Film Production in L.A. Rebounds to Pre-Pandemic Levels

EXCLUSIVE: Tommy Oliver’s Confluential Films has expanded its executive team, tapping Charlotte Koh as its first President and Prince Baggett as Head of Film.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media WriterNetflix was the big winner as the California Film Commission awarded a record-setting $138.8 million in film tax credits on Monday.The streaming service got $43.3 million for three projects, including $18.5 million for the Zack Snyder sci-fi epic “Rebel Moon.” Its other winning projects are “Beverly Hills Cop 4,” which was awarded $15.8 million, and an untitled feature with Jonah Hill, which got $9 million.The $138.8 million total shattered the previous record

The Edinburgh TV Festival kicked off this morning with an anticipated spotlight session on Netflix UK, featuring Anne Mensah, Vice President for Original Series, and Fiona Lamptey, Director of UK Features.

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BBC News), £65.7 million was spent in the four weeks following “freedom day” on July 19. In the same set of weeks for 2019, there was £129 million in box office takings.The results were similar in the US, with the last four weeks generating 51 cent of the corresponding 2019 figures.The sales boost comes from releases like Marvel’s Black Widow and Fast & Furious 9, although both films achieved lower takings than previously expected due to the pandemic.

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Making his voice heard. Miranda Kerr reflected on her son’s reaction to her and Orlando Bloom’s 2013 split.

Coronation Street's Katie McGlynn, who played Sinead Tinker, was announced as one of this year's Strictly Come Dancing contestants. But it has been reported, fellow star Lucy Fallon who played Bethany Platt on the ITV soap was also eyeing up a spot on the nation's favourite dance competition.

Lucy Fallon is "gutted" to have missed out on a place on the Strictly Come Dancing line-up to her former Coronation Street co-star Katie McGlynn, according to reports.The 25 year old – who quit the hit ITV soap last year – is said to have been offered a spot on the BBC dancing show in 2018, but had to turn it down due to commitments to Corrie. But it seems she was hoping to be asked back to the ballroom after stepping down from her role as Bethany Platt.

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Naman Ramachandran When “Bellbottom,” starring Akshay Kumar, releases on Aug. 19, it will be the first major Bollywood film to release in Indian cinemas after a quarter devastated by the deadly second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.Only 50% of screens in India have reopened and many of them are operating at reduced capacity.

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New York City’s film and television industry generated $64 billion in direct economic output in 2019, $12.2 billion in wages and 100,000 jobs, and production – led by TV – is ramping back to pre-pandemic levels, according to film commissioner Anne del Castillo and an extensive new study commissioned by her office and released today.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterEndeavor Content senior vice president Kristen Figeroid has exited the agency as others in the unit’s sales and distribution unit prepare to head back to WME, sources close to the situation told Variety.Figeroid joined Endeavor Content in 2018 as senior VP of sales and distribution.

EXCLUSIVE: Dick clark productions has tapped veteran ViacomCBS executive Fonda Anita as EVP of Production. She will be responsible for physical production for all of dcp, including the company’s vast portfolio of live televised entertainment events.

Spain’s San Sebastian International Film Festival made the controversial decision to honour Johnny Depp with its Donostia Award.

In FilmLA’s latest report, 9,791 on-location shoot days were recorded in Q2 of 2021 — the highest total since Q4 of 2019 and higher than the average level for all of 2019. TV productions led the way with 4,913 shoot days, the highest seen for television in a decade.

A push to name an Edmonton park “Nathan Fillion Civilian Pavilion” just received a superstar boost.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMarcia Nasatir, a trailblazing female executive and producer who elbowed her way into a male-dominated Hollywood, shattering conventions and an important glass ceiling in the process, died Tuesday at the age of 95.In a career of firsts, Nasatir worked for United Artists, Orion Pictures and Carson Productions, while producing the likes of “The Big Chill” and “Vertical Limit.” In 1974, she became the first female vice president of production at major