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Comic-Con Round Up: The Biggest News From 2025
Marvel and DC may have skipped film panels at San Diego Comic-Con this year, but there was still major news dropped during panels from big-budget productions like Tron: Ares, Peacemaker, Five Nights at Freddy’s 2, Alien: Earth, and more. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Paramount+) Trailers & Sneak Peeks ▶️ Peacemaker Season…
Top 5 in Tech: Runway Aleph, Showrunner AI, Photoshop Harmonize, and more
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: Runway Aleph: Manipulate Videos with Just Text Runway launched Aleph, a new AI video model that…
California's Big Bet: $750M Incentive Aims to Keep Hollywood Productions at Home
California’s increased funding, larger base credit and shift to refundability will translate into real financial benefits for productions. Are the 2025 changes going to be enough? As global production competition grows, U.S. states are ramping up their efforts to keep film and TV projects from relocating overseas, and…

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Last Looks: 'The Holiday' limited series at Apple TV+, Mark Ruffalo joins 'Spider-Man 4'
The Dailies reports on the latest in development, greenlights, renewals, and cancellations. Mark Ruffalo in She-Hulk (Disney) Film Development 🗒️ ‘Bad Apples’ starring Saoirse Ronan will open the New Directors section at this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival. (more) Timothée Chalamet and director James Mangold are…
Skydance finally closed the $8B Paramount deal - What's next?
The $8 billion merger between Skydance and Paramount officially closed – resulting in the newly coined Paramount, a Skydance Corporation. Skydance's David Ellison will serve as the new Chairman and CEO. The merger combines Paramount's established assets, including CBS, MTV, and Paramount Pictures, with Skydance's…
NFMLA Alumni Achievements🎉
🎬 Big congratulations to Talia Shea Levin (whose film screened with us in 2021) on winning the Shorts to Features Pitch Deck Award at the 2025 Frontières Market for her feature deck, Make Me a Pizza 🍕—a well-earned milestone marking an exciting step in her transition from shorts to features. A huge shout-out as well to…
Clubhouse Conversations — Squid Game (Season 2)
In this episode of Clubhouse Conversations, cinematographer Ji-yong Kim joins Michael Pessah, ASC to discuss his work on Squid Game Season 2 — the gripping Korean dystopian-thriller about a deadly contest that preys on people in financial despair. Kim served as director of photography on all seven episodes of the new…
How to get jobs as a Production Accounting Clerk, without many connections to the department?
Hello! I am a Program Director at the non-profit Brooklyn Workforce Innovations in NYC, helping those with barriers to employment get work in the production industry. Our program to train and place Production Assistants has been around for almost 20 years and has been successful. We launched a Production Accounting Clerk…
🎟️ Box Office Breakdown: A not-so-fantastic second weekend drop…
The Dailies reports on the latest box office news from this week. The Fantastic Four: First Steps (Disney) 🦸‍♂️ The Fantastic Four: First Steps: (Wk 2) $40M domestic weekend (-66%), $198.4M domestic total, $368.7M global. Marvel's latest took a huge tumble in week two, right in line with other recent MCU flops like…
Get to Know our Member Spotlight: Nigel Holmes
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 Nigel Holmes! Meet Nigel Holmes Well hello. I am Nigel Holmes.…
California's Big Bet: $750M Incentive Aims to Keep Hollywood Productions at Home
California’s increased funding, larger base credit and shift to refundability will translate into real financial benefits for productions. Are the 2025 changes going to be enough? As global production competition grows, U.S. states are ramping up their efforts to keep film and TV projects from relocating overseas, and…
New sitcom 'Leanne' streaming now on Netflix!
Stand-up comedian Leanne Morgan stars in 'Leanne,' a new Netflix comedy from executive producer Chuck Lorre. Let us know in the comments what else you're watching this weekend!
Top 5 in Tech: Runway Aleph, Showrunner AI, Photoshop Harmonize, and more
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: Runway Aleph: Manipulate Videos with Just Text Runway launched Aleph, a new AI video model that…

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Get to Know our Member Spotlight: Nigel Holmes
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 Nigel Holmes! Meet Nigel Holmes Well hello. I am Nigel Holmes.…
California's Big Bet: $750M Incentive Aims to Keep Hollywood Productions at Home
California’s increased funding, larger base credit and shift to refundability will translate into real financial benefits for productions. Are the 2025 changes going to be enough? As global production competition grows, U.S. states are ramping up their efforts to keep film and TV projects from relocating overseas, and…
NFMLA Film Festival | InFocus: International Animation, August 23rd (Adjusted Schedule)
About the Event NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA)’s August line-up celebrates emerging filmmakers both near and far, featuring InFocus: International Animation, a program of exciting animated work from all around the world, including a selection of highlights from the Legends Animated 24 HOURS Animation Contest for…
Top 5 in Tech: Runway’s Act-Two Upgrade, WeTransfer Backs Off AI Language, Moonvalley’s $84M Raise
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: 🎥 Runway Act-Two: Animate Any Character from a Single Image Runway's Act-Two is a major upgrade to…
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…
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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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Nigel Holmes is an English writer with experience writing for screen, stage, and pantomimes. His pantomime scripts have been performed throughout the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore, Dubai, Australia, Canada and the US. In addition to his script work, Nigel has also created hundreds of magazine articles and written and illustrated fifteen books.

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American Cinematheque | Friend of the Fest
For a third year, the American Cinematheque is thrilled to celebrate ‘Friend of the Fest,’ our week-long film festival dedicated to and curated by some of our favorite podcasts. Join us for in-person introductions all week long, and don’t forget to tune in to our incredible podcast partners for the stories behind their…
NFMLA Film Festival | InFocus: International Animation
NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA)’s August line-up celebrates emerging filmmakers both near and far, featuring InFocus: International Animation, a program of exciting animated work from all around the world, including a selection of highlights from the Legends Animated 24 HOURS Animation Contest for Students, a selection…
American Film Market
Every November, the entire global film industry converges for the American Film Market. AFM is the premier film acquisition, development and networking event where more than $1 Billion in distribution and film financing deals are closed each year on completed films and those in every stage of development. More…

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