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[ BACK ON TRACK ] U-TURN ON MARLOW FILM STUDIOS BUILD H ousing secretary Steve Reed has overturned Buckinghamshire Council’s 2024 decision against building Marlow Film Studios, a development that will boast 18 sound stages and a Culture and Skills Academy and cost £750m. Concerns about the surrounding area stopped the council from approving the plan initially. Reed, however, argues that the pros – creating 4000 jobs and investing in technology – outweigh the cons. The proposal outlines how the site’s academy will ‘harness artificial intelligence and the digital revolution to revolutionise the art of storytelling’. James Cameron, who wrote to Buckinghamshire Council in defence of the project in 2024, has eyed Marlow as the future base of Lightstorm3D, his company that develops innovative filmmaking tools and technology. and consultation with industry stakeholders, energy experts and validated by independent experts from Imperial College London (via Imperial Consultants), SPARK advocates a move to hybrid generators and hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel, as well as the phasing in of grid power, battery solutions and other clean technologies. Meaningful environmental change centres around three pillars: reduce (cut energy demand and emissions via efficient planning and equipment), retool (upgrade infrastructure and technology for clean power) and reskill (equip teams with knowledge and training to plan, budget and operate clean power solutions).
Cine Gear Connect NY Cine Gear returns for one packed day on 28 March 2026, this time in New York. Expect a look at the latest kit, plus a busy programme of masterclasses, seminars and networking events. Visit the website for more info as it’s released.
FilmLight Colour Awards 2025 winners Last year marked the fifth annual edition of the FilmLight Colour Awards and saw The Brutalist , graded by Máté Ternyik, take first place in the best theatrical feature category. For best TV series/episodic, Season 1 of Disclaimer , graded by Peter Doyle at PostWorks NY, stole the show; while NUEVAYoL by Bad Bunny and graded by Dante Pasquinelli at Ethos Studio earned the top spot for music videos. For the spotlight category, Good Shot , graded by Connor Bailey at House Post, took centre stage.
[ GREEN SHOOTS ] NEW INITIATIVES FROM BAFTA ALBERT A t present, UK screen industries produce a sobering 175,000
tonnes of CO2 emissions annually – nearly the equivalent of 40,000 UK citizens. So says BAFTA albert’s Accelerate 2025, a comprehensive new report on sustainability in TV and film based on 2500 productions in 2024. The report focuses on five key areas for growth: travel, energy, materials and waste, culture and data. Travel, unsurprisingly, is a particular cause for concern as it accounts for 65% of the industry’s carbon footprint, with 21% of that air travel. You can read the report’s findings at wearealbert.org BAFTA albert has also unveiled SPARK, an industry roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuel generators and towards cleaner power solutions by 2030. Developed in 2025 through research
iMag opens new office at Pinewood Studios The virtual production market is expanding, supposedly reaching over $8 billion by 2030. So iMag, specialist in bespoke video and LED solutions, has opened an office space at Pinewood Studios for ‘closer support, faster responses and on-the-ground expertise’.
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