Minister of Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis on Friday announced the creation of a film studio in the town of Thermi, outside Thessaloniki, northern Greece, ANA reports.
The announcement was made alongside representatives of the authorities involved in the project, namely the Central Macedonia Region, the National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication (EKOME) and of the investing company Nu Boyana Film Studios, an affiliate of Millennium Films, one of the longest-running independent film enterprises in Hollywood.
This is “an investment worth 20 million euros by Nu Boyana Hellenic (…) which will employ at least one hundred people in permanent job positions,” noted Central Macedonia regional governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas, who went on to say that “our aim is to render Thessaloniki the heart of audio-visual productions across southeastern Europe.”
Nu Boyana Studios representatives said that they would “await the explanatory circular on tax reductions, while the start of operations is scheduled for a year from the issuing of building permits.” They also quoted Greek-American film producer Yiannis Kalafatis pointing out from New York that filming may even begin before the entire project is completed, as in early 2020.
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