The Baltic States initial foray into the world of FamTours was off the charts. Borne from years of speaking with my Lithuanian colleague Jonas Spokas, it all came to fruition at 2022 Focus. I was talking with Jonas and Jurate Pazikaite, the Vilnius Film Commissioner, about how I had just seen the Lithuanian submission for […]
The UK Spring budget released on 17 March by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt revealed a happy outcome for the fate of tax breaks in the film and tv sector. After an uneasy period of review, British producers can breath as sigh of relief at the developments which introduced increased tax expenditures that will […]
RENDR, the new creative industries festival set to take place next month in Belfast revealed its lineup of speakers on 25 January. Those in attendance include professionals whose credits span The Mandalorian, The Batman, Top Gun: Maverick, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power and more. Taking place from 23-24 February, the event […]
Take 1 has been appointed as an approved access services provider for Discovery Networks in the UK. The company will offer hard-of-hearing captioning services for the discovery+ streaming service. This move is designed to support the growing inventory of Discovery Networks content streamed to UK audiences.
The Queensland Government and Screen Queensland have announced that a new film and television studio complex will open in the city of Cairns from mid-2022. The new Screen Queensland Studios is set to complement a similar construction in Brisbane as well as the Village Roadshow Studios on the Goldcoast. Together, the three complexes will create a […]
Amanda Lind, Sweden’s Minister of Culture and Democracy, has announced that new production incentives will be introduced for the nation’s film and television industries. Lind detailed that in 2022 the incentive would be capped at USD11.6 million, or SEK100 million.
Steven Soderbergh’s new comedy drama Let Them All Talk is set between London and New York, as much of the action happens on board the Queen Mary 2 Cruise ship during its Atlantic Crossing. LS Productions serviced the UK portion of the feature film shoot, which began from the moment the ship docked in Southampton. […]
With an all-female jury, the winning entries show clients and interested parties which work resonates with the world’s most powerful consumers as studies show that women make up to 80% of all purchasing decisions globally. 147 entries made the shortlist, with ten entrants from the UK making the CUT.
Giri/Haji, or Duty / Shame in English explores the butterfly effect of a murder on two very different cities. The thriller split action between London and Tokyo.
Under a working title of Bloodmoon, the Game of Thrones prequel has begun filming in Northern Ireland.