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Australia, already one of the world's leading inbound production hubs, has increased its Location Offset for international film and TV productions shooting in the country to 30% from the current 16.5%, effective from July 1, 2023.  The news was announced as part of Australia's 2023-24 national budget…

Comedy is back; Super Mario Bros has proved that laughs are good for a half billion dollars. The antihero business is intact. Both Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 and John Wick: Chapter 4 hit their marks. But affairs of the heart are still suffering at the movie box office. Love Again is the…

The Motion Picture Association is expanding its team in Latin America, with the hiring of new executives in communications and advocacy. Cesar Castillejos will serve as vice president of communications, public affairs and advocacy for the region and Carlos Monroy will serve as advocacy director for…

The Motion Picture Association said Josh Levin starts today as VP of State Government Affairs for the Northeast Region, reporting to Kathy Bañuelos, SVP of State Government Affairs. His hiring creates an office for the region as the MPA pursues a shift in strategy for its state government affairs work…

Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff will headline a Motion Picture Association and Starz event on Tuesday focused on women leaders in entertainment and government. Emhoff will deliver the keynote at the event, part of the Starz’s #TakeTheLead Transparency Talks program. Emhoff has hosted previous roundtable…

Bethlyn Hand, the former Senior Vice President of Advertising and Administration for the Motion Picture Association, passed away on February 14. The cause was Alzheimer's disease, her brother Lloyd Hand said. She was 85. A veteran of the MPA, Hand joined the org soon after Jack Valenti was made…

Australia's film and television incentives contributed a total of $11.4BN (A$16.5BN) to the country's economic output for the four years to the 20201/22 financial year, according to a study by UK-based consultancy Olsberg SPI.  The report also found that Australia's offset programs underpin its…

The Motion Picture Association is upgrading a platform and services that assess content security safeguards of producers and their suppliers. The Trusted Partner Network, in which members’ content security is measured against a set of best practices, will now include software and cloud security…

The Motion Picture Association has hired two executives for its U.S. government affairs team. Hap Rigby will join as senior vice president, federal government affairs, leading lobbying efforts in Congress and the executive branch. He joins from from Wiley Rein, where he was senior policy advisor and…

EXCLUSIVE: The Motion Picture Association saw an increase in its revenue in 2021, boosted by a rise in membership dues and those from an international anti-piracy coalition. The industry trade and lobbying organization posted a deficit of $340,291, far less than the $4.2 million shortfall from a year…

Cavea Plus, a streaming service based in the country of Georgia, has joined the anti-piracy coalition Alliance for Creativity and Entertainment. Formed in 2017 with a a focus on copyright protection and enforcement, the coalition now has 42 members, with a governing board that includes Motion Picture…

The Motion Picture Association has tapped Aaron Wais to serve as senior vice president and head of global litigation. Wais has been a partner at Lathrop LPM in their Ip litigation group and also served as partner at Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp, practicing in their entertainment and intellectual property litigation…