Australia’s screen industry agency Ausfilm says “production is booming” across the country, partly due to new tax incentives for local productions that were introduced two months ago. With eight major TV series and films either completed, in production or post-production this year, streamers and studios are taking advantage of the 30 per cent “location offset”, […]
Read MoreLAS VEGAS – Sony Pictures Entertainment is “shovel-ready” to break ground on a new studio in the Summerlin area while Warner Brothers is planning to come to the southwest part of the valley. All they are waiting on is for lawmakers to pass a new film tax credits bill into law. A film tax credit bill died in 2023. […]
Read MoreThe film industry on central and northern Vancouver Island has been able to withstand the effects of last year’s Writers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild strikes and the future looks promising. “We’re fortunate on the north, mid-Island,” said Brandon Lepine, regional production services manager for Vancouver Island North Film Commission (INFilm), which provides liaison and location scouting services to […]
Read MoreJapan’s Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) and Japan Film Commission have announced details of a new incentives program for offshore film and TV productions shooting in the country. The new scheme, which is under the jurisdiction of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), will fund up to one half of the qualifying Japanese […]
Read MoreLAS VEGAS (KSNV) — Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) says it will lease a film studio proposed for southwest Las Vegas and commit at least $8.5 billion in production spending if lawmakers approve a tax incentive package next year. The media company announced Tuesday that it plans to partner with UNLV and Birtcher Development for a long-term […]
Read MoreSerbia is rapidly emerging as a top-tier destination for film and television production, and at the heart of this cinematic renaissance is Firefly Studios. This state-of-the-art facility, located just 20 miles east of Belgrade, is redefining the country’s production landscape. Co-founded by producer Ivana Mikovic, Firefly Studios opened its doors in 2023, offering a comprehensive […]
Read MoreThe second season of Apple TV+ and Legendary Entertainment’s “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” will shoot in Queensland, Australia. That represents a relocation after the first season of the action-adventure series was largely filmed in Canada’s British Columbia. Location attraction agency, Screen Queensland said that the show will be able to access state subsidies from provided through the Queensland government’s Production Attraction […]
Read MoreHollywood Heavyweights Migrate to the Lone Star State In the 1980’s a film crew followed Trammell Crow, one of the most successful commercial real estate developers in the history of the world, as he attempted to lure Hollywood to Texas with the state’s first purpose-built film studios. Trammell’s efforts were documented by Entertainment Tonight […]
Read MoreUnder the newly-reformed Italian film and TV tax credit, big American productions like The White Lotus may have thought twice before setting up in the European nation. Stagerunner can reveal that the new credit will come with an €18M ($19.7M) cap on payouts for international shows and movies. International productions will be eligible for at least a […]
Read MoreIt’s been no secret that Austin has been a hub for creatives in the entertainment industry. Directors like Robert Rodriguez (Spy Kids), actors like Matthew McConaughey (Dazed and Confused), and showrunners like Nic Pizzolatto (True Detective) are just a handful of people who’ve come to call the Capital City home. Yet heads were turned in May with the […]
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