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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…
Marvel boss warns of Georgia crew shortage as filming incentive flourishes
An executive at Marvel Studios has warned of the issue of crew shortages for location shoots in Georgia. David Grant is Vice President of Physical Production for Marvel and is overseeing work in Atlanta on Ant-Man. The state is also…
Game of Thrones to film part of new season on location in Spain
Cable channel HBO will film part of the fifth season of Game of Thrones on location in the Seville region of southern Spain. The show has been based in Northern Ireland throughout its four-season run, with additional location filming focussing…
California releases list of productions for filming incentive support
The California Film Commission has announced initial filming incentive approval for 26 productions for the next year. Eleven features and 13 TV series are among those selected for the state’s 20% tax credit, including one show – Being Mary Jane…
Czech Republic boosts filming incentive fund
The Czech Republic has increased the fund for its filming incentive in a move that could help attract more productions on the scale of the BBC’s The Musketeers. Prague launched the 20% filming incentive in 2010 and the fund has…
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.…
Ciclope International Festival of Craft 2014 opens for entries
The Ciclope International Festival of Craft 2014 has opened for entries. Ciclope recognises the craft of storytelling in international audiovisual production and this year will be the festival’s fifth edition. It will take place in Berlin on 6 and 7…
Charleston hosts first major TV shoot as Reckless comes to South Carolina
Legal drama Reckless has become the first major network TV series to film on location in Charleston, South Carolina. The CBS drama spent six months shooting in the city, paying USD6.5 million in local wages alone. Local filming locations included…
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…
BBC films political drama The Honourable Woman in London and Morocco
The BBC filmed on location in London and Morocco for new drama miniseries The Honourable Woman, doubling the African country for parts of the Middle East. Maggie Gyllenhaal stars as a woman drawn into political turbulence and intrigue as she…