The British Association for Screen Entertainment (BASE) announces the trial of a unique new visual entertainment partnership between ODEON and Prime Video, in association with multiple major UK film distributors. From Tuesday, October 1st to Thursday, November 7th, consumers who purchase an ODEON cinema ticket across a range of new films will unlock a 40% discount on … Read more
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) announced Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios will become the newest member of the global trade association, joining the world’s largest film, TV, and streaming companies. Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios will formally join the MPA on Oct. 1, making it the association’s seventh member. Prime Video & Amazon … Read more
Universal Pixels (UP) adds The Power to its ICVFX credits. Universal Pixels has supplied crew and technical equipment to Amazon Prime TV’s critically acclaimed nine-part series, The Power. Starring Toni Collette, John Leguizamo and Auli’i Cravalho, this fast-paced hit show is based on the 2016 science fiction novel by British author Naomi Alderman in which … Read more
Director David Cronenberg’s 1988 horror film Dead Ringers, about twin OBGYNs whose penchant for tricking others threatens to shatter their own psyches, has received a sibling of its own with the six-episode Amazon miniseries of the same name. Starring Rachel Weisz as twins Beverly and Elliot Mantle, the show tracks a similar descent into madness, but … Read more
Nice Shoes helped bring the landscapes of Florida’s Gulf Coast vividly to life by providing post services for the Amazon Prime dramedy Life’s Rewards. Colourist Lenny Mastrandrea collaborated with writer and director Damian Fitzsimmons, executive producer Jordan Wollman, and cinematographer Erik Van Lenten at honing the final look of the show’s 8-episode second season. Winner of the … Read more
Prime Video revealed it has invested more than £1 billion in TV, movies, and live sport since 2018, as it greenlights new UK Originals and confirms major casting news at a star-studded event. The announcement was made at its UK showcase, Prime Video Presents, where Prime Video UK Head Chris Bird was joined at The … Read more
Prime Video announced Prime Video Pathway, a first-of-its-kind, multifaceted training initiative designed to open up access to jobs in the TV and film industry across the UK. Committing to spend £10M across three years, Prime Video announced a flagship collaboration with the UK’s leading TV and film school, the National Film & Television School (NFTS) to open … 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