from: Stop-Runaway-Production.com — Ted Johnson wrote an interesting piece in today’sVariety about the future and national outlook for state film incentive programs in the US. More on that in a minute. Earlier this week, I was interviewed on camera for a video story The New York Times is putting together about film tax credit programs in the US. My...
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Pinewood unveiled cutting-edge upgrades to its TV One and Two stages today as it reiterated a commitment to investing in and expanding its facilities. The studio, recently home to features Skyfall, Le Miserables and Maleficent, is keen on TV as a proposed 25% tax break on high-end television production is expected to go into effect in April. The incentive could...
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from: Nick Goundry, TheLocationGuide.com — A farming town in Southern California has cut down its palm trees to make it feel more like generic small-town America. The changes in Fillmore aren’t for a specific production but in the past the palm trees have lost the town filming business. Fillmore is one of many California towns struggling to appeal as a filming...
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‘Sons Of Anarchy’ Season 5 Premiere Hits Series High, To Become FX’s No. 1 Telecast The 90-minute Season 5 premiere of FX’s drama series Sons Of Anarchy drew 5.37 million viewers and 3.5 million adults 18-49 last night, the largest Live+Same Day audiences in the series’ history. Sons Of Anarchy was up 10% in total viewers and 9% in adults 18-49 from the previous...
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from: Richard Verrier, LA Times — Six months after HBO canceled its racetrack drama “Luck” in the wake of three horse deaths, questions continue be raised about whether there is adequate oversight of horses and animals used on movies and TV shows. The latest dispute has pitted the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, which is...
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from: Spin Off Online — While many Marvel fans mine the Internet for details about ABC’s newly greenlit S.H.I.E.L.D. pilot, one group is making an early pitch to co-creator Joss Whedon to film the project in California. In a letter sent last week, FilmL.A. President Paul Audley urged The Avengers director to use crews in Los Angeles County, where...
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