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California launches new filming tax incentives
The new legislation provides a tax credit of 20% (25% for independent features under USD10 million), with an appropriation of USD100 million per year for five years starting on July the 1st 2009. 75% of the film must be shot…
Business is booming in BC
Motion picture production spending in British Columbia in 2008 was CAD1.2 billion, an increase of more than CAD250 million over 2007, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Bill Bennett announced yesterday. “Our province continues to be a top location…
Utah incentive bill approved
Hoping to attract more filmmakers to Utah, a senate committee approved a bill last week that would allow production companies to receive up to 20% of their costs back if they shoot in the state. The current cap is 15%.…
New studios for Michigan
The state of Michigan continues to take the film world by storm with the completion of two film studios in the Detroit area due to happen this year. The studios represent a USD150 million investment and will create over 5,000…
South Africa's first online location service to be launched
The Cape Film Commission is planning to launch an online location service in March 2009 which will be the first of its kind in South Africa. It will hold images of public open spaces as well as private residences as…
Petar Spiljevic joins Velocity roster
Serbian born director Petar Spiljevic has officially signed on to Cape Town based Velocity Films' director roster. Spiljevic has been in South Africa since 1991 but only started directing in 2006. Prior to this, he had built a name for…
UK production spend down by 35%
Although the UK box office is seeing record sales, GBP949.5 million was spent in 2008 which equates to a 5% increase on 2007, its production is certainly not. In 2008, 111 pictures were produced in the UK, down from 126…
Director achieves DGA first
David Fincher has become the first director to be nominated for a Director's Guild of America award in both the film and commercial categories. Fincher has been nominated for his film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as well as…
Filming in Australia
When renowned filmmaker Baz Luhrmann teamed up with Tourism Australia to create adverts promoting Australia as a tourism destination, the move attracted widespread publicity. The campaign, which ties in with Luhrmann's Australia feature film, represents an innovative partnership approach but…
Arts Alliance Media secures EUR43 million
Arts Alliance Media (AAM), Europe’s leading provider of digital cinema technology, deployment and content, has signed agreements for EUR43 million of funding from pan-European services company Econocom and other private investors. It has also set up a long term strategic…