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Pittsburgh to open new film studio
Island Studios in Pittsburgh is developing a new movie studio. The complex will be Pennsylvania’s first purpose-built filming facility, offering a 75,000-square-foot soundproofed stage and accompanying office space. High-profile productions shot in the city in recent years include Christopher Nolan’s…
British Film Commission holds UK Film and TV Week in Los Angeles
The British Film Commission has organised an inaugural UK Film and TV Week in Los Angeles. Screen agencies from across Britain are promoting the UK as a filming location to attract more productions on the scale of 24: Live Another…
Ausfilm Week London aims to develop more film and TV co-productions
Ausfilm Week London starts today and for the next four days aims to foster more film and TV co-productions between Australian producers and their UK counterparts. The week of events will include 15 Australian production companies and 50 from the…
Dystopian movie Young Ones films South Africa with VFX work in Ireland
New dystopian movie Young Ones doubled South Africa for a dusty US state in a future where the planet is ravaged by chronic drought. Visual effects work was completed in Ireland by Windmill Lane VFX of Dublin, under a co-production…
Creative Scotland reaffirms commitment to film studio in new report
Creative Scotland has reaffirmed its commitment to a purpose-built film studio in Scotland in its new report Film Strategy 2014-17. Television drama Outlander is one of the highest-profile productions currently filming in Scotland and is based in a retrofitted facility…
Ireland to consider raising €50m filming incentive spending cap in 2016
Ireland will consider increasing its current EUR 50 million (USD 63 million) cap on eligible expenditure that qualifies for the country’s filming incentive programme, from 2016. The current Section 481 filming incentive will convert to a tax credit from next…
Santa Clarita annexes California movie ranches to reduce filming costs
Santa Clarita, a city in northern Los Angeles County, has annexed three movie ranches to further reduce the cost of local filming. The city has a series of movie ranches that offer various standing sets within easy reach of the…
Industrial Light & Magic VFX company opens new London base
Iconic visual effects company Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) has officially opened its new London office. The firm is a division of Lucasfilm and was initially set up in the mid-70s to pioneer the innovative visual effects needed for the…
Pinewood MBS Lighting to become exclusive lighting provider at London studios
From January 2015, Pinewood MBS Lighting is set to become the exclusive provider of lighting equipment to productions filming at Pinewood Studios and Shepperton Studios near London. The deal is the result of an agreement between Pinewood and management company…
Trixter VFX company expands to Canada with new Toronto office
Visual effects company Trixter has announced a new Canadian office to be opened in Toronto. The firm was founded in 1998 and has a relationship with Marvel Studios having worked on shoots including The Avengers, Iron Man 3 and Captain…