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Vote Now For Your Oscar Picks!
You've seen the movies, now it's time to vote! Submit your Oscar predictions below and we’ll see how our community stacks up against the Academy vote! Vote Now While Jessie Buckley is widely considered to be a lock to win Best Actress for her work in Hamnet, plenty of categories are a complete unknown. Does Sinners have…
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Get to Know our Member Spotlight: Keith Murphy
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 Keith Murphy! Meet Keith Murphy Keith Murphy is a camera…
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Clubhouse Conversations: Dan Laustsen (Frankenstein)
In this episode, cinematographer Dan Laustsen, ASC, DFF is joined by interviewer Lol Crawley, ASC, BSC to discuss his work on Frankenstein — writer-director Guillermo del Toro's gothic-romanticist vision of Mary Shelley's classic creature tale. Frankenstein (Netflix) Frankenstein tells the story of egomaniacal scientist…
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Top 5 in Tech: Netflix Acquires InterPositive, Seth MacFarlane's Bill Clinton AI, VFX Artists on AI
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: 🎬 Netflix Acquires Ben Affleck’s AI Filmmaking Studio InterPositive Netflix has acquired…
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Vote Now for NewFilmmakers Los Angeles!
An expert panel has once again nominated NFMLA as a contender for USA Today's 10 best US Film Festivals for 2026! Voting is open now through Monday, March 2nd. Vote for NFMLA Now You can vote once per day. Thank you for your continued collaboration, partnership and support! Check back for the results revealed on Wednesday,…
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‘Hamnet’ Co-Screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell on Adapting Her Novel
Oscar-nominated Maggie O’Farrell discusses her screenwriting debut with Chloé Zhao and why art is crucial to understanding humanity. Hamnet (Focus Features) Maggie O’Farrell almost said no when Chloé Zhao asked her to co-write the Hamnet screenplay. O’Farrell wrote the book Hamnet, which explores the grief of William and…
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Clubhouse Conversations: Michael Bauman (One Battle After Another)
In this Clubhouse Conversations episode, cinematographer Michael Bauman is joined by interviewer Eric Steelberg, ASC to discuss his work on One Battle After Another — the action-thriller from director Paul Thomas Anderson centered on an ex-revolutionary's return to his former group in pursuit of his imperiled daughter.…
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Get to Know our Member Spotlight: Samantha Hernandez
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 Samantha Hernandez! Meet Samantha Hernandez Samantha Hernandez is…
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Last Looks: Netflix Orders ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sequel, Kathryn Hahn Joins Disney's 'Tangled'
The Dailies reports on the latest in development, greenlights, renewals, and cancellations. KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) Film Development 🗒️ Netflix has confirmed a sequel to ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans returning. (more) Susanna Fogel will write and direct Netflix romantic…
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Screenwriter to Filmmaker
I'm a screenwriter looking to take the plunge into filmmaking and am studying all of the different disciplines. Any suggestions on production considerations and "running the set"?
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🏆 YouTube just became the biggest media company…
It's official: YouTube has dethroned Disney to become the world’s biggest media company. Financial research firm MoffettNathanson crunched the numbers and found that the Google-owned platform pulled in an estimated $62B in revenue in 2025, leapfrogging Disney's media business, which posted $60.9B (theme parks not…
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Hey Production Lot community! 👋
I'm Karma Tudor — a perinatal health professional and on-set consultant based in New York. My background spans birth doula work, childbirth education, lactation counseling, and prenatal yoga (CD, CBE, CLC, RYT-200). My entertainment industry work includes serving as Yoga Consultant on the Netflix film Kinda Pregnant, where…
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The 'Yellowstone' Universe Expands with 'Marshals'
Luke Grimes returns to the Yellowstone universe with the CBS drama Marshals. The pilot drew the biggest premiere audience for a scripted show not only for the 2025-26 season, but since FBI in 2018 (excluding any NFL lead in premieres). It's a great sign for the franchise's first broadcast series.…
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🏆 The guilds have spoken
The cast of 'Sinners' accepts the Ensemble prize last night at the Actor Awards (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images) It was billed as the weekend that would settle the Oscar race: PGA Awards on Saturday, Actor Awards (formerly the SAGs) on Sunday. The PGAs are one of the best Oscar predictors out there, matching Best Picture 13…
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How to Get Your Payroll Ready for Year-End: A Guide for UK Productions
Find out how UK production teams can streamline their payroll year-end and ensure a smooth transition to the new tax year. With the UK tax year ending on April 5, now is the time to start thinking about your final production payroll and doing those housekeeping jobs, so you can start the new tax year on the right foot…
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Last Looks: Lily Collins Will Play Audrey Hepburn, Network Pilot Casting News
The Dailies reports on the latest in development, greenlights, renewals, and cancellations. Lily Collins in Emily in Paris (Netflix) Film Development 🗒️ Tom Hanks will play Abraham Lincoln in Starburns Industries’ ‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ a live-action and stop-motion hybrid he’ll also produce. (more) Lily Collins will play…