Is Cynthia Nixon biting the hand that once fed here? She may be a neophyte campaigner for New York State’s governorship, but her recent public announcements targeting the tax breaks given to film and TV production and post productions garnered support from right-leaning think tanks, not progressives. Film professionals: Still think there’s nothing to worry […]
Would a Governor Cynthia Nixon Kill New York’s Film Production Tax Breaks?
Will NYC Clamp Down on Location Film Production?
City processes encourages the numerous movie and TV shows using New York City as a backdrop. Photo credit: *B*tch Cakes* via flickr. New York City is currently experiencing a golden age of television and movie-making. The advantages to such a booming industry seem undoubtedly positive, but some argue that daily life can be marred by the constant […]
Another Record Year for TV Pilots in New York City
New York City has landed nearly twice the number of broadcast drama pilots this season as last year, with 12 network dramas in production in the Big Apple compared to last year’s 7, Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment Commissioner Julie Menin announced today. The number of broadcast pilots in production in the five boroughs […]
Millions of Dollars in Stolen NYC Movie Equipment Recovered
As film production in New York soars, production gear thefts have reached into the millions of dollars Image credit: NBC New York Channel 4 Ray Villeda of NBC New York Channel 4 reports on police tracking down millions of dollars of stolen feature film production gear from a storage facility in Westchester. Here’s part of […]
Film and Digital Times
Light Iron CEO Cioni Asks if New York Production is Up to Challenge
Our new series, Talks from the Top, kicks off with one of the great educators in modern media management, Light Iron CEO Michael Cioni. Michael shares an interesting opinion about the relevancy of post in New York, while also breaking news of an extensive expansion of this Broadway digs…
Legends of Storytelling Gather in Manhattan for Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story
This is the first year in which Manhattan Edit Workshop picks up the editors’ symposium from its prior producers. These presentations are unique; if you are at all interested in how an editor takes a director’s often inchoate material and weaves a relevant story out of it all, this is for you. Not to be missed…
Legends of Storytelling Gather in Manhattan for Inside The Cutting Room: Sight, Sound and Story
This is the first year in which Manhattan Edit Workshop picks up the editors’ symposium from its prior producers. These presentations are unique; if you are at all interested in how an editor takes a director’s often inchoate material and weaves a relevant story out of it all, this is for you. Not to be missed…
Nice Shoes Expands with New Color Suite and Baselight TWO Systems
To kick off 2013, Nice Shoes has added a pair of Baselight TWO systems, one of which will form their brand new color suite. The new suite has been added in order to take on more projects during peak hours. “We saw an opportunity to offer our clients more flexibility and convenience,” said Head of Color Lenny Mastrandrea. “We’re able to take on more long form and non-broadcast work in addition to our traditional commercial workload.”
Film Incentives Work. New Yorkers Support Them.
We’ve reported versions of this information before, but Variety’s Peter Caranicas noted the other day that latest data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics seems to show that the benefit of tax incentives to boost film and television production in New York works well. The Variety article doesn’t really add much, and essentially repeats […]