Raleigh Studios, the largest independent studio operator in the U.S., has extended its reach internationally, breaking ground on a new state-of-the-art studio facility in Budapest. Raleigh’s European partner in the venture is Origo Film Group.
Raleigh Studios Budapest is scheduled to open its doors in April 2010. The site is less than 20 minutes from all major hotels and downtown Budapest, meaning it will be home to the closest studio facility to the heart of Hungary. The studio will feature nine soundstages, including a super stage 45,000 square feet and 65 feet to the grid. There will be full transportation, set and location lighting and grip via Hollywood Rentals (which is owned by Raleigh’s parent company), line producing with Raleigh Film (Raleigh’s production service arm), a postproduction facility and digital film lab.
Incorporated into the studio’s design is a 15 acre backlot which will lend itself to such activities as outdoor set builds. A full production training school will also be on let to help maintain Hungary’s existing talent pool while creating a new generation of film crews.
Raleigh will also offer administration services for film incentives and tax rebates available in Hungry. Currently Hungry offers a 20 percent production incentive and can go as high as 25 percent in some cases to qualified productions. A value added tax is also fully reclaimable.
Raleigh Studios also maintains facilities in Hollywood, Manhattan Beach and Playa Vista, Calif., as well as Baton Route, Louisiana. Lighting and grip firm Hollywood Rentals maintains shops in Los Angeles, Charlotte, Orlando and Baton Rouge.
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You couldn’t miss Sean Baker at this past Sunday’s Oscar ceremony where he won for Best Picture, Directing, Original Screenplay and Editing on the strength of Anora. However, earlier that weekend he was in transit from the Cesar Awards in Paris and thus couldn’t attend the American Cinema Editors (ACE) 25th annual panel of Academy Award-nominated film editors held at the Regal LA Live Auditorium on Saturday (3/1) in Los Angeles. While the eventual Oscar winner in the editing category was missed by those who turned out for the ACE “Invisible Art, Visible Artists” session, three of Baker’s fellow nominees were on hand--Dávid Jancsó, HSE for The Brutalist; Nick Emerson for Conclave; and Myron Kerstein, ACE for Wicked. Additionally, Juliette Welfling, who couldn’t appear in person due to the Cesar Awards, was present via an earlier recorded video interview to discuss her work on Emilia Pérez. The interview was conducted by ACE president and editor Sabrina Plisco, ACE who also moderated the live panel discussion. Kerstein said that he was the beneficiary of brilliant and generous collaborators, citing, among others, director Jon M. Chu, cinematographer Alice Brooks, and visual effects supervisor Pablo Helman. The editor added it always helps to have stellar acting performances, noting that hearing Cynthia Erivo, for example, sing live was a revelation. Kerstein recalled meeting Chu some eight years ago on a “blind Skype date” and it was an instant “bromance”--which began on Crazy Rich Asians, and then continued on such projects as the streaming series Home Before Dark and the feature In The Heights. Kerstein observed that Chu is expert in providing collaborators with... Read More