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LMGA rebrands as LMGI and opens nominations for its award ceremony
The Location Managers Guild of America will officially rebrand itself to become the Location Managers Guild International. Alongside this change, the nomination process is now open for the LMGA Awards with January 11th being the final day to submit a…
TLG speaks with Latvian Executive Producer Alise Rogule
Alise Rogule is one of the most prolific Executive Producers in Latvia, having worked on a variety of productions from commercials to music videos she is also a keen supporter of The Location Guide. With the vast open landscapes and…
New plan in motion to maintain film incentives programme in Florida
The Florida Film and Entertainment Industry Financial Incentive Programme will come to an end July 1st 2016 if legislators decide not to amend or renew it. In an attempt to retain a system of incentives within Florida, non-profit organisation Film…
The Hunger Games series boosts tourism to Atlanta’s Swan House
The number of tourists visiting Swan House in Atlanta has increased significantly since featuring in The Hunger Games film series. The house has featured in every film to date as the base of operations for the series’ main antagonist, Coriolanus…
Better Call Saul season 2 begins filming in New Mexico
Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul has returned to Albuquerque New Mexico to begin filming its second season. I’m very happy that we wound up in Albuquerque, because I think it really helped make the show a post-modern sort of…
War for the Planet of the Apes begins filming in Vancouver
The latest film in the Planet of the Apes reboot series, War for the Planet of the Apes, has begun filming in the Canadian city of Vancouver. Moving away from the human-centric storyline of its source material, the current series…
State Support: America’s love/hate relationship with filming incentives
The filming incentive landscape continues to shift in the US. While the majority of states still have filming incentive programmes in place, only a few offer support generous enough to attract high-profile TV series or big-budget feature films. That number…
AICP report shows commercial filming increase in Europe and UK
American commercial production companies filmed a third of their international shoots in Europe and the UK in 2014, according to a new report from the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP). Production expenditure also rose 14% on the previous year.…
Planned Belfast Harbour Studio could help boost Northern Ireland filming
New filming facility Belfast Harbour Studio is planned for construction to help increase production in Northern Ireland’s capital. The city is best known as the home of the fantasy series Game of Thrones but is also popular for shows like…
North Carolina set to triple film fund after downgrading incentive
Authorities in North Carolina plan to triple the state’s film fund to USD 30 million half a year after the formal filming incentive was controversially downgraded to a grant system. Drama Under the Dome claimed half of this year’s incentive…