Lincolnshire in eastern England has signed a Film Friendly Partnership Charter, committing it to offering support to visiting film productions. The move comes a few months after Lincolnshire’s Cadwell Park racing circuit was used for scenes in Ron Howard’s upcoming Formula One biopic Rush.
Colombia has approved a generous new cash rebate to boost location filming in the region. Under the new programme eligible projects will get a 40% return on costs incurred in the country. They’ll also be able to claim a 20% rebate on transport costs when Colombian companies are hired.
Argentinacine has staged a gender showdown for Quilmes beer in sand dunes near Buenos Aires. An army of women faces off against their boyfriends as their respective leaders vent their relationship frustrations in rallying cries. Quilmes beer restores balance on the final charge.
International location filming for the first half of 2012 was nearly 20% above the figure for the whole of 2011, according to a report from the Thailand Film Office. The report cites gains for the US dollar against the Thai baht, as well as the film office’s intensive outreach at trade shows around the world.
North Carolina has extended its location filming incentive by a year to the end of 2014 as it eyes Marvel’s upcoming Captain America sequel. The state already has a relationship with the studio as Iron Man 3 is filming at the moment, using EUE/Screen Gem Studios as a base.
A report from FilmLA shows that commercial and film production increased in Los Angeles in the last quarter, offsetting a double-digit TV decline. Feature location production rose by nearly 10% on the same period in 2011, while the figure for commercials was nearly 30% higher.
[slideshow id=295]Julia began her career in film production in 1995 as a Unit Manager in the German commercial film industry. She spent several years honing her skills in feature film production before becoming a freelance Line Producer for many German production companies in 1998.
The British Film Institute (BFI) has reassured filmmakers that the UK’s filming tax credit programme is legitimate. At least one press report in Britain has suggested certain film investment schemes can offer opportunities to mitigate tax, but the BFI says this isn’t the case.