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Saskatchewan filming incentive outcry results in application deadline extension
Authorities in Saskatchewan, central Canada, have extended the deadline by which productions can apply for the province’s final filming incentive. The move seems to be a response to the massive outcry that was triggered by the cancellation announcement last week.…
Travelling on location in Finnish Lapland with The Location Guide
I see the Northern Lights shimmer across the sky just minutes after stepping off the plane in Finnish Lapland. I’m in Rovaniemi on the border of the Arctic Circle, known internationally as the official home of Santa Claus. Along with…
On location with freelance agency producer Veronica Beach
In college Veronica was taught scriptwriting by the former Executive Producer of The David Letterman Show, so when she headed for Hollywood she already had a few contacts. "For the first few years I tended bar at the Whiskey-a-go-go and…
Raleigh Studios Detroit facing decline after Michigan film incentives change
Raleigh Studios Detroit faces an uncertain future in the aftermath of last year’s dramatic cut in funding to Michigan’s state filming incentives. The studio has already defaulted on one USD630,000 interest payment this year and may have to do so…
Tempomedia and Red Petal get creative on location in Johannesburg for Opel
When most people think of shooting in South Africa, they think of Cape Town and the Western Cape. The beautiful locations close to the small and intimate city are extremely attractive for shooting and the ease with which everything is…
UK Government announces new filming incentive to boost TV location filming
The UK Government has announced a new TV filming incentive for shows that could include productions like Strike Back. In a year when the eyes of the world are already on London and the wider UK because of the Olympics,…
On location abroad with Madrid-based line producer Jaime ‘Jimbo’ Terol
Jaime worked various PA jobs in the industry while studying in the early 1990s and then in 1995 he became a runner for Lee Films International, the company that he has been working for exclusively for the past 15 years.…
Chrysler to film 2013 Dodge commercial on location in small-town California
Vehicle manufacturer Chrysler will be filming its new Dodge spot on location in a small California town this week. Tehachapi lies in the south-west of the state in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains and Chrysler will film there on Wednesday…
UK Government expected to announce TV filming incentives in next week's Budget
A TV filming incentive of 25% for the UK is expected to be announced in the Government’s annual Budget next week. Several high-profile producers and filmmakers have been lobbying for incentive support to attract high-end TV productions like The Tudors…
Woody Harrelson and Morgan Freeman film on location in Louisiana
Now You See Me, a crime drama featuring Woody Harrelson and Morgan Freeman, has become one of the latest features to use Louisiana’s filming incentive programme. The production shut down part of the Crescent City Connection, twin cantilever bridges that…