Archive for June, 2015

CA Gains in Film and TV Production as Other States Lower Incentives

By James Poulos Staff Columnist, Orange County Register Hollywood could soon reclaim its once-shaky status as America’s production headquarters. After a near panic touched off by a nationwide spending spree on state incentives for film and television production, programs around the country have begun scaling back or shutting down altogether, leaving California in a persistent but much diminished race for […]

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Russian culture minister calls for tax on Hollywood films

Vladimir Medinsky wants an end to the current system, which the Russian government believes is subsidising the US film industry Vladimir Medinsky, the Russian culture minister, is pushing for changes to the domestic film industry that he believes is benefiting Hollywood, but not his homeland. According to the Moscow Times, he wants to introduce a sales […]

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Resurgent Film Industry Poised to Flourish

By Chandrakanth Viswanath KOCHI:  An ordinary village youth, rejected by  affluent relatives, at loggerheads with his wily neighbours, emerging winner in the end against all odds can be an ideal plot for a potboiler. Almost akin to this, the Malayalam cinema industry, abandoned by television channels by shunning the Satellite rights, while facing stiff competition from […]

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MMDA accused of P300-M film ‘rip-off’

by JOEL PALACIOS Every year, the country holds a 10-day raucous film festival capped by a parade of movie stars, a glittering “Awards Night” and another opportunity for a multi-million peso amusement tax rip-off, according to the Actors’ Guild and the Film Academy of the Philippines. Guild and Academy officials claim that the Metro Manila […]

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Film tax credit still boffo in Cleveland and Ohio: editorial

It’s not called the silver screen for nothing. Since 2009, box office bargain-hunters have contributed more than $300 million to the Northeast Ohio economy, according to Ivan Schwarz, rainmaker at the Greater Cleveland Film Commission. For the last six years, Tinsel Town tightwads have had their wallets wooed here by the Ohio Motion Picture Tax Incentive – a […]

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How to Make the Break into the Film Industry, Live Webinar by Sony

by Nino Leitner   On July 14th, Sony hosts another free live webinar from their Pinewood Studios facility in London, this time covering a topic that occupies the mind of many of our readers: How can you actually make the break in the film and video industry in this day and age? (You can sign up for the […]

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‘Diversity doesn’t just happen’: Six women in film discuss the challenges ahead

By REBECCA KEEGAN When a U.S. senator praises a movie studio for hiring two women, a Hollywood issue has officially entered the wider conversation. Sen. Barbara Boxer sent a note to Warner Bros. CEO Kevin Tsujihara recently, commending the studio on its selection of women to direct the films “Wonder Woman” and “Unforgettable.” In the letter, […]

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Korea donates Nu 6.8M worth of film equipment to Bhutan

The assistance is expected to lead to the employment of at least 120 youth Film: In what should bring local films screenings to the gewog level, filming and screening equipment worth Nu 6.8 million or a little more than USD 110,000 was handed over to the Bhutan Film Association (BFA), yesterday. The equipment includes 60 projectors, […]

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William Hurt In His Own Words On What Happened On Set Of ‘Midnight Rider’

by Anita Busch William Hurt says he had an odd feeling when they got on the Doctortown train trestle on the first day of filming Midnight Rider but trusted first assistant director Hillary Schwartz when she said they were safe. But what happened after that was a complete nightmare, he told Canadian Press this morning. Sarah Jones, a 27-year-old camera assistant, was killed when […]

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NYC’s creative class job sector tops L.A., as film and TV production jumps

Teresa Novellino New York Business Journal If you’re a New Yorker and it seems as if you’re running into more film and TV shoots on the streets of Brooklyn, discovering more Gotham-based art galleries, and meeting more fashion-tech types based in New York City, it’s not your imagination. A “Creative New York” report released Tuesdayfrom the […]

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