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Cannes Soiree big success at Cannes Lions
The Location Guide's Cannes Soiree was a big success against the backdrop of the Cannes Lions Festival. We co-hosted with our partners Sagafilm, Milestone Films, Fresco Film Services, Tenerife Film Commission, Advertising Producers Association, Production Service Network and Sevilla Film…
House of Cards refused filming permission for UN Security Council chamber
The producers of the Netflix political drama House of Cards have been refused permission to film in the UN Security Council chamber in New York. Authorisation was in fact on the verge of being granted, before a last-minute Russian veto.…
New China filming incentives could boost international production interest
New filming incentives announced by China as a way of boosting its domestic production industry could also grab the attention of international producers. An annual subsidy worth USD16 million has been set up to support up to ten Chinese movies…
Eddie Murphy to film Beverly Hills Cop sequel on location in Detroit
A sequel to the Beverly Hills Cop franchise that made Eddie Murphy a star in the 80s will film in Detroit, 20 years after the last entry hit cinemas. The original films followed Murphy’s Detroit cop on assignment in Hollywood,…
Former Warner Bros exec makes China deal with new film company venture
A former Warner Bros executive has made a major deal with a Shanghai media conglomerate that could result in more US-China co-productions. Jeff Robinov oversaw Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy for Warner Bros and his new Studio 8 venture has…
Michael Bay secures US Navy destroyers to film TV miniseries The Last Ship
Filmmaker Michael Bay helped secure two active-duty US Navy destroyers for the filming of miniseries The Last Ship. Bay’s first TV production as a producer focuses on a Navy crew struggling to find a cure to a deadly virus that…
New film studio and theme park planned for development in Shanghai
A new film studio is being planned for construction in Shanghai through a deal between Beijing Enlight Media and Seven Stars Media. Hengdian World Studios is already established five hours’ drive from Shanghai, offering expansive sets and a replica of…
Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios officially opens for filming in South-East Asia
Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios (PIMS) has officially opened for filming in Johor, Malaysia. The new GBP100 million facility spans 50 acres near Singapore and offers world-class film and TV stages, as well as office space, post-production resources and a 30-acre…
Michael Bay sought ‘new experience’ filming Transformers 4 on location in China
Filmmaker Michael Bay chose to shoot action movie follow-up Transformers: Age of Extinction partly on location in China to chase a “new experience” as a director. The new movie shot partly in Hong Kong, but also built a Hong Kong…
Cannes Lions Soiree Partner 2014: Production Service Network
Production Service Network (PSN) has joined The Location Guide as a partner for our Soiree at the Cannes Lions Festival. The PSN was launched earlier this year by Camino Media and has partners in a dozen different European countries, all…