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[ Toronto, CANADA ] The ground breaking for three new state-of-the-art sound stages took place at Pinewood Toronto Studios in September 2012. The studio facilities are located just outside Downtown Toronto in the Portlands district of Toronto. The construction is part of the company’s Studio District Evolution Plan. The...
[ Hyderabad, INDIA ] Ramoji Film City was voted a “Must Visit Destination” at Theme Park Resorts World Asia Comgress 2012, held recently in Shanghai. Ramoji Film City was the only Indian theme park so honored. Ramoji Film City claims to be the world’s largest integrated film studio complex at...
[ Atlanta, Georgia USA ] Atlanta has a new film and television production studio, an 85,000 square foot facility on a 5-acre site near historic Grant Park. The film studio is located approximately two miles from Atlanta’s central business district. The new studio is an adaptive re-use of an...
[ Burbank, California USA ] The company founded by George Lucas has been acquired by Disney. According to press reports, George Lucas intends to retire but will consult to the new Disney-owned entity. The acquisition gives Disney control of Lucasfilm’s blockbuster Star Wars franchise, including filmed productions and the massive...
[ Haikou, Hainan Island CHINA ] Huayi Bros. and Mission Hills Group plan to develop a 230-acre movie film park in Haikou on China’s Hainan Island. The project is to be named Feng Xiaogang Film Commune and will rely upon the Feng Xiaogang brand. Feng Xiaogang is a highly successful and famous...
[ Los Angeles, California USA ] NBCUniversal has the support of the Studio City Neighborhood Council, as of a community meeting and vote last week. Earlier this year, NBCUniversal secured LA City Planning Commission approval to proceed with a $1.6 billion expansion of Universal Studios Hollywood. The expansion, called the...
[ Salt Lake City, Utah USA ] An obsolescent community high school in Salt Lake City may become a film and television production studio. Granite High School has been an asset in search of a use for many years. The developer, Woodbury Corporation (Salt Lake City), and their partner, Redman...
[ Miami, Florida USA ] Entertainment mogul and businessman Donald Trump wanted to attach his name to a film studio project in South Miami-Dade in Florida. A report detailing legal encumbrances on the land as well as environmental concerns, appears to place restrictions that would obviate the project’s development. Trump...
[ Nusajaya, MALAYSIA ] Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios is a film studio complex now under development, to be located on a 20-hectare site in Nusajaya (Johor). The being built as part of the studio complex include 100,000 square feet of film soundstages, ranging from 15,000 square feet to 30,000 square feet. The...
[ Hainan, CHINA ] Changchun Film Group Co., Ltd. will develop Globe 100 theme park, to be located in the Changliu District, Haikou (Hainan, China). The Globe 100 project be developed on a 7,000-acre site, which at build-out is envisioned to include three theme parks, three festival areas, four themed hotels,...
[ Rome, ITALY ] Owners of Cinecittà Studios have plans for redeveloping parts of the historic film studio facility. A modernization plan has been outlined that would increase the use of sub-contractors at the studio, would reorganize the studios, and would provide for a hotel to accomodate visiting crews...
[ Watford, ENGLAND ] Formerly Leavesden Film Studio, a reported $150 million was spent in making thus long-time film studios ready for its 2012 re-opening. The facility, owned by Warner Bros., features a rebuilt set for visitor tours, from the “Harry Potter” film series. The studio’s soundstages range in size...
[ Wuxi, CHINA ] Raleigh Studios and Wuxi (National) Digital Film Industrial Park (Wuxi Studio, China) have reached an agreement to allow the Hollywood-based Raleigh Studios to manage the major new film studio set to up this summer. Wuxi Studio is located west of Shanghai. According to the Wuxi Studio...
[ Park City, Utah USA ] Quinn’s Junction Partnership achieved approval tonight from the City of Park City for annexation of its film studio and media campus project. The project includes 374,000 gross square feet of floor area. The floor-area is commercial vested zoning, as per a settlement agreement with Summit County (Utah)...
[ Bangalore, INDIA ] The Karnataka government plans to set up a ‘film city’, ‘theme park’ and a ‘golf resort’ under public-private partnership at Hesaraghatta in Bangalore. The government plans to do the ground work and is said to identify the private partner at the forthcoming global investors meet (GIM)...
