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Lets go NY!! ?? great crews, talent, locations, studios and tax credit! BLOOMBERG - NYC studio feature https://lnkd.in/eukv2wPE NYC's Movie Comeback Gets Boost From a $1 Billion Robert De Niro Studio The Manhattan-born actor is among those who are leading a drive to ensure the city regains its status in the Hollywood pantheon. Travis Bickle in Taxi Driver, Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, and Jimmy ‘The Gent’ Conway in Goodfellas: They weren’t just indelible Robert De Niro characters, but also New Yorkers who elevated the city into a character all its own in the movies they inhabited. But in the years since De Niro roamed the Big Apple’s streets in those roles, New York’s once distinctive mark on celluloid has faded. Now, the Manhattan-born actor and producer is working to ensure the city regains its status in the Hollywood pantheon. De Niro just opened Wildflower Studios — an 11-sound-stage campus in Queens that cost about $1 billion — with his son Raphael and business partner Adam Gordon. Their aim: to bring a new level of technology to production in the city, where many studios are converted warehouses instead of purpose-built facilities. “We came to this from a position of trying to be helpful and supportive for the city that we both love,” Gordon said about himself and De Niro. “We’re both fourth-generation New Yorkers.” They’re far from alone as developers ramp up bets on studios in the area. Hallmark Channel founder Robert Halmi is in the process of wrapping construction on a 1 million-square-foot campus for his Great Point Studios in Yonkers. Blackstone Inc. and Vornado Realty Trust are building Sunset Pier 94 Studios, the first designated film studio in Manhattan, which is set to open next year by the Hudson River. East End Studios, a roughly 350,000-square-foot space, is slated for completion next year in Queens. The boom is unfolding amid an entertainment-industry slowdown, even as a flood of new sound stages is in the pipeline globally. In New York, developers and producers are also seeking to capitalize on a recent boost to the state fund providing tax credits to film and television productions. Governor Kathy Hochul last year increased funding to $700 million a year from $420 million, and made 30% of qualified production expenses tax deductible, up from 25%. The measure also accelerated the timeline for claiming credits and offered additional incentives for filming upstate. To qualify, productions are expected to shoot 75% in the state. “You can go somewhere else and get iconic New York for a few days. But we want them to come here. We want them to use our stages. We want them to hire our crews,” said Pat Kaufman, Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. Read full article on Bloomberg.com Great Point Studios Lionsgate Wildflower Studios PHYGITAL FX Goldcrest Post Hudson Scenic Studios

Great Point Studios Buffalo is open! In a city already known for its cost-effective production environment, our new Buffalo studio is tailored for the creation of high-quality, budget-friendly features, tv movies and series. Buffalo’s appeal is enhanced by a generous 40% tax rebate for production and up to 45% for post-production making it a preferred choice for producers globally. We offer turn-key experience for producers with lighting, electric, catering post production onsite! With talented crews and great locations make Buffalo the home to your next project! PHYGITAL FX Rich's foods and liquors https://lnkd.in/dEYfJHzh

Take a behind-the-scenes look at Lionsgate Yonkers Studios! We're excited to announce the official naming of our trade school in Yonkers: "The Robert Halmi Sr Academy of Film and Television." Check out this profile piece on Robert Halmi from News 12 Power & Politics and get a sneak peek of what makes our studios so special. #Lionsgate #YonkersStudios #RobertHalmiSrAcademy #FilmAndTelevision #News12PowerAndPolitics Yonkers Public Schools

September 2024 will be an exciting time as Great Point Studios and Yonkers Public Schools collaborate to launch a new career and technical school with a focus on media trades. Monday marks the first information session for incoming 6th and 9th graders. Check out the link for more information and to stay updated on this exciting opportunity! #GreatPointStudios #YonkersPublicSchools #MediaTrades #CareerDevelopment

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