Almost 20 years ago, Richard and Amy James went on their first date in Los Angeles and realized they both aspired to start a film studio. “We spoke about a dream that both of us happened to have about building a studio, a studio outside of the main Hollywood system, where people could have a […]
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“It’s not just about film,” Commissioner René García told Miami Today as he spoke of a new $10 million movie-making incentive program for the county in 2024. “It’s about really generating economic opportunities down here for our community.” “At least with this $10 million we can start bringing film back to this community,” Sen. García […]
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Jan. 24—New Mexico film — it works. This is the message an economic impact study by the New Mexico Film Office confirms. The study found that the New Mexico Film Production Tax Credit produced an average economic return on investment (ROI) of $7.77 for the state from fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2023. Which […]
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(DETROIT) – It could be lights, camera, action once again in Michigan as lawmakers consider bringing new tax credits for television shows and films produced in the state. “In the first year, we expect to have $3 to $500 million injected into the economy,” said David Haddad, chairman of the Michigan Film Industry Association. Haddad says […]
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RALEIGH — North Carolina is looking at new ways to attract film and television production to the state. Dating back to the 1980s, North Carolina has been a home for the film industry and has been one of the largest production states outside of California and New York. But, the state ended its film incentive […]
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Just across the East River from Manhattan, New York’s newest purpose-built film and TV production facility is slated to open this spring. The venue, Borden Studios, will occupy the top floors of a complex on Borden Avenue in the Queens neighborhood of Long Island City. The privately owned site was built by real estate investment and operating […]
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Almost three years after the Western Australian government committed to building a studio complex in the state, construction is underway at the selected site in the Malaga Metronet station precinct in Perth’s north-east. The facility will include four purpose-built sound stages and other on-site screen production facilities such as production offices, an art department and […]
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Film and television production company Amazon MGM Studios has entered into an agreement with Toronto’s Pinewood Studios for exclusive use of its facilities in future productions. In a Jan. 17 news conference, the production giant confirmed its multi-year commitment to the Canadian studio space, including the use of five new sound stages with accompanying workshops […]
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A contingent from Calgary, including the mayor, travelled to Los Angeles last week to further develop the city’s relationship with several major film and television studios and streamers in Hollywood. Mayor Jyoti Gondek was in California on Thursday and Friday, along with representatives from Calgary Economic Development (CED) and members of unions and guilds representing […]
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The latest season of HBO hit “True Detective” is set in Alaska, leaning into its tagline “Night Country” to explore the depths of a dark, frigid winter in the northernmost points of the state. The series takes place in Ennis, Alaska, a fictionalized amalgam of northern villages Kotzebue, Utqiagvik and Nome, according to creator Issa […]
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