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NewsNFTS secures £1.5m funding for 4K studio
New facility is expected to open early next year; NFTS also partners with Mars for two £25k MA scholarships.
NewsPinewood Group agrees $425m takeover deal
The Pinewood Group is set to be sold to an asset management business in a deal worth just over $425m (£320m).
NewsBroadbent and Begg scoop UK VES awards
The inaugural UK Visual Effects Society Awards takes place later this week.
NewsPinewood review could lead to sale
The Pinewood Group, including its studios in Buckinghamshire, Shepperton, Wales and facilities around the world, could be sold as part of the company’s strategy for growing the business.
NewsPinewood launches TV production arm
Pinewood Group has recruited the producer of Fortitude, The Enfield Haunting and The Last Kingdom to lead its newly-formed TV production company.
NewsKodak unveils prototype Super 8 camera
Kodak has unveiled a prototype of a new Super 8 camera as part of the company’s efforts to revive the 50-year old film format.
News'Amy', 'Senna' archive producers launch indie
The archive producers on award-winning documentaries about Amy Winehouse and Ayrton Senna have joined forces to launch a production company and archive research firm.
NewsWimbledon Studios reopens for business
The tenant of Wimbledon Studios has reopened the facility for hire by TV and film productions.
NewsBlackmagic partners Media Production Show
Blackmagic Design has signed up as the headline partner of the Media Production Show, as support for the two-day exhibition and conference gathers momentum.
News'Night Will Fall' scoops two Focal Awards
Night Will Fall, a feature-length production about the filming of the liberation of the Nazi concentration camps, picked up two awards at last night’s Focal International Awards.
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Pinewood Studios launches Ireland production company
Pinewood Studios has launched a production services company in Ireland to help its TV and film clients take advantage of the country’s recently enhanced tax incentives.
NewsDevelopers submit plans for $200m studio in Scotland
A six-stage, $205m (£135m) film and TV production facility in Scotland could be open for business by early 2017 if plans submitted this week are given the go-ahead.
NewsPenny Dreadful scoops three BAFTA Craft awards
Penny Dreadful picked up three awards at the British Academy Television Craft Awards.
NewsPinewood to raise $44m for studio expansion plans
The Pinewood Group is to raise $44.3m (£30m) to part-fund the expansion of its Buckinghamshire site in the UK.
NewsPinewood boss warns of looming skills shortage
Pinewood Shepperton chief executive Ivan Dunleavy has warned of an impending skills shortage that he said could hit businesses in all sectors of the UK economy.
NewsProduction Guild reveals first awards winners
The Production Guild of Great Britain has revealed the winners of its inaugural awards.
NewsPrime Focus pacts with Reliance MediaWorks
The UK’s Prime Focus has joined forces with India-based Reliance MediaWorks.
NewsPinewood's $340m expansion greenlit
Pinewood Shepperton has been granted planning permission for the long-awaited £200m ($340m) expansion of its Buckinghamshire site.
NewsDisney to shoot Galavant in UK
The UK’s Bottle Yard Studios has been announced as the home of US musical comedy Galavant.
NewsGoldcrest adds trio to picture post team
Goldcrest Post has bolstered its picture post team with the appointment of three senior staff members.