The Indian district of Chitrakoot could receive improvements to its film infrastructure if a proposal by Film Vikas Parishad proves successful. Chitrakoot is part of India’s Utter Pradesh State with a population of almost 50,000 citizens, and has a number of renowned locations including the Chitrakote Falls.
A new report issued by Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s office has revealed that Chicago brought home a total of USD1.3 billion via film and television from 2011-2015, a massive increase when compared to the USD600 million brought in from 2006-2010.
Allow Film Poland to present the spectacular locations we shot during the latest production for our Indian client, Rising Sun Films acting on behalf of Axis Bank to advertise its Forex credit card. We spent three amazing days with Indian Director Kopal Naithani, the talented Polish DoP Piotr Uznanski and our fabulous film crew.
As part of a familiarisation trip set up by Enterprise Georgia, Bollywood Producers travelled to the country earlier this month to better understand the landscape and logistical support available for productions hoping to shoot on location.
Uruguay has launched a new sector to cater for the country's entertainment industry. Entitled Uruguay Audiovisual, it will offer an expansive service that brings together the expertise of multiple businesses.
London based production service company Film Fixer will manage a new dedicated film office for Suffolk, to offer a streamlined service for productions hoping to film in the English county. Entitled Screen Suffolk, this new entity will be officially unveiled at the FOCUS international production event in December 2016.
In an effort to encourage the work of new Producers, Creative England has unveiled two new programmes targeted at those outside of London who are entering the profession. The two programmes entitled Producer Hothouse and Creative Producer Initiative are only available to Producers with no more than one production credit under their belts.
A new report to be submitted to Liverpool’s Culture and Tourism select committee in August will show an incredible 50% increase in the number of films shooting on location in the Northern City throughout 2015. The statistics show a presence of 257 productions during the year that equated to 1,067 filming days, injecting GBP11.5 million into the local economy.