Tag: R.I. Film and Television Office
R.I. International Film Festival showcases Oscar-qualifying talent
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island International Film Festival opened at the Providence Performing Arts Center on Aug. 5 with a crowd of 1,500, launching...
State film office mum on Hollywood’s return to Providence neighborhood
PROVIDENCE – Residents, businesses and organizations in and around Benefit Street received flyers earlier this month announcing that Warner Bros. subsidiary Charlestown Productions LLC...
R.I. overspent on film tax credits in 2022, creating unexpected $3.2M...
From “The Gilded Age” to “Hocus Pocus 2,” Rhode Island has played a starring role in a growing number of TV shows, movies, commercials...
Verdi Productions announces five-year film partnership with Scorsese, DiCaprio
EAST GREENWICH – Verdi Productions will partner with Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio to film several movies in Rhode Island over the next five...
‘Sixth Sense’ director, ‘The Notebook’ author filming movie in R.I.
PROVIDENCE – Notable director M. Night Shyamalan and best-selling author Nicholas Sparks are teaming up on a movie set to be filmed in the...
R.I. has entered ‘Twilight Zone’ for creator’s documentary
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island is about to travel through another dimension.
Verdi Productions, based out of East Greenwich, and Leonardo DiCaprio's Appian Way Productions...
Hollywood returns to Providence County with ‘Ella McCay’
PROVIDENCE – City and state officials joined some Hollywood talent at the Statehouse Thursday to celebrate a new feature film being shot in locations...
‘The Gilded Age’ renewed for season 3
NEWPORT – The popular HBO television show “The Gilded Age,” which was filmed partly at several Newport mansions and on location in Warwick, has...
Five Questions With: Steven Feinberg
Steven Feinberg | Executive director, R.I. Film and Television Office
1. How has the writers strike affected film production in Rhode Island? The...
Making movies ‘a family thing’ at Verdi Productions
Chad Verdi Jr. is dedicating his life to the venture started by his father 15 years ago when he secured the rights to make...
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