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Florida Office of Film and Entertainment could face closure under proposed legislation
The Florida House Careers & Competition Subcommittee will convene today at 1pm EST to discuss dismantling a number of organisations including the Florida Film and Entertainment Office. Similar organisations on the chopping block are Enterprise Florida and VISIT Florida. In…
New Mexico film incentive could expand under new proposal
Representatives Daymon Ely and Bill McCamley have submitted a proposal (House Bill 192) that could increase the New Mexico film incentive fund from USD50 million to USD53.7 million. If successful, the increase would take effect from July onwards. In detailing…
Marvel’s Black Panther enters production, heading to South Korea and Atlanta
Black Panther, the eighteenth instalment in Marvel’s long-running cinematic universe has now entered into production. The film will head to South Korea for on location filming, and Atlanta for studio shoots. Both of these locations are no strangers to Marvel…
Stranger Things and Denzel Washington score surprise wins at the 2017 SAG awards
Netflix’s homage to 1980’s science-fiction, Stranger Things, was this year’s surprise TV winner at the 2017 Screen Actors Guild Awards, taking home the accolade for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. The new series brought an end…
Screen Queensland reports strong production spend from both international and domestic projects
During the 2015-16 financial year, production activity in Queensland brought an inward investment of AUD203 million to the state. This isn’t to speak of the AUD26 million that was brought in by domestic productions alone from July 2016 onward. Premier…
Covington takes centre stage as 2017 declared the ‘Year of Georgia Film’
Governor Nathan Deal has announced that 2017 is the ‘Year of Georgia Film’, taking advantage of the incredible USD7 billion taken in from production spending last year to promote Georgia’s potential as a film tourism destination. Regarding the news, Governor…
Marvel’s Inhumans are headed to Hawaii
Marvel’s upcoming adaptation of the Inhumans comic book series, with be shot in Oahu, Hawaii from March to June. The news was confirmed by Reel News Hawaii, who spotted members of the crew setting up production on the island. Inhumans…
Denial invokes historical accuracy by filming in Red Lion Square, London
Mick Jackson’s cinematic depiction of the historic Irving v Penguin Book Ltd trial was partially filmed in the same offices at Summit House, London where the Mishcon de Reya law firm was based. The case saw Holocaust denier, David Irving…
Illinois production industry booming from USD499 million spend in 2016
The Illinois Film Office has announced that roughly USD499 million was spent on film and TV production throughout the state in 2016. While a record breaking number in itself, the official statistics won't be released until spring 2017. The previous…
Interview with Matthew Earl Jones, Head of The Arizona Film and Media Office, and Shelli Hall of the Tucson Film Office
Despite having a successful history with film and television for almost a century, Arizona’s production industry is definitely moving into new territory. Along with a new USD20 million studio facility, the state has brought back its film commission, now titled…