Greek Media Minister Lefteris Kretsos announced on Wednesday from Sofia, Bulgaria, the the creation of an international film studio in the industrial area of Thermi in Thessaloniki.

His announcement followed a visit to the headquarters of Nu Boyana Film Studios in Bulgaria, which Kretsos would like to copy in Greece.

The studios, which belong the American production company Millennium Pictures, are collaborating with the Greek-American businessman Ioannis Kalafatis, owner of York studios in New York, for the creation of the Thessaloniki facility.

Established in 2012, York Studios is one of New York’s newest motion picture and television production facilities, providing a broad range of production and media-related services to the entertainment industry.

York Studios successfully operates a 40,000-square-foot facility in Queens, NY, while a large-scale development of York Studios’ Michaelangelo Campus, a new 350,000 square foot production complex, is currently taking shape along the Bronx River in the Soundview section of the Bronx.

Yariv Lerner, the managing director of Nu Boyana studios, stated “We are very happy that the studios will expand their activities in Greece by constructing a film studio in Thermi. The new studio in Thermi will offer all the necessary infrastructure and equipment in order to support the needs of Millennium Films, as well as other production companies.”

The film “The Legend of Sinbad the Sailor”, a joint production of Millennium Films and Eagle Films, will be shot in Thessaloniki, while more major film productions will follow.

Source: http://greece.greekreporter.com/category/greek-news/tourism/