[slideshow id=290]Hobbits have returned to New Zealand. Jared Connon is once again working with Peter Jackson, this time as Supervising Location Manager on the Hobbit films. Connon talks to TLG from Wellington’s Stone Street Studios about New Zealand’s development as a production hub.
[slideshow id=289]Also partnering with us at the Cannes Lions Festival for The Location Guide Soirée will be Pure Scandinavia, an organisation that promotes and facilitates filming projects throughout Scandinavia.
[slideshow id=288]Jamie is from the northeast US and eventually found himself in Los Angeles working with special effects. He enjoyed it but wanted to get into production and not necessarily in Hollywood. A cousin’s invite to slower-paced Nebraska proved a success and it’s been his home for the past 20 years.
Warner Brothers has officially opened its Leavesden Studio facility near London in the UK. The studio bought the site in 2010 and has since spent GBP100 million revamping the nine separate sound stages and the 100-acre back-lot.
[slideshow id=287]One of The Location Guide's partners for our Soirée at the Cannes Lions Festival will be the Finland Film Commission. The commission facilitates projects filming in Finland by acting as a co-operational body between the country’s various regional film commissions.
Donald Trump wants to build a 250,000-foot film studio in Florida’s Miami-Dade County. The plans have surprised local authorities but a 180-day feasibility study has been approved. Trump Studio City could be built on county-owned land near the Homestead Air Reserve Base.
Ohio’s location filming incentive now has a richer film fund, boosting its Hollywood appeal. The state now has USD40 million through the 2013 fiscal year to help attract more shoots like Marvel's Avengers, although spending is limited to USD20 million each year.
The Location Guide is hosting a Soirée at Cannes Lions 2012. In partnership with Fresco Film, the APA, Pure Scandinavia, the Sevilla Film Office, Finland Film Commission and Orange Films, our evening of drinks and networking will take place on Cannes’ Majestic Beach pier on June 20th.