The Location Guide is sponsoring the opening reception of the AFCI Locations Show 2014 in Los Angeles. Running on 27-29 March, the Locations Show is a major event in the international production calendar, offering seminars and networking opportunities.
India and Canada have signed a co-production filming treaty that will enable qualifying projects to benefit from filming incentives available in both countries. Toronto is one of the top production hubs in North America and as a country Canada is keen to tap into the Bollywood industry.
Producers on the Netflix political drama House of Cards have delayed filming on the show’s third series because of uncertainties about Maryland’s filming incentives. The drama has doubled Baltimore for Washington, DC, over two seasons but the state’s film fund has now been reduced.
South Africa has begun a ten-day location filming scout for executives from several of the top US studios. Filming locations and production infrastructure will be showcased as South Africa aims to attract more shoots on the scale of Black Sails.
Historical epic Gods of Egypt will film on location at Fox Studios Australia in Sydney. The movie is being directed by Australian filmmaker Alex Proyas and will follow battling gods in ancient Egypt, with action star Gerard Butler and Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau heading the cast.
Animation company leaders from British Columbia will visit the UK this week looking for commissions and co-production deals from top UK broadcasters. British Columbia is a major animation hub and Vancouver will be hosting production on a film version of video game Angry Birds.
The Celtic Group has taken over Raleigh Studios Baton Rouge in southern Louisiana and the filming facility, housed within the Celtic Media Centre, will be known as The Celtic Studios. Fox’s reboot of the Fantastic Four franchise is scheduled to shoot there in the coming months.
Feature film Velli Vechathil (Silver Light) has become the first Indian movie to film entirely on location in Oman on the Arab Peninsula. The production involves a 70-strong Indian crew and the story will focus on the lives of both Indian expats and local Omanis.