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Cannes Film Festival 2017: The Cutlass showcases Trinidad and Tobago locations
After premiering domestically at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival last year, The Cutlass will make its international debut as part of the Marché du Film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Based on a true story, The Cutlass depicts…
Cannes Film Festival 2017: Beauty and the Dogs shot on location in Tunisia
Kaouther Ben Hania’s Beauty and the Dogs, which will be screened as part of the Un Certain Regard at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, was shot entirely in Tunis. We spoke to Habib Attia of Cinetele Films, the production company…
New Zealand Government pledges four-year financial support for productions
The New Zealand Government has announced that a total of NZD305 million will be set aside over the next four years for the betterment of the national production industry. The investment will allow New Zealand to remain competitive against the…
Minnesota Film & TV issues a call to action amidst funding drop for Snowbate incentive
The Minnesota Film & TV Board are urging the production community to speak out against the recently passed Omnibus Jobs Bill, which seeks to reduce the local film incentive fund to USD1 million over the next two years. Alongside cuts…
Tiger Zinda Hai moves production to Abu Dhabi for “huge” shoot
Bollywood blockbuster, Tiger Zinda Hai, has moved production to Abu Dhabi after recently concluding an extensive shoot in Tirol, Austria. The project is expected to film over a 65 day period, the longest shoot time of a feature film in…
A Producer’s Survival Guide to India - Part 2: Customs and Insurance
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…
Chile’s film incentive programme to launch next month
After being announced almost a year ago, Chile’s proposed 30% tax rebate on filming will be available from next month onwards. Productions will be required to spend a minimum of USD2 million to access the incentive. While feature films are…
Filming on Vancouver Island South
When people think of filming in British Columbia, Canada, it is likely that Vancouver comes to mind. What many don’t know is that across the water lies Vancouver Island. A 20 minute plane ride or a one and a half…
Uganda: a fast growing, prime location for film productions
As a landlocked nation between Kenya, South Sudan, Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and Tanzania, Uganda is often overlooked as a production hub but the country can offer a great deal to international Producers. It’s famous for its unique beauty,…
Northern Ireland to host new BBC drama, Come Home
A newly commissioned drama series from the BBC, entitled Come Home, will be filmed in locations throughout Northern Ireland later this year. Red Production Company, whose recent credits include Last Tango in Halifax and The Five, are behind the series.…
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Seeking California Fixers And Location Managers For Projects
I Would Like To Connect With Fixers And Location Managers Who Are Based In California. I Am Working On A Feature Film Project, Adventure-mystery In…
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Posted Jul 6, 2016 - 0 repliesCo-Producers Needed
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Posted Jul 5, 2016 - 1 repliesLocation Manager / Service Producer needed for Arial Shoot – Jerusalem
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Posted Jun 30, 2016 - 6 repliesFixer for Spain (La Gomera & Basque)
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Posted Jun 27, 2016 - 5 repliesExclusive locations needed
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Posted Jun 27, 2016 - 11 repliesFILMING IN AZERBAIJAN
Hello All, Would Anyone Please Be Able To Help With This Urgent Query? My Colleagues Are Travelling To Baku, Azerbaijan In A Few Weeks. Normally…
Posted Jun 9, 2016 - 3 repliesIndependent Documentary Shot in Russia and Kazakhstan (Oct-Nov2016)
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Vienna Film Commission
Category: Film Commissions
Country: Austria
Location Experience: ViennaSprocketHeads, LLC
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Country: United States of America
Covering: AlaskaRevolution Film
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Country: Lebanon
Covering: Lebanon, Kuwait, Dubai and GCCBrazil Films
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Brazil
Covering: BrazilA Grand Elephant Production
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Thailand
Covering: Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Nepal, IndonesiaAlbuquerque Film Office
Category: Film Commissions
Country: United States of America
Location Experience: AlbuquerqueJaid Creative Productions
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Country: Japan
Covering: Japan, AsiaOklahoma Film & Music Office
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Locations (189)
Kenya
The second season of the BBC’s modern war drama Our Girl was recently set in Kenya. The series follows a female soldier in the British Army and is relocating the story to Kenya after the first season used South Africa…
Krakow
Krakow is Poland’s second-largest city and offers a rich blend of history and architecture dating all the way back to the 7th Century. Its Main Market Square is Europe’s largest medieval town square and is surrounded by churches, palaces and…
Latvia
The appeal of Latvia's solid crew base, low production costs and Riga Motion Studio have been enhanced by two competitive filming incentives. Latvia’s national incentive scheme will refund 20 to 25% of the foreign production costs incurred during filming in…
Lebanon
Lebanon is an important regional hub for television, commercial and music video production. Divided into a narrow coastal plain, the Bekaa Valley and two mountain ranges, Lebanon provides a variety of locations in a relatively small area. It is possible…
Lithuania
The high-budget miniseries, War & Peace shot in a number of locations throughout Lithuania including Kaunus County and Bauska. The BBC’s historical drama The Eichmann Show filmed on location in Vilnius, Lithuania. Feelgood Fiction doubled the city for Jerusalem to…
Louisiana
Louisiana's production industry has suffered after the state film incentive was temporarily suspended througout 2016. While now reinstated, the incentive has already depleted its funding from the backlog of Producers hoping to sell their tax credits back to the state.…
Maine
Most producers are initially drawn to Maine for its famous lobsters, lighthouses and rugged cliffs but soon realise there is much more to the largest of the New England states. There are also mountains, rolling farmlands, small New England towns,…
Malaysia
New Pictures filmed the lavish period TV series Indian Summers on location in Penang, Malaysia, doubling the region for northern India. Set in 1932, the Channel 4 series tells a story of social drama during the dying days of the…
Maldives
The Maldives straddle the middle of the Indian Ocean and comprises more than a thousand islands across 90,000 sq km. Two hundred of these islands are inhabited and of these almost half are used as holiday resorts. Renowned across the…
Malta
Malta has been a notable Mediterranean production hub in the Mediterranean for several years, with a skilled crew base, a competitive filming incentive and enticing sun-blasted visuals. Over the past year the island nation has reaffirmed its appeal as a…
Incentives (154)
New Jersey; No formal incentive
Certain tangible property used directly and primarily in the production of films and television programs is exempt from New Jersey's 7% sales tax. This tangible property includes the purchase of replacement parts for machinery, tools and other supplies, the purchase…
New Hampshire: no formal incentive in place.
No use tax No sales tax No estate tax No internet tax No inventory tax No capital gains tax Low corporate income tax No professional service tax No broad base personal income tax Significant projects will be evaluated on a…
USA Nevada: 15% Transferable Credits
Transferable Tax Credit: - 15% of the cumulative qualified production costs - 12% on wages, salaries, and fringe benefits to non-resident ATL personnel - 8% on wages, salaries and fringes for non-resident BTL personnel through December 31, 2016 (reduced to…
Montana: 14% Tax Credit
14% of the first $50K paid to each resident, plus 9% of all qualified production expenditures made in MT (excluding labor). MT also offers a Big Sky Grant program which can rebate up to 20% of qualified spend. The Big…
The Mississippi Motion Picture Incentive Programme
30% rebate on the wages of resident cast and crew. 25% rebate on the wages of non-resident cast and crew. 7% sales tax exemption on a list of production items. 5.5% tax reduction on specialised film equipment. Production equipment and…
The Colorado Film Incentive Rebate
0% cash rebate on qualified CO expenditures. Negotiable loan program of up to 20% of film’s total budget. Qualified local expenditures include ATL and BTL salaries so long as income taxes are paid in Colorado. Cap of $1 million on…
Welsh Government Media Investment Budget
The GBP30 million commercial fund is the Welsh Government’s principal route to production funding for TV and film productions and is delivered in collaboration with Pinewood Pictures. The fund can invest in high end television and film projects and consists…
Isle of Man: The Media Development Fund
The funding is received in advance. There's small film-friendly government, businesses, crew and residents. TV broadcast or theatrical distribution contract is desirable. The minimum spend is 20%. Isle of Man Media Development Fund is now managed by Pinewood Pictures. Contact…
Minnesota: The Snowbate Production Incentive
All production personnel who stay in a hotel or other lodging under a lease agreement for 30 days or longer are exempt from state lodging tax. USD6 million is allocated to the program until expended, which included ATL non-resident costs…
The Massachusetts Film Tax Incentive - Payroll
Production-related expenses are sales tax free at point of purchase. A list of fee-free locations, and assistance with location scouting is available to producers through the Massachusetts Film Office.