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New Kathryn Bigelow project will not get support of Paraguay and Argentina
Kathryn Bigelow has run into a potential problem during the pre-production of her new film. The project has the working title Triple Frontiers and the story is to be set in the region of South America where the borders of…
Australia removes 70% minimum spend for filming incentives
Foreign productions looking to qualify for Australia’s Locations Offset scheme will no longer have to spend at least 70% of their total budgets in the country. Australia offers a 15% Location Offset to foreign productions with budgets ranging between AUSD15…
BC offers production centre and popular location doubles
British Columbia in western Canada is steadily enhancing its reputation as a media production centre. The region offers landscapes including dense forests, deserts and mountains that are frequently used to double for places such as the Middle East, Mexico, Europe…
New Orleans continues to flourish as a filming destination
New Orleans no longer has the blues, production-wise at least. Could it be something to do with the fact that already generous Louisiana incentives have been raised to a whacking 30%? The most eagerly anticipated TV drama of the decade…
Location Profile: Mallorca
Located just off the Spanish coastline, the Balearic island of Mallorca is surprisingly beautiful and charming. Just 1,400 square miles, it’s a small, concise island offering a world of opportunities far from its tacky reputation. In addition to its beautiful…
Robin Hood gets the best from UK locations for filming
Robin Hood is riding through far more than the glen for Ridley Scott’s latest epic, an action-packed account of the legend, involving sea landings, castles springing up in the woods of Surrey, and the wrong type of undergrowth. Scott called…
I Am Number Four prepares for 13-week shoot in Pittsburgh
Sci-fi drama I Am Number Four is to begin up to 13 weeks of shooting in Pittsburgh in mid-May, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The film will tell the story of an alien hiding on Earth in human form following…
Filmworks opens office in Abu Dhabi
Filmworks has opened an office in Abu Dhabi in a bid to expand the production of projects such as television commercials and documentaries and eventually content development throughout the city. Tanya Wagner, an Executive Producer with Filmworks Abu Dhabi, said:…
Inception includes London locations on global shoot
Inception, the new film from Christopher Nolan, has used a range of central London locations on a shoot spanning several countries, including France, Japan and Canada. Plot details have been kept tightly under wraps since the project was first announced,…
Valhalla Rising doubles Scotland for Canada
New Viking drama Valhalla Rising has shot in previously un-filmed parts of Scotland and has also used the country to double for Canada. The film is set in 1100AD and tells the story of a mute warrior who escapes from…