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Prague still makes Gorgeous commercials
While the competition to see who can offer the best film tax incentives in Europe hots up to lure the million dollar productions, with the Czech Republic lagging behind the likes of Germany and Hungary, it's business as usual for…
Gyeonggi entices Americans with USD100 million
South Korea’s Gyeonggi province has announced details of a substantial investment fund for Korean and American joint ventures. Kim Byung-heon of the Gyeonggi Digital Contents Agency, said: "We're planning to put together a USD100 million global content fund with the…
India's Film Bazaar dates announced
India's National Film Development Corp (NFDC) will host the co-production market, Film Bazaar, between the 26 and 29 of November at the Marriott Resort in Goa. 15 India-focused feature film projects will be chosen to meet with potential Indian and…
Icelandic military base to be converted into film studios
A group of veteran Icelandic filmmakers have formed a company called Atlantic Studios in order to purchase real estate at a former US military base in Iceland. The company aims to convert this into professional film facilities including sound stages…
Filming the Beijing Olympics
There is much consensus among local industry experts that the Beijing Olympics have already had an impact on the work rate of local production and service companies. Industry professionals from across the world have become more focused on China as…
KOFIC announces new commissioners
The Korean Film Council has announced the appointment of eight new commissioners who, together with KOFIC chair KANG Han-sup, will oversee the drafting and implementation of film policy. The commissioners were selected in an intensive open registration process held by…
BC boosts production services tax credits - 18% to 25%
The province of British Columbia has boosted its production service tax credits, matching a recent rise in credits in Ontario and Quebec. The tax credit for foreign-financed productions will rise from 18 per cent of labour costs to 25 per…
Ontario Government announces enhancement to Tax Credits
The Ontario government announced in the last week the following proposed enhancements to the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit (OFTTC) and the Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC) on expenditures incurred after December 31/07: OFTTC – rate increase to…
Ontario to increase production tax credit
Ontario is proposing to increase its Production Services Tax Credit to foreign-financed productions filming in the province from 18 to 25%. Further to this an increase from 30 to 35% for the Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit for which…
Berlin announces availability of USD85 million to entice productions
Production companies with operations in Berlin will be eligible to apply for guarantees as security against loans for film finance untill 2013. $23m has already been made available for four guarantees since 2000. Berlin is experiencing a boom through both…