EATONTOWN, NJ — This week, the state of New Jersey unveiled the full extent of the tax breaks Netflix will get once they open their planned film studio campus in Eatontown (anticipated opening date is 2028). Netflix will be given access to a $150-million pool of tax incentives, the New Jersey Economic Development Authority announced […]
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News of two new Lord of the Rings movies has sent a ripple of excitement through the home of Middle Earth in Wellington. Andy Serkis will return in his role as Gollum and also direct the first film which is set to hit screens in 2026. Tentatively titled “The Hunt for Gollum” the film will […]
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As Gov. Phil Murphy continues his push to woo film and television production to New Jersey, the state economic development authority today approved a partnership with a $1+ billion studio complex including 22 sound stages set to rise in the Bergen Point neighborhood of Bayonne, New Jersey at the site of a former Texaco oil refinery. […]
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EXCLUSIVE: State Sen. Camera Bartolotta, the Pennsylvania Film Industry Association and the Pittsburgh and Philadelphia film offices will voice their support for an increase in the state’s film tax credit program. Bartolotta, R-Monongahela, advocates an increase in the film tax credit program from $100 million to $300 million. Bartolotta and the film organizations will hold […]
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ALBUQUERQUE — Albuquerque’s scenic West Mesa could soon be home to a major film and television production hub. The Mesa Film Studios (MFS) development site is on City-owned property along Atrisco Vista Blvd. The first phase of the project has an estimated capital investment of $57 million on a 60-acre site. In the first year […]
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In another push to lure more movie and television production away from California, construction on UNLV’s large studio project in southwest Las Vegas could begin as early as 2027, the university announced Tuesday. The UNLV Research Foundation said the groundbreaking for the 34-acre Nevada Studios Campus at the Harry Reid Research and Technology Park could happen in […]
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1888 Studios is coming to life. The sprawling film and television studio on a 70 acres site Bayonne, New Jersey will be the largest ground-up movie studio complex in North America. Formerly a Texaco oil storage facility, the 1.5 million square foot facility will be named after the year Thomas Edison filed a patent for […]
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After two blockbuster years, Ontario’s film productions took a hit in 2023 because of lengthy writer and actor strikes in the U.S. Figures to be released Friday show while the sector gave the provincial economy a $1.8 billion boost last year, it was down more than 40 per cent when compared to $3.1 billion in 2022. […]
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This time last year, people in Vancouver’s TV and film production business were beginning to get nervous.The major American TV studios were scaling back and re-evaluating where they were spending their money — a streaming gold rush saw more studios built around the world, and more governments offering lucrative tax credits.Loud rumblings of labour unrest could also […]
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Nothing tops a friendly referral when it comes to new business. Producers who work in an unfamiliar country or studio installation are quick to share their level of satisfaction with fellow filmmakers. “I’ll always call people up to ask about their experiences, and of course they’ll call me as well,” explained Alex Boden, former chair of […]
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