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Spain Sees Explosive Production Growth With 60% Incentive

Since powerful tax breaks started in 2023, filming activity in Bilbao and Bizkaia, a city and province in northern Spain, has skyrocketed. Introduced on Jan. 1, 2023, the new incentives…

“Dune 2” Returns to Abu Dhabi Desert For Production

For "Dune: Part Two," director Denis Villeneuve ventured deep into the heart of the Arabian desert, spending nearly a month filming in Abu Dhabi's Liwa Oasis. This vast landscape served…

New Jersey Looks to be Developing Another Film Studio

Even now, 25 years after The Sopranos, Hollywood projects continue flocking to New Jersey. And just last week, Netflix received a key approval to move forward on a production complex…

New Film Studio in Hawaii Moving Forward

The University of Hawai‘i – West O‘ahu (UHWO) took a significant step in making a state-of-the-art film studio a reality. The new film studio, the Academy for Creative Media (ACM)…

Here’s Every Movie and TV Show Filming in Vancouver in March

If you like to keep up with what’s filming in and around Vancouver, then this list is for you. Hollywood North is back in full swing in winter 2024, and…

Ghana Introduces 20% Film Incentive Program

Ghana‘s fast-developing film sector has received a significant vote of confidence from the country’s government as President Nana Akufo-Addo sets plans to introduce a new tax rebate system for film…

Netflix Taps Dan Lin as New Head of Film

Dan Lin, the producer behind the Lego movies and the new live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, has been tapped as the new head of film for Netflix, according to sources. Lin steps into…

Paramount Cutting Production Costs in Film, TV and Streaming

After the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes last year, and with every streaming service now laser-focused on profitability, Hollywood has been keeping a close watch on efforts to adjust content…

Western Illinois to Get New Film Studio

Rock Island-based Fresh Films is getting a $3.8-million state of Illinois grant to build a new $12-million production studio and sound stages in Rock Island County. There were 15 applicants for…

“The Mandalorian” and 14 Other Films Nab California Tax Credits

The upcoming Lucasfilm theatrical release “The Mandalorian & Grogu” is one of 15 films to secure an estimated $61 million in 2024 production tax incentives through California’s Film and Television Tax…

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