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Discover how VFX and post-production tax incentives work across the US, Canada, UK, Australia, and beyond — and how to capture the full incentive value for your project. VFX and post-production now represent a significant and growing share of total film and television budgets. A growing number of governments around the…
In this episode of Clubhouse Conversations, cinematographer Christian Sprenger, ASC is joined by interviewer M. David Mullen, ASC to discuss his work on Widow’s Bay — a horror-comedy series set in a New England island town under an ancient curse that draws supernatural evil to the area. Sprenger received an Emmy nomination…
The Aero Theatre, one of LA's longtime art house staples, in Santa Monica With the summer box office off to a promising start and a little optimism creeping back into theaters, the Art House Convergence 2026 National Audience Survey says the good vibes go deeper than the tentpoles. They polled more than 27,000…
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 Latoya Murray-Berry! Meet Latoya Murray-Berry Latoya Murray-Berry…
Join us Wednesday, July 15th, 2026 at 7pm - 8:30 pm PST for a virtual conversation with Kendall Deustch, the Senior Manager of Sales and Distribution at Myriad Pictures. Please join us for a conversation that pulls back the curtain on how independent films find their audiences, and what it actually takes to get your work…
Kane Parsons directing Chiwetel Ejiofor on set. (A24) There's a feeling in town this week that the ground just moved. Two horror movies made by YouTube directors for almost no money took the top two spots and shoved a $165M 'Star Wars' tentpole into third. The takeaways, for a lot of folks: original ideas beat legacy IP,…
For more than a century, filmmaking has depended on cameras capturing real people, locations, performances and light. Today, generative AI can create characters, environments and entire scenes without a traditional shoot. That raises an important question: Is AI-generated video becoming a new form of filmmaking, or is it…
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…
Australia’s new streaming mandate changes content obligations for global platforms. Learn how productions can prepare for new opportunity - and complexity. Australia's new streaming content quota, introduced through the Streaming Content Requirement Bill 2025, instates new mandatory obligations for global streaming…
FilmLA & the City of Los Angeles have announced a Low Impact Permit Pilot Program Effective as of April 27, 2026, LA's new Low Impact Permit Pilot Program will allow filmmakers working on low impact film shoots to obtain City of Los Angeles film permits at a significantly reduced price. Great news for indies or those…
Zach Cregger and Steven Spielberg Ever since 'Backrooms' and 'Obsession' proved internet-born horror could pack theaters with younger audiences, the town has been trying to bottle the same lightning. In the weeks after those hits, agency assistants were reportedly combing through Reddit, YouTube, and TikTok like truffle…
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…
Accepted mentee directors are placed on a Ryan Murphy Production to shadow the director from pre-production through post, on a single episode! Half Initiative provides an educational Director Shadowing Program in which professional episodic directors on every Ryan Murphy Production mentor emerging and mid-career women,…
As the conversation about YouTuber-made box-office hits 'Obsession' and 'Backrooms' rolls on, one of the many takeaways being kicked around is that platforms like YouTube and TikTok have basically become the new training ground for talent. And TikTok just made a move that fits the moment, aiming to turn its own creators…
From Little House on the Prairie to The Pitt — EP has been Hollywood's production partner for 50 years. In the 1970s, prairie homesteads dominated primetime, and film and television productions ran on paper. But as creative aspirations and budgets grew, projects started crossing borders, payroll became increasingly…
Spring is here and incentive programs are rolling out new updates! In this month's roundup, we cover Hawaii, British Columbia, Mexico, Portugal, and more. No matter where you are producing, Entertainment Partners gives you the production incentives intelligence you need to make informed location and budgeting…
The Rideback RISE Fellowship year 4 is open for applications — now through May 31! If you're a mid-career POC storyteller with a commercial project ready to level up, you need to know about this. What is the Rideback RISE Fellowship program? The 12-month Fellowship provides expert one-to-one mentoring and programming…
Latoya Murray-Berry is a costume designer and personal stylist with experience across theater, music, TV, editorial, and commercials including productions Law & Order: Organized Crime, Girls5Eva and Billions.
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NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) hosts its July Monthly festival, which includes its annual InFocus: Canadian Cinema program, spotlighting independent Canadian storytellers with support from Telefilm Canada and the Québec Government Office in Los Angeles, and community partnership with its longstanding partner,…
