Tribeca Film Festival Sets 2018 Dates
The Tribeca Film Festival has set its 2018 dates, lining up a 12-day run in April for the 17th annual New York City festival. Submission deadlines have also been mapped out, with creators able this…
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New York City to Name a 'Nighttime Ambassador' to Advocate for Music, Nightlife
On Thursday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio released New York Works, a series of 25 initiatives to spur 100,000 jobs with solid wages over the coming decade. Within that initiative is a new role…
New York Bundles Up as Winter Storm Slams East Coast
With a winter storm pounding the East Coast and forcing school and road closures all across the Northeast, New York City is, despite some disruptions, largely open for business — at least for the…
New York City to Add 100,000 Sq. Feet Production Facility for Film and TV in New $136 Million Campus
With film and TV production in New York City filling local sound stages to capacity, the city will construct a new, 100,000-square-foot production facility as part of a $136 million development…
Winter Storm Bears Down on East Coast, Causes Disruptions
The word “disrupt” may have developed a certain shine thanks to Silicon Valley, but the biggest snowstorm of the season thus far on the East Coast is reminding everyone of its original, negative…
New York Mayor’s Office Launches Five Programs to Combat Gender Inequality in Entertainment Industry
The New York City Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment has launched a new series of initiatives aimed at combating the underrepresentation of women in the entertainment industry, including a $5…
New NYC Film Czar Julie Menin Vows Industry Growth, Diversity (EXCLUSIVE)
The lingering question of who will replace Cynthia Lopez as New York City’s new film czar has an answer at last in Julie Menin, coming to the post directly from her current job as commissioner of the…
Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’ Will Play to 20,000 New York City Public School Students
Hoping to score a ticket to “Hamilton”? Try enrolling in a New York City public school. Producers and creators of the box-office-busting Broadway buzzmagnet have partnered with the Rockefeller…
TV Boom Drives $8.7 Billion Production Spend in New York City (EXCLUSIVE)
Spending on filmed production in New York City has grown a whopping $1.5 billion in the last four years, hitting a total of $8.7 billion on the back of a TV boom that has also helped push the total…
‘Selma’ Offered for Free to NYC Students
The story of struggle and triumph at the core of “Selma” clearly resonates with the current generation of African-American business leaders. A group of 27 prominent movers and shakers — including BET…
New York City is a Key Plank for ‘Boardwalk Empire’s’ Attention to Detail
The Bronx County Courthouse, with its neoclassical majesty, needs no dressing up to double for 1930s Chicago. On a muggy August afternoon, the "Boardwalk Empire" team makes the most of the…
