado isn’t exactly known for its bustling film industry and compared to states such as New Mexico, Georgia and Arizona, the amount of film and TV production in the state is bare bones. Over the past eight years, the […]
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A production coming to Oregon with an in-state spend of $1 million dollars or more doesn’t have to hire locally to qualify for the state’s incentive program, but it’s still likely to be staffed largely by Oregonians. “Over the last eight or nine years, in excess of 85% of the crews on larger movies have been locals,” […]
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