Above image: PNYA chair Yana Collins Lehman When New York City began Phase 4 reopening of its economy, it paved the way for the resumption of film and television production under restrictions designed to forestall the spread of coronavirus. Productions must implement testing, apply rigorous cleaning measures and practice social distancing. But the good news […]
Top Team to Discuss Reopening Film and TV Production in NYC
SMPTE invites Studio CEOs, Union Reps, and Rental Houses to present just how feature film and television production will resume. As of July 20, under Phase 4 reopening, NYC film and TV production resumes with full crews – but facilities staffing at 50% capacity. How will Covid-19 continue to impact production? Leaders from NYC’s guilds, […]
Stock Footage Only: That’s the Rule at the First Ever Adobe Stock Film Fest
Now here’s an interesting concept: Since you can’t shoot like you want to these days, how about holding a film festival where all the films were made entirely with shots from a stock footage library? The Adobe Stock Film Fest, live streamed beginning July 15, makes great sense in today’s stressed out production scene. I […]
The Most Important Film Festival Is Now Online
Tribeca Enterprises’ Jane Rosenthal Corrals Famous Fests for ‘We Are One’ Youtube Outing Producer, executive Jane Rosenthal has pulled off the most important virtual film festival of the year: We Are One. It starts today, hosted by Google on, where else, YouTube. Rosenthal’s Tribeca Enterprises – which organizes the Tribeca Film Festival – convinced 21 […]
Tribeca Film Institute Closing
Funding losses during COVID19 pandemic force layoffs, closure Image: In May 2020, the Tribeca Film Institute announced winners of its 10th annual TFI Network. Image credit: Tribeca Film Institute Reports in the major trades, including Variety, IndiWire, and The Wrap, confirm earlier blog posts on Monday; the Tribeca Film Institute (TFI) has suspended operations, with […]
Coronavirus: List Of Canceled Or Postponed Hollywood & Media Events
You can almost hear the destruction as everything from movie and TV productions, award shows, concerts, film festivals and more come crashing down. We suggest you track the latest from Deadline’s regularly updated page. We’ll be keeping an eye on the local New York scene too. Image credit: Rozette Rago for The New York Times […]
Maxon’s Merger with Red Giant and Acquisition of Redshift Widens its Horizons in 3D and Beyond
2019 saw significant buyout and merger action in the visual effects world. This past mid-December, Friedrichsdorf, Germany-based Maxon – creators of the 3D app Cinema 4D – merged with Red Giant, well known for its advanced filters offering particle effects and more. The two companies will become one under the media and entertainment division of […]
See You at Sundance! NYCPP News to Report from Acclaimed Film Festival
Image: Emily Skeggs and Kyle Gallner appear in Dinner in America by Adam Rehmeier, an official selection of the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Philippe Bernier. The Sundance Film Festival starts tomorrow – January 23 – and I’ll be in Park City, Utah to […]
Broadway Stages plans another LIC film studio
Broadway Stages is bringing another movie production studio to Long Island City. The film and TV production company plans to convert 45-10 19th Avenue, currently a food production facility, into a 30-foot-tall studio, doubling the height of the existing structure there, according to an application filed with the city’s Department of Buildings. Broadway Stages is […]
De Niro Taps Top Architect Bjarke Ingels for New Studio Design
by Jordi Lippe-Mcgraw Robert De Niro hopes to bring a little more Hollywood to New York City with the construction of a new movie studio in Queens, and the Oscar-winning actor has enlisted famed Scandinavian architect Bjarke Ingels to make it happen. Backed by De Niro, his real-estate broker son, Raphael De Niro, Tribeca Enterprises CEO Jane […]
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