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A VAT Guide for UK Production Accountants: What You Can (and Can’t) Reclaim
In this practical guide to VAT, learn exactly what to reclaim, what to skip, and how SmartAccounting simplifies VAT management to ensure HMRC compliance. Navigating Value Added Tax (VAT) is essential for production accountants, assistant accountants and trainees working on UK film and TV productions. This guide breaks down…
How ‘Hamnet’ Costume Designer, Malgosia Turzanska, Crafted the Visual Story of Shakespeare
Turzanska used leather, color and clay to create a visual masterpiece of love and grief. Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in Chloé Zhao’s HAMNET (Credit: Agata Grzybowska / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES) Chloe Zhao’s latest period drama, Hamnet, tells a story of grief and love surrounding one of history’s most notable figures,…
Creating a Winter Wonderland With Production Designer Rusty Smith
How ‘Elf’ Production Designer, Rusty Smith, produces the perfect snowy scenes for film and television. Elf (New Line Cinema) Have you ever watched a beloved holiday movie, and wondered how the filmmakers created that magical snowy scene? Cue the special effects department blowing powdery snow to fall ever so gently around…

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🎙️ Netflix is pulling podcasts off YouTube
Netflix is close to inking a deal with iHeartMedia to bring around 20 video podcasts exclusively to its platform, yanking them off YouTube entirely. Some details: The deal covers around 20 shows, including Charlamagne tha God's 'The Breakfast Club' and 'Stuff They Don't Want You To Know,' which already have massive YouTube…
Get to Know our Member Spotlight: Corey Sienega
Each month we highlight a Production Lot member through our Member Spotlights, which include a featured position on the Production Lot homepage and a Q&A to help the rest of our community get to know our Spotlight member better. This month we’re highlighting Corey Sienega! Meet Corey Sienega Corey Sienega is a US-based…
Creating a Winter Wonderland With Production Designer Rusty Smith
How ‘Elf’ Production Designer, Rusty Smith, produces the perfect snowy scenes for film and television. Elf (New Line Cinema) Have you ever watched a beloved holiday movie, and wondered how the filmmakers created that magical snowy scene? Cue the special effects department blowing powdery snow to fall ever so gently around…
Top 5 in Tech: Disney's Sora Deal, McDonald's Pulls Ad, ElevenLabs x Meta
VP Land is a newsletter & YouTube channel covering the latest updates in creative technology for M&E professionals. Here's a quick roundup of the most significant developments in media and entertainment technology this week: 🏰 Disney Invests $1B in OpenAI to Bring 200+ Characters to Sora Disney has agreed to invest $1…
'Merrily We Roll Along' is Now in Theaters. Are You a Fan of Live Stage Musical Films?
Stephen Sondheim and George Furth’s Merrily We Roll Along follows the turbulent relationship between composer Franklin Shepard and his two lifelong friends — writer Mary and lyricist and playwright Charley. You can catch the filmed live production from a Broadway revival performance in 2024 starring Jonathan Groff, Daniel…
Last Looks: Jennifer Lawrence & Josh Hutcherson Return for 'The Hunger Games' Prequel
The Dailies reports on the latest in development, greenlights, renewals, and cancellations. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Lionsgate) Film Development 🗒️ Jonathan Entwistle will direct a reimagined film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s ‘Endless Night.’ (more) Tim Fehlbaum will direct Netflix’s English-language remake…
The Future of Hollywood Is Arriving Faster Than Ever
Interesting article as we come to the close of 2025 – Highlighting the Death of the old studio system The potential sale of Warner Bros. to Netflix symbolizes the final victory of Silicon Valley over the traditional "Big Five" studio era. Critics fear an "anti-monopoly nightmare" that will result in higher subscription…
Watch: Indie Producer's Playbook to Setting Up a Successful Production
Learn best practices from choosing the right corporate structure to contracts, licensing and risk management. https://play.vidyard.com/suEzCfEuHehgY1pkAZ2wjt.html? As independent producers, we understand the challenges you face in ensuring your productions are creatively fulfilling and legally sound. In this webinar, led…
How ‘Hamnet’ Costume Designer, Malgosia Turzanska, Crafted the Visual Story of Shakespeare
Turzanska used leather, color and clay to create a visual masterpiece of love and grief. Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in Chloé Zhao’s HAMNET (Credit: Agata Grzybowska / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES) Chloe Zhao’s latest period drama, Hamnet, tells a story of grief and love surrounding one of history’s most notable figures,…
🎮 Hollywood’s making content for Fortnite
Quentin Tarantino and Uma Thurman at the Fortnite premiere of 'The Lost Chapter: Yuki's Revenge' at Vista Theater in Hollywood. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for Epic Games) Quentin Tarantino, the film purist who won't touch digital, just directed an eight-minute animated short that premiered in Fortnite, the massively…

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Get to Know our Member Spotlight: Corey Sienega
Each month we highlight a Production Lot member through our Member Spotlights, which include a featured position on the Production Lot homepage and a Q&A to help the rest of our community get to know our Spotlight member better. This month we’re highlighting Corey Sienega! Meet Corey Sienega Corey Sienega is a US-based…
Creating a Winter Wonderland With Production Designer Rusty Smith
How ‘Elf’ Production Designer, Rusty Smith, produces the perfect snowy scenes for film and television. Elf (New Line Cinema) Have you ever watched a beloved holiday movie, and wondered how the filmmakers created that magical snowy scene? Cue the special effects department blowing powdery snow to fall ever so gently around…
How ‘Hamnet’ Costume Designer, Malgosia Turzanska, Crafted the Visual Story of Shakespeare
Turzanska used leather, color and clay to create a visual masterpiece of love and grief. Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal star in Chloé Zhao’s HAMNET (Credit: Agata Grzybowska / © 2025 FOCUS FEATURES) Chloe Zhao’s latest period drama, Hamnet, tells a story of grief and love surrounding one of history’s most notable figures,…
A VAT Guide for UK Production Accountants: What You Can (and Can’t) Reclaim
In this practical guide to VAT, learn exactly what to reclaim, what to skip, and how SmartAccounting simplifies VAT management to ensure HMRC compliance. Navigating Value Added Tax (VAT) is essential for production accountants, assistant accountants and trainees working on UK film and TV productions. This guide breaks down…
WATCH NOW: From IP to Screen
In this free on-demand webinar, hear from the producers behind Dying for Sex, It Follows, Sonic the Hedgehog and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. https://play.vidyard.com/jpjRVXoeXbWbSXZXGd4hjy.html? In this Production Lot exclusive event, moderator Diana Mogollón (CEO, Rideback RISE) is joined by a powerhouse panel…
Welcome to the Production Lot: New Member Quick Start Guide.
Welcome to the Production Lot! This community is a central hub to ask questions, find answers, promote your work, share feedback and offer tips to your industry colleagues. We're excited to have you here and want you to get the most out of every minute you spend with us. Here's a quick-guide to get you started: 🚀 Become a…
Start a new discussion or join a conversation.
Welcome to the Production Lot – now that you’re here, it’s time to start sharing your ideas, commenting, and connecting with fellow members! Let's quickly review how to start posting. There are four types of posts you can create on the Production Lot: Discussions, Polls, and Questions. These post types are slightly…

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Corey Sienega is a US-based producer with over 15 years of experience and 8 produced feature film and television credits. Corey has an extensive knowledge of each stage of the production process and a proven track record of collaborating with creators toward a unified vision.

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2026 Sundance Institute Ignite X Adobe Fellowship
The Sundance Institute and Adobe are teaming up to find the next 10 Sundance Institute Ignite x Adobe Fellows—emerging filmmakers (ages 18 to 25) who are creating stories that bring their passion, voice, and perspective to life. The Sundance Institute Ignite program identifies and supports new voices and talent from the…
Present Past 2025: A Celebration of Film Preservation
The Academy Museum’s third celebration of newly preserved and restored films presents work from the Academy Film Archive as well as other archives, studios, distributors, foundations, and independent filmmakers worldwide. Established in 1991, the Academy Film Archive is home to one of the world’s most diverse and extensive…

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