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This week we covered a creative new online advertising campaign from Honda. The UK is in the spotlight again with the release of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse, while the British Prime Minister has called for the UK film industry to…
Raleigh Studios considers Toulouse facility
Raleigh Studios may develop a facility in Toulouse in the south of France, depending on the results of an ongoing study. The site under consideration is a former military base spanning 111 acres outside the city. Raleigh has been engaged…
Louisiana location film production passes billion-dollar mark in 2011
Louisiana has reaffirmed its position as one of the central filming production hubs in the US – and indeed the world - by making some USD1.3 billion during 2011. The figures from film office Louisiana Entertainment are not quite official…
Raleigh Studios Detroit likely to benefit from Michigan’s revised film incentives
Raleigh Studios Detroit is likely to benefit from Michigan’s new filming incentive programme. Michigan has offered generous incentives for the last few years, but its film fund has now been reduced and the film office had to stop considering applications…
New York filming incentives prompt 66% rise in productions in 2011
New York’s filming incentives have prompted a 66% rise in the number of productions applying to film in the state in 2011, according to figures released by the Office of Motion Picture and Television Development. Nearly 140 projects have visited…
Editor’s Weekly
In the week marking the first anniversary of our new website being launched, the focus is once again on filming incentives in the US, while specific geographic needs have resulted in the new Mad Max sequel relocating from Australia. In…
New Mexico informally announces it will host Johnny Depp’s Lone Ranger
New Mexico has tentatively announced it will be hosting part of the shoot for The Lone Ranger, set to star Johnny Depp as Tonto. The trials and tribulations of the project’s development were a big story over the summer as…
Location filming promoted at Santa Clarita ‘movie ranches’ in California
Ten so-called ‘movie ranches’ in San Clarita, Los Angeles County, will be the first to benefit from a new zoning designation to promote filming in Los Angeles’ Studio Zone. The ranches have areas specifically intended to be used as filming…
Huntington Beach in California opens new film commission to encourage location filming
Huntington Beach in Orange County, California, has opened a film commission. It will offer free assistance in helping film crews find anything from filming locations through to on-set catering and accommodation. It will also be responsible for marketing the seaside…
California location filming incentive gets 12-month extension
California’s screen industries have managed to have the state’s filming incentive extended for a year, according to the LA Times. As in many states throughout the US, especially where conservative Governors swept to power in the 2010 elections, the California…