News for production teams
Two things in one place: new tools, guides and product updates from Tubes, and the film and television posts worth your time from our LinkedIn feed. Budgets and financing, AI in production, festivals and markets.
What’s new at Tubes
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Two new directories: festivals & trade shows, and software for media companies
Search and compare European film festivals, markets, series events and film & TV trade shows on a map, and compare software for media companies on published facts only. Both free, both growing through your suggestions.
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Film & TV locations guide: search and compare locations across Europe
A free guide to places to shoot and studios to hire in 21 European countries, with a map, photos, links and a side-by-side comparison of up to three locations. Open to everyone, no sign-up, and growing through your suggestions.
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Compare production incentives per country
Sixteen European incentive schemes side by side: headline and net value on your own spend, minimum spend, caps, funding risk and when the money arrives. Figures checked against the funds in August 2026.
Compare incentives
Ideas and insights from people across the film and television industry
Interesting public posts we come across on LinkedIn, briefly summarised in our own words. The views and ideas belong to the original authors. Read the original post on LinkedIn for the full picture.
September 2026
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Filmmaking
From Jesus Willis on LinkedIn
Learning from what goes wrong on set
See Jesus Willis' posts on LinkedInJesus Willis writes about what a production teaches you when things do not go to plan.
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Filmmaking
From Jesus Willis on LinkedIn
The moments that happen off camera
See Jesus Willis' posts on LinkedInJesus Willis writes about the parts of filmmaking that happen when the camera is not rolling, and about preparation.
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AI in production
From Grey Sky Films on LinkedIn
Technology in video production
See Grey Sky Films' posts on LinkedInGrey Sky Films writes about the technology it uses to make video productions, including AI, and points to a piece on the thinking behind it.
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Filmmaking
From Khoa Trinh on LinkedIn
What makes animation good
See Khoa Trinh's posts on LinkedInKhoa Trinh writes about where the responsibility sits for what gets made in animation, and what is left to the audience.
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AI in production
From Vini Rossi on LinkedIn
An AI assisted feature in the Venice line-up
See Vini Rossi's posts on LinkedInVini Rossi writes about Be Brave, an 85 minute portrait of Diesel founder Renzo Rosso that uses AI to reconstruct its subject from archive material, and about where the creative work sits in a film made this way.
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Filmmaking
From Ben Ridolfi on LinkedIn
Make sure you are making the right thing
See Ben Ridolfi's posts on LinkedInBen Ridolfi writes about deciding what a film needs to achieve, who it is for and what it should make people feel, before choosing cameras and shots.
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Financing
From Armen Dilanchian on LinkedIn
Why should anyone give you money to make your movie?
See Armen Dilanchian's posts on LinkedInArmen Dilanchian writes about what investors weigh when they finance a film: earlier productions, distribution results, script, budget, team, market and a realistic plan to earn the money back.
August 2026
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Festivals
From BMA Content Hub on LinkedIn
European Film Festival SA returns
See BMA Content Hub's posts on LinkedInBMA Content Hub announces the return of the European Film Festival SA, with twelve films.
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Festivals
From Alan Frei on LinkedIn
Long Shot: A Filipino Curling Tale
See Alan Frei's posts on LinkedInAlan Frei announces that he is executive producer of Long Shot: A Filipino Curling Tale, about a Swiss Filipino team trying to form the first national men's curling side for the Philippines. It has its world premiere at the Zurich Film Festival.
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Television
From Ballast & Bind on LinkedIn
A market forecast for television
See Ballast & Bind's posts on LinkedInBallast & Bind points to a television market forecast, with the growth factors behind it and a projected compound annual growth rate of 10.2 percent to 2033.
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AI in production
From Brian Lerch on LinkedIn
Directing the invisible
See Brian Lerch's posts on LinkedInBrian Lerch writes about using AI in the filmmaking process without the technology drawing attention to itself.
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Television
From Marc Van Steyvoort on LinkedIn
How television is changing
See Marc Van Steyvoort's posts on LinkedInMarc Van Steyvoort writes about television moving from a screen medium towards more intelligent systems.
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Television
From Christopher Hutchins on LinkedIn
The rise and fall of newspaper and TV convergence
See Christopher Hutchins' posts on LinkedInChristopher Hutchins writes about the years when newspapers and television stations tried to combine newsrooms, content, technology and advertising, and about how that worked out.
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Budgeting
From Katya Alexander on LinkedIn
Film budgets and the assumptions behind them
See Katya Alexander's posts on LinkedInKatya Alexander writes about film budgets and the assumptions investors look at behind the numbers.
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AI in production
From Alex F. Newsome on LinkedIn
Using AI without overusing it
See Alex F. Newsome's posts on LinkedInAlex F. Newsome writes about an initiative that teaches filmmakers practical uses for AI, and about the line between useful application and spectacle.
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AI in production
From Miss Olowo on LinkedIn
An AI system for production operations
See Miss Olowo's posts on LinkedInMiss Olowo writes about Missolowo Slate, an AI driven operating system for film production that is being developed towards a second version.
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Financing
From David Harris on LinkedIn
An unfilled role in production finance
See David Harris' posts on LinkedInDavid Harris writes about what an unfilled role in production finance means for a production.
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AI in production
From Raphael Boakye on LinkedIn
ROOM 904: what no one tells you about AI filmmaking
See Raphael Boakye's posts on LinkedInRaphael Boakye starts a series on AI filmmaking from a filmmaker's point of view. The first episode is about prompting and the difference between generic AI images and deliberate cinematography.
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AI in production
From Alex Moss on LinkedIn
AI tools alongside traditional production work
See Alex Moss' posts on LinkedInAlex Moss writes about combining AI driven tools with traditional production work on independent productions.
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Festivals
From Percy & Warren on LinkedIn
The festivals and markets of the month
Read Percy & Warren's original post on LinkedInPercy & Warren list the festivals and markets of the month, from Locarno and Sarajevo to the Edinburgh festivals.
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Festivals
From Glassriver on LinkedIn
Icelandic production company
Nordic titles at the Edinburgh festivals
See Glassriver's posts on LinkedInGlassriver writes about three Nordic productions at the Edinburgh festivals.
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Festivals
From Screen International on LinkedIn
Film and TV trade publication
Awards season and festival premieres
See Screen International's posts on LinkedInScreen International writes about the awards season and about contenders that skip a festival premiere.
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