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A Producer’s Survival Guide to India - Part 4: Budgeting
India is an astounding, ever-changing, chaotic melting pot of ideas, religions, landscapes and history that contribute to its mind-boggling diversity. Perhaps this is why so many creative minds have been attracted to the sub-continent over the years? It’s impossible to…
The APA joins The Location Beach Lounge at Cannes Lions 2017
The Advertising Producers Association (APA) has partnered with The Location Guide to bring you this year’s Beach Lounge at the 2017 Cannes Lions Festival. The APA is the leading representative body for advertising production professionals working throughout the UK. From…
1.4 joins The Location Beach Lounge at Cannes Lions 2017
The Location Guide is proud to announce that 1.4, the online magazine for cutting edge filmmakers, will be a new partner at this year’s Beach Lounge at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. 1.4 provides editorial coverage of the very…
Cannes Film Festival 2017: How to Talk to Girls at Parties shot 70s sci-fi entirely in the UK
John Cameron Mitchell’s period sci-fi feature, How to Talk to Girls at Parties will screen this Sunday as part of the ‘Out of Competition’ selection at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Shot entirely within the UK, the film’s locations include…
Cannes Film Festival 2017: Bong Joon Ho’s US-Korea co-production, Okja, competes for Palme d’Or
Bong Joon Ho’s Okja has made history at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, being one of the first films set for online-only distribution (alongside The Meyerowitz Stories) to compete for the coveted Palme d’Or award. The US-South Korea co-production was…
Craftworks: The secrets of Land Rover’s latest spot and how to make advertising funny again
Designed to “take the self-loathing out of advertising”, Craftworks is a unique event hosted by David Reviews and the Advertising Producers Association. Each event highlights and celebrates the very best examples of craftsmanship from all areas of the creative/production industries.…
Vicky Jewson’s Closer becomes first recipient of the new Thailand film incentive
Vicky Jewson’s upcoming film about a group of elite female bodyguards, entitled Closer, will become the first recipient of Thailand’s cash rebate incentive. Productions that spend a minimum of THB50 million can receive a 15% cash rebate, alongside several potential…
A Producer’s Survival Guide to India - Part 3: Travel
India is an astounding, ever-changing, chaotic melting pot of ideas, religions, landscapes and history that contribute to its mind-boggling diversity. Perhaps this is why so many creative minds have been attracted to the sub-continent over the years? It’s impossible to…
The Production Guild unveils new website with expanded features for its members
The Production Guild of Great Britain has unveiled a new website, boasting updated features that will allow its members to connect with each other at an easier rate than before. Among the new features is a more expansive Availability Service,…
The Location Beach Lounge returns to Cannes Lions
The Location Beach Lounge will be making its grand return at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival, once again providing attendees with an idyllic, yet affordable space to host their meetings. The current list of confirmed partners includes the Advertising Producers…
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Pinewood Dominican Republic Studios
Category: Studios
Country: Dominican RepublicMindFilms International
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: India
Covering: IndiaAFS Productions
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Country: South Africa
Covering: Africa, Indian Ocean IslandsCaribbean Film and Photo Production Service Company St Martin
Category: Production Companies
Country: St Martin/St Maarten
Covering: St Martin / Sint Maarten, St Barts, Anguilla & Caribbean IslandsBerlin Production Service Company
Category: Production Companies
Country: Germany
Covering: Berlin and surrounding region, GermanyCaribbean Film and Photo Production Service Bahamas
Category: Production Companies
Country: Bahamas
Covering: Bahamas - Eleuthera, Harbour Island, other Caribbean IslandsCaribbean Film and Photo Production Service Cuba
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Country: Cuba
Covering: CubaCaribbean Film And Photo Production Service St Vincent & the Grenadines
Category: Production Companies
Country: St Vincent & the Grenadines
Covering: St Vincent & the Grenadine IslandsCaribbean Film And Photo Production Service Company St Lucia
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Puerto Rico: Law 27 - Law for the Development of the Film Industry
40% production tax credit on all payments to Puerto Rico Resident companies and individuals. 20% production tax credit on all payments to Qualified Nonresident individuals. Persons engaged in qualifying film projects are eligible for the following preferential tax rates or…
Jamaica: GCT Exemption
Tax-free profits from overseas release of film and video for nine years duty-free and tax free concessions on equipment, machinery and materials for the building of studios and support facilities an investment allowance of 70% of sums spent on investment…
Cayman Islands Incentive Program
Productions of 29 minutes or less must spend at least USD50,000 in the Cayman Islands. Productions of 30 minutes or longer must spend at least USD150,000 in the Cayman Islands. Deduction for investment in Spanish productions or co-productions: 40% -…
New Zealand Screen Production Grant
Feature films must spend at least NZD 15m to qualify for the 20% grant. Television productions and other non feature films must spend at least NZD 4m. A 20% grant is also available for productions that spend at least NZD…
Wyoming: Film Industry Financial Incentive (FIFI) Program
Providing a storyline that is set in Wyoming (full 15% rebate). Providing additional Wyoming behind the scenes footage highlighting Wyoming locations used in the project (up to 14% rebate). Using Wyoming props and product placement (up to 13% rebate). Providing…
West Virginia Film Industry Investment Act
27% transferable tax credit for all labor and qualified purchases, plus an additional 4% on total spend if 10 or more residents are employed full-time during principal photography. The state also offers an exemption from sales tax on qualified projects.…
Washington DC: Rebates
Varies – 21% on qualified expenses not subject to taxation in DC; 30% for BTL resident crew; 42% for qualified expenses subject to taxation. The program is under revision. However, projects are being reviewed on a case by case basis.…
The Washington Motion Picture Competitiveness Programme
Washington Film offers funding assistance for qualified in-state expenditures of up to 30% for motion pictures and episodic series with less than six episodes and up to 35% for episodic series with at least six episodes. Also offers funding assistance…
Virginia: The Governor’s Motion Picture Opportunity Fund
NOTE: THIS IS A DISCRETIONARY FUND Company must demonstrate that it has 100% of its anticipated financing in place at the time the GMPOF grant is requested. Many expenses incurred in the purchase of production-related supplies or equipment are exempt…
Vermont: no formal incentive in place.
Significant projects will be evaluated on a case by case basis. 6.9% sales tax exemption is available for all direct production expenses that appear in the film. The 9% accommodation tax is waived for lodging in excess of 30 days.…