UK based Pinewood Group announced that it has acquired full ownership of Pinewood Toronto Studios, a state-of-the-art, purpose-built film and TV studio in Toronto. Pinewood Toronto Studios is a global destination for film and television productions, located minutes from Downtown Toronto and home to the Mega Stage, one of the largest purpose-built soundstages in North … Read more
Pinewood Group has officially launched its own employment programme named ‘Behind the Screen’, following the success of the Government Kickstart Scheme launched in 2021. The ‘Behind the Screen’ trainee programme is designed to help people who are currently out of work take their first step into the world of film and TV. The placements will … Read more
In a further commitment to the UK production industry, Prime Video announced a landmark multimillion-pound long-term contract with Shepperton Studios for exclusive use of new production facilities at the Surrey studios for future original TV series and movie productions. The new facilities will comprise 9 sound stages, workshops and office accommodation, totalling approximately 450,000 square … Read more
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) has unveiled an ambitious new partnership with Pinewood Group to train the next generation of UK filmmakers, establishing a dedicated education and training centre within Screen Hub UK, Pinewood’s expansion development which will also include an international visitor experience and new film production facilities. The ground-breaking NFTS training … Read more
The work and pensions secretary Thérèse Coffey and minister for employment Mims Davies MP recently visited Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire, to officially launch the Pinewood Group’s Kickstart Scheme, and meet one of the eight participants who will join them on a six-month long placement. The Kickstart Scheme is a government initiative aimed at … Read more
Beginning in March, Lord Puttnam has led five seminars on all aspects of the screen industries. The sixth, on 11 May, will focus on the growing importance of factual and documentary makers with Ridley Scott. University of Sunderland and Northern Film + Media present the series with suppport from Pinewood Group. Socially sharable and broadcast … Read more
Spelthorne Borough Council’s Planning Committee has resolved to grant outline planning permission for the improvement and expansion of the world-renowned Shepperton Studios site in Surrey, England. This decision will allow the progression of Pinewood Group’s £500 million investment to expand the world-class facility, increasing capacity for film and high-end television production in the UK. It … Read more
The Rt. Hon. Karen Bradley, MP, Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport joined Pinewood Group’s Chairman Paul Golding and Corporate Affairs Director Andrew M. Smith last week (6th July) to present twenty-one Pinewood employees with Pinewood Studio Management Diplomas. Ms Bradley also met Pippa King, a media apprentice within Pinewood’s Digital Content … Read more
The Pinewood Group looks set to be sold to a US-based asset management business in a deal worth around £320m. Pinewood, which owns UK studios in Buckinghamshire, Shepperton and Cardiff, as well as facilities abroad in Malaysia, Canada, the Dominican Republic and the USA, announced its desire for a takeover at the start of the … Read more