Media, digital film program at Bronx Community College making way, preparing students for TV world

Look out Hollywood! The future of production is being molded at Bronx Community College in the Bronx.

Students who are part of the Media and Digital Film Production Program on campus receive a hands-on experience on everything, including television and film, to prepare for a career with the big leagues.

Former student Ingvar Denis is now a product of the program's success. Denis got to intern at Silvercup Studios, which is one of the largest film and television production facilities in New York City. Now, Denis serves as an adjunct college lab technician and hopes to inspire students to keep chasing their dreams.

"I was lost, and this program has steered me into a path that made me more of an adult by giving me a purpose and in that purpose, it's branched off into my personal life and made it better," said Denis.

The school will be hosting a film festival on campus on Oct. 26 as a way for students to showcase their creation to the community.

Queens Theatre honors Michael ‘Sully’ Sullivan, MBS Group at annual gala

The Queens Theatre honored Michael “Sully” Sullivan and The MBS Group during its annual gala event last week in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

Ghetto Film School Teams With Hackman Capital Partners Affiliate The MBS Group To Usher In Below-The-Line Illumination Training Program For GFS Students

The MBS Group, an affiliate of Hackman Capital Partners and the world’s largest studio operating and production services company, has partnered with the award-winning nonprofit Ghetto Film School (GFS) to offer students the opportunity to participate in its MBS Illumination Training Program. The program was first offered to GFS students in New York in 2022 and shortly after branched into the GFS LA campus, and as of June 2023, Illumination Training has begun workshops for GFS London cohorts….

Illumination Training programs in partnership with GFS have included Lighting and Grip workshops at Radford Studio Center in Los Angeles, Kaufman Astoria Studios and Silvercup Studios in New York, and most recently at The Wharf Studios in London. 

Tax credit keeps N.Y. in the picture: The state film and television tax break delivers and should be expanded

There have been more than 170,000 new, well-paying direct and indirect jobs created since the introduction of the New York State Film Tax Credit Program in 2004. The film and television industry has been a leader in developing the creative economy in New York. For an industry that was disappearing from New York, this is a major success.

Steve Martin, from left, Martin Short and Selena Gomez in a scene from "Only Murders In The Building." (Craig Blankenhorn/AP)

Georgia on Her Mind: Hochul Pushes Film Tax Credit Boost as Other States Snag Shoots

Local soundstages have taken a hit in an industry subsidy arms race that has NYC losing productions across the Hudson River and beyond.

A production crew sets up a shoot in Chelsea for the show “The Other Two,” Oct. 12, 2022. Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY

SILVERCUP CELEBRATES HANUKKAH

The Silvercup sign was featured on NY1 as we lit it up in blue and white for Hanukkah.

Illumination Training Program 2022

Congratulations to the The MBS Group on a spectacular year shepherding the Illumination Training Program! Silvercup is proud to be a part of such an impactful initiative!

Ilumination Training Program 2022 Highlight Video

Silvercup Studios Hosts MBS Illumination Training Program

Silvercup Studios, one of the East Coast’s leading film and television studios, recently hosted 30 students looking to break into the film and television production industry.

MBS Group holds Illumination Training Program in Queens for students looking to get into film, TV production

Local students, including students from the Ghetto Film School, were given the opportunity to take part in the MBS Group’s Illumination Training Program at Silvercup Studios and Kaufman Astoria Studios in September and November. Approximately 20 to 30 students from underserved communities were granted the opportunity to take part in each of these sessions.

Three Women: Lisa Taddeo Shares a Vivid First Look at Her Adaptation

After crisscrossing the country over and over again while reporting her breakout book, Three Women, acclaimed author Lisa Taddeo recently went back on the road, this time for a new iteration of the project that made her career: a television adaptation of Three Women, set to air on Showtime and starring a group of lauded actors.

Shrugging Off Netflix’s Shrinking Demand, New York-Area Film Studios Keep Expanding

Hackman Capital Partners has been betting big on the continued strength of New York’s film industry. The real-estate investment firm and operating company, in partnership with Square Mile Capital Management LLC, bought Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens last year for an undisclosed price. The partners acquired Silvercup Studios, which has three film campuses in Queens and the Bronx, in 2020.

Community Leaders Support Mount Sinai Queens Workers

“The global pandemic continues to be an ongoing challenge for health care institu­tions,” said Dr. Hernandez at the event. “We deeply appreciate the generous contributions our community business leaders have made to help boost the spirits of our dedicated team, which continues to work tirelessly to care for our patients and the community.”

Fourteen local businesses and commu­nity leaders contributed to Frontline Fridays, said Lusskin. They include Kaufman Astoria Studios, Silvercup, Related, Rise Light & Power, People’s Bank, Werwaiss Properties, Plaxall, TF Cornerstone, Gary and Marcie Kesner, Gotham Realty, Brause Realty, Largavista, Rockrose, and Astound Broad­band Powered by RCN.

Mayor Adams Announces Economic Development Team

“Silvercup is thrilled to congratulate Commissioner del Castillo on her reappointment to head the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment,” said Kris Bagwell, executive vice president and general manager, Silvercup Studios. “Anne has done a phenomenal job helping our industry adapt and thrive in challenging times. We look forward to continuing to grow the city’s film and television workforce alongside her and Mayor Adams in the years to come.”

Top 10 Secrets of Long Island City, Queens

Silvercup Studios is located on the spot of one Long Island City’s most important bakeries.

From the 1920s to the 1970s, “Silvercup,” the brand name for bread produced by the Gordon Baking Company, was a household name….Today, Silvercup Studios is one of the largest film and television production studios in New York City.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Budget Extends State Film/TV Production Tax Credits By Three Years To 2029

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed extending New York State’s film and television production tax credit by three years — through 2029 – in a budget she presented today.

Lena Dunham on Her First Film in a Decade, Youthful Blind Spots and Hope to Reboot ‘Girls’

“I look back, and just, like, the sheer gall of me, stepping onto set that first day; 24-year-old me standing in Silver Cup Studios, the old Sex and the City studios, going, ‘Let’s do this.’ I’m proud of myself.”

Soundstage Czar Michael Hackman On Real Estate’s Latest Craze: “In Every Market Where We Open, Demand Has Exceeded Supply”

Call it entertainment’s new Space Odyssey. An explosion of streaming platforms, a surge in content and a shortage of space to produce it all has ushered in a frenetic era of building, buying and expanding soundstages. It’s a competitive market, one led by Michael Hackman, founder and CEO of Hackman Capital Partners, credited with turning global studio real estate into a thriving new asset class.

There's No Better Set Than New York City

New York is not the easiest place to shoot a movie. (That’s why they invented Hollywood.) The city is crowded, cranky, and expensive. So why do filmmakers keep coming back? Because the city has an energy you can’t get anywhere else: the bebop beat, the sidewalk theater, the sense that the unpredictable is just around the corner. The architecture’s not bad either. As a veteran location scout put it to me, you get millions of dollars in production value just by setting up the camera.

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‘Manifest’: Creator Jeff Rake & Cast Celebrate Return To Series Upon Start Of Season 4 Production At Netflix

Manifest has started its second life at Netflix. The creator and actors behind the former NBC missing-plane drama celebrated their return to the series as they started production for the fourth and final season with the streamer.

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Michael Gandolfini Joins the Family Business

Credit: Joe Pugliese for Rolling Stone.

For most of us, Take Your Kid to Work day meant being parked at an empty desk in Dad’s office for a few hours, maybe with a snack from the vending machine. For Michael Gandolfini, it was a trip to Silvercup Studios in Queens, home base of The Sopranos. Gandolfini was born right after the groundbreaking HBO series’ first season, eight when it ended. In between, his father, James, who played the iconic Jersey mobster Tony Soprano, brought him to set often. Little Michael would grab some treats from the craft service table and wander the soundstages, rapt with wonder at all these people his dad worked with — guys holding boom mics, extras milling around in ugly shirts and pinkie rings, PAs scuttling to and fro, muttering into headsets. And when he grew tired and needed a nap, Jim Gandolfini made sure his son got the best bed available: Tony and Carmela’s.