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Get to Know our Member Spotlight: Shealyn Fitzsimons
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 Shealyn Fitzsimons! Meet Shealyn Fitzsimons Shealyn Fitzsimons is…
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📝 Is the spec script market suddenly hot again?
Hollywood studios are finally opening their wallets for original scripts again, and writers who've been collecting “passes” and subsisting on ramen might want to sit down for this one: 8 spec deals have closed in August 2025 alone. That’s the highest monthly total since March 2017. To put this in perspective: The spec…
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Film Labs Every Filmmaker Should Know About in 2025
Everything filmmakers need to know about film labs, including expert tips for how to get into one. You’ve got a solid script, a feasible production plan, and maybe even a winning pitch deck. Now the million-dollar question: How do you move your project from idea to execution, and eventually, into distribution? One of the…
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Rising Filmmaker Spotlight: Shandaeya Caldwell
USC grad and award-winning director Shandaeya Caldwell is making her mark on American cinema with powerful Black stories. Meet Shandaeya Caldwell, a recent graduate from the Film and Television Production MFA program at USC, award-winning filmmaker, and recipient of Entertainment Partner’s Scholarship program! Shandaeya…
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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…
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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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Top 5 in Tech: OpenAI’s Big Budget Movie, Seedance 4 Competes with Nano Banana
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: 👾 OpenAI-Backed Critterz Aims to Slash Animation Costs by 80% OpenAI is producing Critterz, an…
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Are You in for 'The Long Walk' This Weekend?
Francis Lawrence directs an adaptation of Stephen King's The Long Walk, starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson and Mark Hamill. Do you plan on catching the film in theaters this weekend?
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Last Looks: Lena Dunham Developing Netflix Series Starring Sarah Paulson, More Deals From TIFF
The Dailies reports on the latest in development, greenlights, renewals, and cancellations. Film Development 🗒️ David F. Sandberg will direct an Amazon MGM reimagining of horror classic ‘Amityville Horror.’ (more) Benny Safdie and Dwayne Johnson will reunite for ‘Lizard Music’, adapting Daniel Pinkwater’s 1976 novel about…
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Register Now! From IP to Screen (Live – Sept 25)
Hear from the producers behind Dying for Sex, Sonic the Hedgehog, It Follows, and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft. In today’s high-stakes entertainment landscape, proven intellectual property (IP) is more valuable than ever. Studios, streamers, and financiers are seeking stories with built-in audiences, from graphic…
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🎬TIFF hits its midpoint…
As the Toronto International Film Festival enters day 5, screenings are in full swing while buyers are circling available titles. The marketplace that isn't (yet): Unlike Cannes or AFM, Toronto has never had an official market, just informal hotel lobby meetings. That changes next year with TIFF's first content market…
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NFMLA Film Festival | September 2025 Upcoming Events
About Our Events NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA)’s September line-up celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with the upcoming InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema event, as well as other exciting virtual events! InFocus: Latin & Hispanic Cinema September 20, 2025 NFMLA will be hosting their annual InFocus: Latin & Hispanic…
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Free Incentives Tools Every Production Should Be Using in 2025
Learn how to maximize your production budget with EP’s free incentives toolkit. In today’s competitive production environment, margins are tight, and investor expectations are high. As a result, incentives are playing an increasingly important role in determining whether a project gets greenlit, the state or country…
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Top 5 in Tech: XGRIDS' PortalCam, Nano Banana Hacks, and the Future of AI Music
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: 🔘 XGRIDS Launches PortalCam, $5K Spatial Capture Camera XGRIDS has unveiled PortalCam, a $5,000…