Napster Studios has announced plans for a $160 million film and production campus in Fort Lauderdale, according to the studio's Instagram. The proposal calls for development on a 60-acre site and would include sound stages, production facilities, and an on-campus film school — a combination that, if approved, would represent one of the more substantial media infrastructure commitments placed on Broward County in recent years.
The project remains subject to approval, per the announcement. No specific site address, groundbreaking timeline, construction schedule, or named project team has been disclosed beyond the Napster Studios brand.
The scope of the proposal — purpose-built sound stages alongside dedicated educational space — puts it closer to a full production campus model than a traditional studio lease or converted warehouse buildout. Film schools embedded in production facilities are less common than standalone educational programs, and the pairing suggests the developer is thinking about talent cultivation alongside physical infrastructure. The source does not specify whether the school component is intended to be accredited or a continuing-education program.
At 60 acres, the footprint would be significant by any South Florida standard. Fort Lauderdale's land market has tightened considerably near the urban core over the past several years, making a parcel of that scale either a peripheral or assembled site. That question — where, exactly — will become one of the more consequential details as the project moves through any approval process.
Florida's film production sector has grown in recent years, supported by state incentive programs and the geographic advantages that come with year-round production weather and major airport infrastructure. A purpose-built campus of this scale, if it advances, would position Fort Lauderdale as a production node in that ecosystem rather than simply a location-shoot backdrop for projects based elsewhere in the state.
The disclosures to watch next: a specific site address, a development application filed with the City of Fort Lauderdale or Broward County, and any financing or partnership details that would indicate how far along the project sits in the pre-approval pipeline. Until those details emerge, the $160 million figure and 60-acre footprint are the clearest markers of intent on record.
