California officials have been quick to point to signs of a rebound. After lawmakers doubled the state’s annual film and TV tax credit from $330 million to $750 million, on-location shooting jumped 10 percent in Q3 — the strongest movement since the post-pandemic slump. But the headline masks a harder truth: California isn’t bringing back […]
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Nevada lawmakers have once again slammed the brakes on a proposed $120 million annual film-and-TV subsidy package — a deal that would have anchored a major Sony Pictures and Warner Bros.–backed studio complex in Las Vegas’ booming Summerlin district. The bill, AB 5, fell just one vote short during a late-night special session on Wednesday, […]
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California’s Incentive Surge Draws ‘Fallout,’ ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and 14 More Shows as State Fights to Regain Production Ground California’s aggressive push to rebuild its production base is beginning to crystallize, with the state awarding $313 million in tax credits to 17 television projects — a slate led by high-profile titles like Fallout, Mr. […]
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Nevada’s long-running attempt to lure Hollywood to Summerlin just got its biggest plot twist yet. Assembly Bill 5 — the massive $1.6 billion film tax credit package tied to a proposed Sony/Warner Bros.-backed studio complex — survived one of the session’s tensest showdowns Sunday, clearing the Senate Select Committee on Jobs and the Economy on […]
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$60M Illinois complex delayed for review, but signals production’s growing shift beyond the coasts A new studio development in America’s heartland is aiming to join the country’s expanding map of film production hubs — though it’ll have to navigate a few wetlands first. Hollywood River Studios, a planned $60 million soundstage and entertainment complex in […]
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New York’s production skyline just got another major player — and this one’s thinking long game. East End Studios has officially cut the ribbon on its new Sunnyside Campus in Queens — a $260 million, 350,000-square-foot complex that fuses cutting-edge virtual production infrastructure with the kind of industrial muscle usually reserved for legacy Hollywood lots. […]
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At the Tokyo International Film Festival, Alien: Earth executive line producer Apinat “Obb” Siricharoenjit made one thing clear: Thailand is no longer just a beautiful backdrop — it’s now one of Asia’s most competitive production hubs. Speaking during an MPA-hosted seminar, Siricharoenjit traced the country’s evolution from hosting exotic location shoots to becoming a full-service […]
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Taylor Sheridan, the cowboy auteur who built a television empire from Yellowstone’s first shot of the Montana plains, is officially leaving the Paramount corral — and he’s taking his boots, his ranches, and his billion-dollar storytelling machine with him. The Yellowstone creator has inked a five-year, film-and-TV megadeal with NBCUniversal, marking one of the most […]
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New Jersey’s film industry just set another box office-worthy record — but this time, behind the camera. According to the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission (NJMPTVC), the Garden State’s in-state production spending soared to $833 million in 2024, surpassing its previous record of $701 million in 2022. More than 556 productions filmed across […]
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The city that never sleeps is fast becoming the city that never stops shooting. Across the five boroughs — and spilling into New Jersey and Long Island — New York City is undergoing its biggest production infrastructure boom in decades. From Manhattan’s West Side to the waterfronts of Brooklyn and Queens, developers are racing to […]
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