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Get to Know our Member Spotlight: Anthony McBride
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 Anthony McBride! Meet Anthony McBride Anthony McBride is an…
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Top 5 in Tech: KREA’s Realtime AI Video, Adobe’s Foundry AI, EA x Stability AI, 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: ⚡ KREA AI Open-Sources 14B Video Model That Runs in Realtime KREA AI open-sourced Krea Realtime, a…
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The Producer's Guide to Virtual Production Space in the UK
Learn about the leading virtual production studios and stage spaces available to film and TV productions filming in the UK. UK productions are spoilt for choice when it comes to studio space. As well as state-of-the-art green screens, underwater tanks and sound stages, the UK offers a plethora of virtual production studios…
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Navigating Film & TV Incentives: Key Takeaways from New Hollywood’s 2025 Indie Financing Panel
Industry leaders gather to discuss the role of incentives in film financing strategies, and where the production landscape is headed. Film and television production incentives remain one of the most powerful tools for producers looking to stretch their budgets and bring ambitious projects to life. And these programs change…
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Don’t Lose Your Film’s Incentives: 7 Risks Every Production Must Avoid
Learn the seven most common risks of mismanaging production incentives—and how Entertainment Partners helps you avoid them while maximizing your budget. Once your production’s creative vision is locked in, picking a filming location often comes down to the numbers: which tax incentive program makes the most sense (and…
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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…
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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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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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Last Looks: Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz Return for 'Mummy 4,' FX Orders 'Snowfall' Spinoff
The Dailies reports on the latest in development, greenlights, renewals, and cancellations. Rachel Weisz and Brendan Fraser in The Mummy Returns (Universal) Film Development 🗒️ Brendan Fraser and Rachel Weisz are reuniting for a fourth ‘Mummy’ film, directed by Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett.…
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Introduce Yourself!
Welcome to the Production Lot, EP's online community for production professionals! It's time to join the conversation and introduce yourself to the community! This is a great way to get to know your fellow community members and let them know all about you. To get you started, tell us a bit about yourself by answering the…
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Australia / Streaming & Production Quotas!
The Australian government is moving forward with legislation that will require streaming platforms with more than 1 million Australian subscribers to invest at least 10% of their local expenditure, or 7.5% of revenue, in new Australian drama, children’s, documentary, arts, and educational content. In short, we can expect a…
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Screenwriting for Producers
I'm an award-winning screenwriter and wanted to know what considerations must be made when writing for producers.
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Get Ready For Halloween With 'It: Welcome to Derry'
Bill Skarsgård is back in It prequel series It: Welcome to Derry, premiering this Sunday on HBO. Whether you're a big horror fan or more on the Hocus Pocus end of the scale, share your favorite Halloween movies and TV series in the comments! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKa6u7LT0qE
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📽️ Indie studios want to be lifestyle brands…
The F-Stop at FocusFest on Universal Studios Lot (Focus Features/Eric Charbonneau) Focus Features, A24, and Neon aren't just selling movies anymore. These indie studios are pivoting hard into experiential marketing with festivals, merch drops, and Instagram-worthy activations, betting that audiences will pay premium prices…
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Who gets hired and promoted in TV writers rooms?
The latest Behind the Scenes: The State of Inclusion & Equity in TV Writing report reveals disparities across the board between historically excluded writers and non-marginalized writers, including in hiring and promotion practices: 85% of showrunners hire from their own networks White women (41%) are far more likely to be…
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Can we afford to make "diversity" a dirty word? - Check out our Behind the Scenes Report
I am excited to share the latest Behind the Scenes: The State of Inclusion & Equity in TV Writing report. This year, TTIE partnered with Horowitz Research to reveal what's blocking writers from creating the diverse, authentic stories audiences are demanding. The business case is clear: 65% of audiences want diverse,…