Where do you film a TV series when your cast and production team live in the northern most city in Canada? Why not use the local Curling Rink? Netflix has picked up a new comedy series and they plan on shooting at the home of the Iqaluit Curling Club. Iqaluit, a tiny town in Northern […]
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ATLANTA – Production of The Color Purple – a reimagined, bold new take on the classic novel and award-winning Broadway musical – was an economic engine for Georgia, according to new data released by Warner Bros. Pictures. The data was released at a screening of the upcoming film in Atlanta on Monday night co-hosted by the studio and […]
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The city of Santa Clarita’s Film Office released the list of nine productions currently filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, Jan. 8 – Sunday, Jan. 14. “White Vinigga” – Feature “CSI Vegas” – Television “NCIS” – Television “S.W.A.T.” – Television “Callback” – Television “Cesar Millan: Better Human, Better Dog” – […]
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Sunderland residents are being invited to share their views on major plans for a film studio development on the banks of the River Wear on the east coast of England. FulwellCain – a joint venture between global entertainment company Fulwell 73 and Cain International – and Sunderland City Council are spearheading a bid to pave […]
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Hollywood studio execs – including James Lin, Universal Pictures SVP physical production, Legendary TV’s Lily Tammy and Robert Ortiz, Paramount SVP, production – met with international location managers, scouts, and line producers and film commission reps at this year’s Shooting Locations Marketplace in Spain’s Valladolid. Among location managers, event ambassador Lori Balton (“Jack Ryan,” “Argo”) was joined […]
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Industry has said Britain could lose out to other countries, particularly in animation and special effects Film, TV and video-game producers will get more generous tax breaks in the UK from beginning this week, amid industry warnings that the country could lose out to others, particularly in animation and special effects. The government said all […]
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Guy Pearce is leading a new production set to film in January. The New Mexico Film Office announced “Killing Faith,” which will film in and around Santa Fe. “Killing Faith” takes place in the summer of 1859. A widowed physician reluctantly agrees to take a recently freed slave and her mysterious Caucasian daughter on a […]
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The north-east of England’s film and television industry is undergoing a renaissance. The area has provided the backdrop for several TV shows and Hollywood films in recent years, as new studios have sprung up with more in the planning. Behind the glitz, the plan is to nurture new generations of homegrown talent and attract big […]
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Lights, camera, action: the Lone Star State is ready for its star turn. This year, the Texas Legislature drastically increased the budget for its film incentives program from $45 million to $200 million. While that’s far less than competitors like Georgia, which extended $1.3 billion in tax breaks to productions this year, it’s a shot in the […]
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Pinewood, Warner Bros Discovery (WBD), and Sky have sounded the alarm over a so-called UK film “studio tax” that they argue could torpedo Britain’s status as a rival to Hollywood. The companies raised concerns about “extreme” business rate hikes for sound stage facilities, arguing that the UK’s competitiveness and the development of new studios could “collapse” unless the government […]
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