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Ausfilm Week in LA sets out to boost Australia-US co-productions
Australia wants more US co-productions coming its way and Ausfilm is having a week of events in Los Angeles to stoke up business. There are screenings, development lunches, and renewed focus on Australia’s filming incentive schemes that include a 40%…
British Columbia hosts Mission: Impossible but can’t prevent production slide
British Columbia (BC) - and Vancouver in particular - has a reputation as a global production hub and recently hosted Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, but a new report shows overall production in the province has slipped this year. The…
Special iPhone app launched to track Fireflies West charity riders in California
A special iPhone app has been launched to track the charity riders taking part in the Fireflies West cycle ride, which starts today, and to encourage donations. Advertising industry professionals are among those taking part in the ride to raise…
Tom Cruise and Superman could boost Canada’s 2011 screen industry income
Canada’s film and TV industries made almost CAD7 billion for the national economy in 2010, according to figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Major projects like Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and a new Superman film could lift the figure…
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy films Cold War Europe in London, Budapest and Istanbul
A new version of John le Carré’s Cold War spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has been filmed on location in London, Budapest and Istanbul. Set in the early 1970s, the film uses the cities as functional meeting places, in…
Universal films second-unit car chase on location on Rhode Island
Rhode Island may have the pleasant east-coast scenery and hospitable locals, but it’s not generally known for action-packed film shoots. Universal is breaking the norm for two days this week with a second-unit car chase shoot for comic-book adaptation R.I.P.D.,…
Terror insurance designed to encourage location shoots in Israel
Filmmakers can get terror insurance in a bid to encourage them to film on location in Israel, according to the Associated Press. Israeli authorities are trying to open up the country’s screen industries so the policy provides coverage against terror…
Montana Film Office competition attracting filmmakers to shoot on location
A new competition could help long-term plans to raise Montana's profile as a production centre in the US. The Montana Film Office is offering production equipment and services worth USD20,000 to a filmmaker who can give the best reason why…
Rent-a-crowd: Filming on location with inflatable extras
Joe Biggins runs the Inflatable Crowd Company (ICC) and is a man whose innovative approach to problem-solving has put him in charge of a new kind of film servicing company. He’s worked on films like The Fighter, The King’s Speech…
Paradise Lost to film in Sydney with Bradley Cooper and Alex Proyas
A big-budget version of Paradise Lost is coming to Fox Studios in Sydney and could rejuvenate Australia’s global appeal. Major international projects have been scarce in the country recently, with local producers largely blaming the Aussie dollar, so this is…