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Russia announces changes to Studio structuring
The Russian government has announced details of their development programme for state-run studio facilities. Studio complexes will be consolidated and private investors will be brought in. Moscow’s Gorky Studio will obtain control of smaller Kazan Studios in the Volga region…
USD1.5 million still available in Florida
The Governor’s Office of Film & Entertainment in Florida has announced that a film has dropped out of Queue ‘A’. This means that USD1.5 million of the 2008/2009 financial incentives fund is available again. Money is also still available in…
FFA confirm funding
The German Federal Film Board (FFA) has finally agreed its budget for 2009. It is understood to be close to last year’s EUR70 million. The FFA can now resume funding, including paying producers “reference funding” for successful 2008 projects. The…
Shine Group buys Metronome for USD88 million
UK based Shine Group has acquired the Nordic region's largest production group, Metronome Film & TV for USD88 million. It increases Shine's international presence to nine territories on three continents and includes all 15 companies under the Metronome umbrella. Elisabeth…
UK advertising industry visits China
The UK industry is hoping to secure a place in the rapidly expanding Chinese advertising market with a visit to Beijing this week by members of the APA and IPA. The Beijing London Advertising Forum, which started on Wednesday, will…
Washington increases tax incentive from 20% to 30%
Governor Gregoire has signed a bill increasing Washington State's film tax incentive from 20% to 30%. The Motion Picture Competitiveness Programme's increase makes Washington State exponentially more competitive as a filming location and promises to bring significant economic development to…
AFACT report shows worth of Australian industry
A report commissioned by the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) showed that in 2007, 50,000 Australians made their living in the film and television industry. The report, produced by Access Economics, also showed that the industry's turnover for the…
Channing Williams loses battle with cancer
Simon Channing Williams, the UK producer best known more recently for his work on The Constant Gardener, has died at his home in Cornwall aged 63. Channing Williams career started at the BBC working with directors such as Stephen Frears,…
LA on-Location feature filming in freefall
Film L.A., the organisation that coordinates permits for filmed entertainment shot on-location in the City of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, has announced that on-location feature film and commercial production experienced drastic first quarter declines in 2009. On the…
Next Gen: Asia
Fifteen years after The Hollywood Reporter introduced its Next Generation franchise, focusing on the future leaders of the domestic entertainment industry, we are going global, with our inaugural Next Generation: Asia. It was no small task to choose the top…