from: FilmWorksLA.com — Thanks to the enterprising people at Warner Bros. Studio’s Encore Program, the generosity of the Magnus Rex production team (Magnus Rex was the working title for Chris Nolan’s upcoming The Dark Knight Rises) and some manpower assistance from FilmL.A. and Film Works staffers, the people at the nonprofit Penny Lane were...
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from: Film L.A. eNews — On Thursday, January 26, 2012, FilmL.A. VP Todd Lindgren moderated a panel sponsored by Manpower and the Valley Industry and Commerce Association (VICA) focusing on California’s Film and Television Tax Credit Program. The panel was comprised of: The Honorable Felipe Fuentes, CA State Assemblyman (D, 39th District) Amy Lemisch,...
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from: Stop-Runaway-Production.com — Sad news from Michigan. But many, including myself, saw this one coming from the beginning. Raleigh’s Pontiac Studios, the flagship state-of-the-art $80 million studio complex is reportedly going to default on a bond payment next month and, tragically, the state’s pension funds are on the hook for over $600,000. ...
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from: Nick Goundry, AFCI.com — The AFCI (Association of Film Commissioners International) Locations Show 2012 will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center on 15th and 16th June. AFCI head Martin Cuff is looking forward to a show where a major theme will be the supply of relevant information for film companies. Cuff explains: “The way film...
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from: Richard Verrier, LA Times — Video Below — On a cold, wet afternoon two cowboys trudge across a muddy street in a western town carrying saddles on their backs as a loud speaker blasts Jim Croce’s hit song “I got a Name.” The scene was being played out at the historic Melody Ranch in Santa Clarita , where director Quentin Tarantino was...
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from: FilmWorksLA.com — For millions of people around the world, magician Criss Angel is considered a wizard for his jaw dropping illusions. Alas, Angel is not a real wizard endowed with magical powers. But this is not to say you shouldn’t believe in wizards and magic. We do, and they work in Los Angeles. Last week, Film Works staffers met a real-life wizard...
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