Film Commission Poland hosts fam trip for American Location Managers and The Location Guide
Film Commission Poland has hosted a familiarisation trip to promote a variety of key locations to an international audience.
Latest from the location guide
The Spanish region of Navarra to install 35% tax credit incentive
The small region of Navarra, located near the northern coast of Spain, is set to implement its own specialised tax incentive programme. Much like the Canary Islands before it, productions shooting on location will be able to access 35% in tax credits on the basis that they spend at least a week filming in the region.
Game of Thrones storms the Emmys and Veep retains comedy crown
Airing on ABC and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards took place last night to honour the very best examples of television entertainment throughout the last year. Most expectations were met as HBO’s powerhouse series Game of Thrones took away the award for Outstanding Drama Series along with 11 others.
TLG talks to Andrew Reid, Head of Production at Northern Ireland Screen
As part of the UK production hub and with its own unique locations on offer, Northern Ireland is now a highly desired country for filming. Acting as a film office for the region, Northern Ireland Screen is the first port of call for Location Managers so we sat down with the head of the organisation, Andrew Reid to get to grips with his role in the industry.
On location in Liberia with local Fixer Arwen Kidd
With years of experience in scouting rural locations throughout West Africa, Arwen Kidd has established herself as one of the most reliable Location Fixers in the region. TLG sat down with Arwen to better understand the precautions that productions must take when visiting an area not often seen by the film industry.
The Producer’s Creative Partnership dives into the Mediterranean for COM HEM commercial
The latest commercial for COM HEM, the Swedish internet service provider was filmed on location around the island of Gozo, Malta. The Mediterranean country was chosen after a number of international spots were scouted, with The Producer’s Creative Partnership (PCP) providing production services.
Commercial scouting in the UK outside the M25
As a member of Scout Productions, Algy Sloane specialises in UK-based location scouting. In this contributor article, Sloane details the benefits of shooting outside of London and the M25 by discussing his most recent commercial for the Ifiniti Q60 car.
Norway’s new regional film fund Zefyr now available
A new regional film fund entitled Zefyr has launched in Norway to cover productions filming on location in the southern and westernmost areas of the country.