![]() "While people won't have been going to the cinema as much during the pandemic, but there is still a huge demand for streaming services like Amazon and Netflix." "Even before the pandemic the UK was lacking in film studio facilities. "Having a facility like that on our doorstep is really exciting and it's a huge boost to the industry. Research professor John Gibbs added: "This provides a huge opportunity. It added it wanted the facilities to be "some of the greenest around" and the new studios would provide "huge opportunities" for students both while at the university and once they graduate. ![]() (Image: University of Reading)Ĭine Valley has said it wants to support the economy and support job opportunities for students and the wider area. Professor John Gibbs speaking at the event. The official launch of the Cine Valley project was held at the science park on Friday, September 3. The site also contains a state of the art TV studio complex. ![]() The University of Reading and Shinfield Studios, two of the partners in the project, are remaining tight-lipped on what the project is.Ī planning application is also in place for more land owned by the University that could see a large expanse of land opposite the new studios developed in to 14 more studios. READ MORE: New film studio already attracting attention from 'well-known movie franchise' The studios on the site are near completion and a major project has already been signed up for before the end of the year. Two enormous studios are being built on land near the science park totalling more than 20,000 sq ft, which are likely to see major Hollywood, Amazon and Netflix movies all filmed in Berkshire. Hollywood superstars could soon be seen on the streets of Shinfield as what could become the UK's largest film studios launched for the first time.
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