The official films in competition for the 2024 Berlin Film Festival have been announced. Opening with Tim Mielant’s Small Things Like These, starring Cillian Murphy, the lineup includes La Cocina from Mexican director Alonzo Ruizpalacious and From Hilde With Love from Germany’s Andreas Dresen. This year’s international jury will be headed by Lupita Nyong’o, with […]
At the end of October, Production Service Network, along with a cohort of UK and US producers travelled across Spain for an eye opening experience into the constantly evolving filming opportunities in the country. From natural landscapes from Madrid to Valencia, and the 10 studio complex spanning Madrid Content City, attendees were in for a […]
Berkshire based Shinfield Studios is reaching the finish line of construction. As the largest new film and television studio development in the UK, Shinfield Studios will feature 18 soundstages, with 13 available now. With strike action reaching its end, Shinfield are readying themselves to welcome productions to their state of the art facility, full operational […]
The 67th BFI London Film Festival, which will be held from 4 to 15 October announced yesterday their selection for this year’s opening gala. Taking to the screen will be Academy Award winner Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn. The mid-2000’s set film stars Barry Keoghan, Jacob Elordi, Rosamund Pike, Richard E. Grant, Alison Oliver, Archie Madekwe and […]
This past weekend director Mohamed Kordofani shared his feature film debut with Goodbye Julia. Set amongst the turmoil of the leadup to the 2011 referendum in Sudan, the film follows the meeting of Julia and Mona and the troubles that ensue surrounding their dynamic. Goodbye Julia was included amongst the Un Certain Regard, becoming the […]
Local Florida based film commission Film Lauderdale announced the launch of their new Special Projects Incentive programme. With USD 10 million injected into the performance based programme, the hope is to attract more high profile feature film and television series contributing to longer term job creations. This investment is the largest incentive programme to be […]
Taking place on 26 August 2023, the Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards will return to celebrate the ground breaking talents in location filming as well the film commissions who give their all to accommodating projects every step of the way. Opening for submissions today, the awards are reaching out to a global network of […]
On Monday 10 January, Californian Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new state budget that will see the Film and TV Tax Credit programme extended for another five years, as well as making credits refundable for the first time since its 2009 launch. This new programme is an active stance against maintaining California’s status as the […]
Bohmenian author Henry Miller said, ”One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” Though we travelled to new places, more to the point, we made new friends, learning new interpretations of place through our shared experiences. As one hopes, the journey was as key as our destinations. Your fam tour […]
PSN along with six top tier filmmakers took a trip to the landscapes of Portugal to explore its endless filming possibilities. With guests from PGGB, LMGI and PGA, the industry professionals were able to discover the uncovered beauties of the region from the breadth of stunning sites to the captivating culture.