Two Arizona studio projects are preparing to break ground next year, now that the state has approved a 125 million incentive for film and TV production.
Acacia Filmed Entertainment unveiled its plans Monday to build 14 soundstages on a 70-acre site in the Scottsdale area. The other project, Desert Studios Complex, is slated to be built in Buckeye, in the Southwest Valley.
Both projects were intimately involved in designing and lobbying for the state’s new tax credit, which is targeted to incentivize construction of new soundstage facilities.
“We basically helped craft this bill so we could help protect the ability to finance the studio,” said Matthew George, president of Acacia Filmed Entertainment. “It’s a little different than other rebates. This is centered around the ability to build those studios.”
The new credit will launch in 2023 with a cap of 75 million, ramping up to 125 million in 2025. In order to qualify, productions...
Acacia Filmed Entertainment unveiled its plans Monday to build 14 soundstages on a 70-acre site in the Scottsdale area. The other project, Desert Studios Complex, is slated to be built in Buckeye, in the Southwest Valley.
Both projects were intimately involved in designing and lobbying for the state’s new tax credit, which is targeted to incentivize construction of new soundstage facilities.
“We basically helped craft this bill so we could help protect the ability to finance the studio,” said Matthew George, president of Acacia Filmed Entertainment. “It’s a little different than other rebates. This is centered around the ability to build those studios.”
The new credit will launch in 2023 with a cap of 75 million, ramping up to 125 million in 2025. In order to qualify, productions...
- 7/25/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
Love him. Hate him.
There has to be some kind of explanation behind the madness of America’s Toughest Sheriff.
Director Randy Murray took eight years to compose an entertainment documentary on America’s most controversial sheriff, Joe Arpaio. The film looks into his popularity, media manipulation, fear-mongering, racism, illegal immigration, free speech and the politics.
Latino-Review had an exclusive phone interview with Murray about his documentary on the controversial political figure. We discussed Joe Arpaio himself, the spin machine, racism and trying to keep a balanced perspective on a documentary without major personal politics.
“The Joe Show” is currently available on VOD.
Read the interview below.
Latino-Review: How did you come up with the original idea on doing a documentary on Sheriff Joe Arpaio?
Randy Murray: Ten years ago we’ve decided that we needed to do something for a release nationally to show off our art. We...
There has to be some kind of explanation behind the madness of America’s Toughest Sheriff.
Director Randy Murray took eight years to compose an entertainment documentary on America’s most controversial sheriff, Joe Arpaio. The film looks into his popularity, media manipulation, fear-mongering, racism, illegal immigration, free speech and the politics.
Latino-Review had an exclusive phone interview with Murray about his documentary on the controversial political figure. We discussed Joe Arpaio himself, the spin machine, racism and trying to keep a balanced perspective on a documentary without major personal politics.
“The Joe Show” is currently available on VOD.
Read the interview below.
Latino-Review: How did you come up with the original idea on doing a documentary on Sheriff Joe Arpaio?
Randy Murray: Ten years ago we’ve decided that we needed to do something for a release nationally to show off our art. We...
- 1/16/2015
- by Gig Patta
- LRMonline.com
The International Documentary Association (Ida) announced nominations for the 2014 Ida Documentary Awards today, with awards being bestowed December 5th at the Paramount Theatre on the studio lot. The top films nominated in the best feature category include the critically-acclaimed Citizenfour from filmmaker Laura Poitras about Edward Snowden and the state of surveillance of civilians post 9/11 which has been enjoying a theatrical run and Nick Broomfield’s Tales Of The Grim Sleeper about the serial killer who terrorized South Central Los Angeles over 25 years. In the limited series category is Playtone’s CNN doc The Sixties, among others. Best episodic include Oprah Winfrey’s Master Class and HBO’s Vice exec produced by Bill Maher (and others). In addition, Robert Redford will receive the Career Achievement award from the Ida.
Winners in the Best Feature and Best Short categories are selected by Ida’s international membership. Screening committees of industry professionals based in New York City,...
Winners in the Best Feature and Best Short categories are selected by Ida’s international membership. Screening committees of industry professionals based in New York City,...
- 10/29/2014
- by Anita Busch
- Deadline
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