INDUSTRY. BRIEFINGS
LOCAL VARIETY LOL: Last One Laughing is Amazon Prime Video’s international comedy show that has been adapted for countries all over the world
PRIME INTRODUCES 12 NORDIC SERIES
FILM EDITOR LOSES COVID-19 CLAIM
A film editor lost an appeal related to self-employment grants worth £14,070 to which he was not entitled. Thomas Merlin Ash made an appeal at the First Tier Tribunal against an HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) assessment stating that he was not eligible for the Self Employment Income Support Scheme (SEISS) during the tax year 2020/21. However, he had already received grants of £7500 and £6570 in May and July 2020 during the pandemic. The SEISS scheme required that businesses had traded during the tax years of 2018-19 and 2019-20 and that there was an intention to continue trading during 2020-21. HMRC contacted Ash in October 2020, stating that because he had stopped trading in 2018, he was ineligible for the grants and had to repay them. Ash argued that he had completed the claim without looking at published guidance. The appeal was dismissed, with the judge suggesting that clearer wording might have prevented the erroneous claim.
features franchises like LOL: Last One Laughing , which is expanding to Denmark and Norway with local comedians. Other productions include Girls of Oslo , starring Norwegian influencers Sophie Elise, Nora Haukland and Anniken Englund Jørgensen, plus Swedish reality shows Parneviks All In! and Bingo & Julia .
Amazon Prime Video has unveiled a slate of 12 new unscripted reality and entertainment series in the Nordic market, reinforcing its commitment to the region. The titles are part of Prime Video’s long-term investment in the territory and will be included in the Amazon Prime membership at SEK59 a month. The plan
BONJOUR PARIS! (From left to right) Rodeo FX’s Hubert Bolduc, Pierre Fitzgibon, Marie-Eve Jean, Isabelle Langlois, Sébastien Moreau
Rodeo rides to Paris Montréal-based visual effects studio Rodeo FX has opened a fifth international studio with a European expansion in Paris. The offices in the French capital’s 11th arrondissement will create new opportunities for artists, clients and partners worldwide, complementing the studio’s existing service offerings in North America. “We are thrilled to celebrate this inauguration and to share this special moment with our Québécois and French partners,” said Sébastien Moreau, founder and CEO of Rodeo FX. “We are also pleased to join the visual effects community of Paris. We have always had a special relationship with France, through our shared language and values. This relationship grows even stronger today.”
Derby targets film studios
The former Aida Bliss factory in Derby is on track to become a major film studio after Damien Walters Limited, in partnership with Marv Studios, purchased the 80,000 sq ft premises from Derby City Council. The proposed £13m transformation into a purpose-built studio will include Europe’s first dedicated stunt training facility. The older part of the building will accommodate three film studios, while the final phase will include a new rehab centre catering to elite sportspeople and stunt performers.
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