Photo credit: Kreg Holt (This is a long release from the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment; if you would like a more enjoyable reading experience, check out The Bridge, Brooklyn Business News’ article.) Brooklyn, New York – On October 24, 2018, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) and the Mayor’s Office of Media and […]
Rochester Institute of Technology opens doors on new MAGIC Spell Studios
Reported by by Vienna McGrain, RIT University News October 30, 2018 Live filming of a commercial. Live audio mixing with sound engineers. Screenings of short films created by students. Video game development demonstrations. Tours and hands-on experiences were the order of the day as Rochester Institute of Technology formally opened the newest building on campus—the 52,000-square-foot MAGIC Spell […]
Film, TV Said Ready to Soar in New Jersey with New Production Tax Credits
This past July, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed into law tax credits worth 35-percent of $1 million plus of a production’s state tax spends. (New York’s state tax set aside runs 30-percent in NYC and the immediate area with 35-percent available upstate.) This reinstated tax credits that Gov. Christie’s administration revoked. News 12 New […]
NYU Film Studies Pioneer Annette Michelson Passes Away at 95
Annette Michelson around 1966. Image credit: The Peter Hujar Archive LLC; Courtesy Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York and Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco Film historian, scholar and teacher Annette Michelson passed away at 95 on September 17th. Known both for her sharp intellect and suffer-no-fools attitude, she helped start the program in cinema history and criticism at New […]
Why Hollywood vet Nicole Coady ditched LA for NY to launch her own production company
“The “Hollywood East” movement isn’t exclusive to New York City’s five boroughs. Over in Saratoga Springs, filmmaker and Skidmore College screenwriting professor Nicole Coady has launched a new production company called Trident Fantasy Films. Coady, whose film career spans more than 25 years, has had screenplays produced by big name companies, including New Line Cinema […]
Catskill’s Lumberyard Performance and Production Space Opens
CATSKILL, N.Y. – The culmination of three years of work was on display to the public Saturday as part of the grand opening of Lumberyard, an $8.2 million center for film and performing arts. Lumberyard is a more than 7,000-square-foot theater located at 62 Water St. in the village, Executive and Artistic Director Adrienne Willis […]
Editors Guild Recommends No Vote on New Media Contract
Above image: The Editors Guild Board of Directors voted unanimously on July 28 to recommend members VOTE NO on the tentative IATSE contract. Photo by Fred Arteaga. In recommending a “no vote” on the ratification of new IATSE film and TV contract, Editors Guild Local 700 says that the pact’s new media residuals formula has such […]
Amazon in Running to Acquire Landmark Movie Chain
According to people familiar with the situation, Amazon.com Inc. is in the running to acquire the Landmark Theater chain. This would vault the e-commerce giant into the brick-and-mortar cinema industry,. The company is vying with other suitors to acquire the business from Wagner/Cuban Cos., which is backed by billionaire Mark Cuban and Todd Wagner, according to the people, […]
Actress Sean Young Accused of Theft from Astoria Production Office
NBC New York reports that “Authorities are looking to question “Blade Runner” actress Sean Young in connection with the theft of two laptops stocked with footage from a film being shot in Queens, which Young was fired from four months ago. “Law enforcement sources said Young and her son stole two Apple Mac Pros with […]
New York City Plans Moving Ahead for Sunset Park Production Digs
“New York City, with film and TV production humming along to the point that it is outgrowing existing facilities, is going deeper into Brooklyn for its newest frontier. The Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment and the New York City Economic Development Corporation are soliciting proposals to develop nearly 200,000 square feet of waterfront real estate in Sunset […]
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