Never let it be said that we don’t know how to have fun. At the end of each day during the FOCUS show we shall be hosting a variety of exclusive industry parties, giving attendees a chance to kick back, have a few drinks, network and enjoy the FOCUS experience.
Actress, director and humanitarian Angelina Jolie, in an effort to boost the currently failing Cambodian film industry will serve as the president of the honourary committee for this year’s Cambodia International Film Festival. Her interaction with the festival is expected to spark interest in the country as a filming location.
The Indian government has announced that it will launch a Film Facilitation Office, designed to offer a single-window system for filmmakers and to downplay the bureaucratic process. The office will be run by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), in an effort to entice more productions to film in the country.
Our aim with FOCUS is to provide both an accessible exhibit where attendees can meet production companies from around the world, and an event dedicated to producers, senior production executives and creatives from all the screen industries. This is where the FOCUS Summit comes in.
The number of tourists visiting Swan House in Atlanta has increased significantly since featuring in The Hunger Games film series. The house has featured in every film to date as the base of operations for the series’ main antagonist, Coriolanus Snow.
IO Entertainment, the sole previsualisation company to work on Spectre have made a press release detailing the experience of working on such a high profile project and how their expertise were utilised in the film’s pre-production stages.
Statistics have been published showing that the Netflix exclusive shows, Daredevil and the soon to be released Jessica Jones have helped to create 3,000 jobs for New Yorkers. These shows are the result of a partnership between Marvel and Netflix, securing the production and release of four series and a mini-series based on Marvel properties.
The internationally acclaimed water tanks in Malta, formerly managed by Mediterranean Film Studios, are up for sale. The property was taken over by the Maltese government 14 months ago following a dispute over unpaid ground rent which involved a lengthy court case.