The Irish Film Board (IFB) has announced it will support Neil Jordan’s new vampire thriller, as part of its latest funding decisions. Byzantium will film on location around Ireland and could deliver as much as EUR7 million to the Irish economy.
[slideshow id=204]Camilla is the Northwest Territories' newly appointed Associate Film Commissioner. She has been working with the Film Commission since 2007 but has now taken on the role full time.
Acclaimed silent feature The Artist, a homage to early Hollywood, has become one of the latest films to shoot in Los Angeles’ historic Broadway theatre district. The district has been used recently by The Dark Knight Rises and Clint Eastwood’s biopic J Edgar.
[slideshow id=203]After 14 years of teaching infant school children, Natalie decided she needed a total change of scene and went to work as a Production Co-ordinator for a Brisbane production company owned by her brother.
Officials in Savannah, Georgia, are discussing the possibility of developing large-scale studio facilities in the city, according to savannahnow.com. Lower-budget productions of up to USD10 million could be successful when combined with the state’s filming incentive.
[slideshow id=201]Julie's legal and financial background led her to the media sector. She was involved in the original project finance for Sky, major acquisitions by the advertising group WPP and film finance for such features as The Last Great Emperor.
In the week marking the first anniversary of our new website being launched, the focus is once again on filming incentives in the US, while specific geographic needs have resulted in the new Mad Max sequel relocating from Australia. In the UK new plans are underway to continue boosting location filming in London around the Olympics.
Peter Jackson’s hobbit films have moved to Arcadia Station, about 70 km from Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island. Around 450 cast and crew assembled on location for the short shoot, and the local economy is thought to have benefitted to the tune of more than NZD1 million.