LOS ANGELES — Cinespace Studios, an owner-operator of soundstage facilities for the TV and film industry, has opened a new soundstage campus in Los Angeles. Situated in the Woodland Hills neighborhood, the new campus represents the sixth production hub worldwide for Cinespace, joining existing facilities in Atlanta; Chicago; Potsdam, Germany; Toronto; and Wilmington, N.C.
“Los Angeles is where this industry was built, and where its future continues to be shaped,” says Eoin Egan, co-CEO of Cinespace Studios. “Opening a campus here has always been part of our long-term vision. While the market is navigating a period of transition, we believe deeply in the resilience of this city, the talent that defines it and the enduring demand for world-class production infrastructure.”
Cinespace Studios Los Angeles comprises six 18,000-square-foot soundstages with 30-foot clear heights, as well as 72,000 square feet of production offices and additional ancillary spaces.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held yesterday with members of Cinespace Studios, Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and representatives from the California Governor’s office in attendance. The new campus is opening with an active production already underway — a thriller movie called “Nightwatching” — underscoring early demand for the new stages.
“This campus clearly understands what productions need to succeed today and in the future. We’re thrilled about what this means not only for ‘Nightwatching,’ but for the Los Angeles entertainment industry as a whole,” says Kelly Todd, executive vice president and head of film production for Fifth Season, one of the production companies behind “Nightwatching.”
The Cinespace Studios campus opens following the State of California’s recent expansion of the Film and Television Tax Credit Program. “Nightwatching” is a project directly benefitting from the state’s expanded program, according to Colleen Bell, executive director of the California Film Commission.
“This investment strengthens our creative economy, helping to ensure that our world-class talent and crews can continue to live and work where this industry began,” says Bell. “We look forward to the many stories that will come to life at Cinespace.”
With this new campus, Cinespace now operates more than 4.3 million square feet of production space and 115 active soundstages. Recent film and TV productions that have filmed at Cinespace properties include “Stranger Things,” “IT: Welcome to Derry,” “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “The Bear” and “The Summer I Turned Pretty.”
— John Nelson