The city of Santa Clarita’s Film Office released the list of eight productions currently filming in the Santa Clarita Valley for the week of Monday, April 1 – Sunday, April 7. The productions filming locally are: “WOD” – Feature “The Teenager Who Saw Too Much” – Television Movie “SWAT” – Television “NCIS” – Television “Orphan” […]
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Italian film and TV orgs will hold an emergency press conference in Rome next week to discuss the damage being done to their sectors by uncertainty over the future of direct funding and tax credits. The meeting on April 5 in Rome’s Cinema Adriano will gather the members of 14 professional bodies including filmmakers’ org 100 […]
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Georgia’s legislative session is a wrap, burying with it a tortured bill on state film and television production tax credits — to the relief of Hollywood, indie producers and Georgia sound stage owners. “Georgia is open for business and continues as a premier destination for film and television production. After much study and debate, the General Assembly […]
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“Dead Man’s Wire,” a $13 million feature-length film directed by Werner Hertzog and set to star Academy Award winner Nicholas Cage, is being produced in Kentucky with support of a state incentive program. Cabinet for Economic Development staff determined that a total eligible tax incentive amount for this film is nearly $4 million; Kentucky initiated […]
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Vancouver Island’s film industry is about to enter a new stage with a major film studio complex on Malahat Nation territory. Construction on the $242-million new carbon-neutral, zero-waste movie complex, to be built near an industrial park on the western shores of Saanich Inlet, is expected to begin toward the end of the year. Stagerunner first […]
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Two major companies are moving forward with plans to build a $1.8 billion movie studio and mixed-use development in Summerlin, Nevada. The massive project from Howard Hughes Holdings, the developer of Summerlin, and Sony Entertainment, which was approved Wednesday by the Clark County Zoning Commission, could create 10,000 jobs in west Las Vegas. The impetus […]
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You won’t find a more ardent booster for Connecticut’s film and TV industry, and for the state as a whole, than Jonathan Black. He and his wife, Lauren, moved three years ago with their two young daughters from Los Angeles to Newtown, where she had been the high school valedictorian. Their company, Chair 10 Productions, […]
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The Georgia House has just approved HB1180, legislation closely followed by the entertainment industry since it alters a key element of the transferable tax credit that’s drawn film and television production to the Peach State — capping the amount that can be transferred in any one year. The change would only impact companies or producers that don’t […]
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Dublin Calling: A robust support system, stunning landscapes, and a wave of homegrown talent propel Ireland’s film industry to new heights. “You can literally film anything you want here,” declares veteran Irish producer Tristan Orpen Lynch with a wink. “Okay, maybe desert scenes are a stretch, but we’d give it a go!” This lighthearted quip […]
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Streaming giant Netflix is doubling down on its East Coast ambitions, forging ahead with plans to construct a sprawling production facility on the hallowed grounds of a decommissioned New Jersey army base. The proposed $903 million project, earmarked for Fort Monmouth in Monmouth County, has garnered initial approval from Governor Phil Murphy’s administration and a […]
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