Martini Film Studios, operator of a giant studio complex outside Vancouver, has taken a majority stake in Lighthouse Pictures, a genre film and TV production banner led by Jamie Goehring and Shawn Williamson.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction will see Lighthouse Pictures’ current management and production teams remain at the company.
“Over recent years, I have witnessed the great reputation and success that Jamie and Shawn have built with Lighthouse Pictures and the quality of their work. We have had the pleasure of working closely with their teams, hosting many of their productions at our production facilities and backlot,” Gemma Martini, CEO of Martini Film Studios, said in a statement.
Martini Film Studios has Netflix as an anchor tenant at its suburban Vancouver facility in Langley, British Columbia via a lease agreement renewed for another five years in 2022, and has Warner Bros. ITV, CBS and...
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the transaction will see Lighthouse Pictures’ current management and production teams remain at the company.
“Over recent years, I have witnessed the great reputation and success that Jamie and Shawn have built with Lighthouse Pictures and the quality of their work. We have had the pleasure of working closely with their teams, hosting many of their productions at our production facilities and backlot,” Gemma Martini, CEO of Martini Film Studios, said in a statement.
Martini Film Studios has Netflix as an anchor tenant at its suburban Vancouver facility in Langley, British Columbia via a lease agreement renewed for another five years in 2022, and has Warner Bros. ITV, CBS and...
- 4/9/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Oppenheimer” is the juggernaut Oscar contender that is predicted to take home not just Best Picture but a whole bunch of other Academy Awards, too, including Best Director for Christopher Nolan and Best Supporting Actor for Robert Downey Jr. However, we thought that “La La Land” had Best Picture all wrapped up in 2017 but come Oscars night, “Moonlight” swept in to claim the evening’s biggest prize in a shock win. So, is “Oppenheimer” as safe as everyone thinks?
“The Holdovers” is well-poised to pull off an upset. The movie follows Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly professor who is forced to look after students staying behind during the Christmas holidays. The film has been a hit with critics, audiences, and awards groups, too.
As such, it could be a major dark horse to win the Oscar for Best Picture. In the last 10 years, four movies have claimed the top prize...
“The Holdovers” is well-poised to pull off an upset. The movie follows Paul Giamatti as a curmudgeonly professor who is forced to look after students staying behind during the Christmas holidays. The film has been a hit with critics, audiences, and awards groups, too.
As such, it could be a major dark horse to win the Oscar for Best Picture. In the last 10 years, four movies have claimed the top prize...
- 2/16/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Variety reports that Alexander Payne has signed on to direct the low-budget Nebraska, a $10 million black-and-white road trip feature scripted by Bob Nelson. The story centers around an aging alcoholic, who enlists his reluctant son to drive him from Montana to Nebraska in order to redeem a sweepstakes letter he received in the mail. Shooting is slated to begin next fall, with Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa producing.
- 12/9/2003
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