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Dry Goulburn in Australia used for Toyota Corolla ad
Fire services were on standby throughout the recent filming for a Toyota Corolla advert in Goulburn, Australia, owing to the dry environment and the summer shoot. Camouflage tells the surreal story of a car transporter driver travelling down a remote…
Balestrino presents abandoned Italian village for crews
The medieval village of Balestrino in north-west Italy is an intriguing location for filmmakers as it has been abandoned for more than half a century but offers a rural and rustic look that has drawn Hollywood in recent years. Earthquake…
New film incentives could boost Alaska productions
New Alaskan incentives could result in more productions choosing the US state, as crews shooting in remote areas during the winter months could receive a 44% tax credit. Alaska is a popular setting but few productions actually shoot there and…
Samsung ad uses Riviera Studios (SFP group) at the Victorine in Nice
The South of France may be best-known for industry events such as the Cannes Film Festival, but it also has a rich film production culture backed up by supportive local authorities and largely English-speaking crews. Riviera Studios (SFP group) at…
New film fund launched
UK finance and production company Future Films and Canadian based Mediabiz International have launched a joint film fund. They will invest in co-productions from the UK, Europe and Canada. The fund will be worth up to USD133 million and will…
Guinness brings the world to life
When Guinness and creative agency AMV BBDO made the bold decision to move away from the well established ‘Good Things Come to Those Who Wait’ strapline, they knew that any television ad campaign would have to be something spectacular. The…
Filming in Egypt
In February 2000, the Egyptian government decreed that a new film and TV production zone would revitalise the fortunes of a struggling film industry. So how has the Egyptian Media Production City (EMPC) fared in the last decade, in the…
A year in Belize
Nigel Miguel, Belize’s dynamo of a Film Commissioner, is on a mission: to make Belize into the film capital of the Caribbean. And with terrain made famous by The Dogs of War, Heart of Darkness and The Mission at his…
DFF goes from strength to strength
The German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) was launched at the start of January 2007 and was a tremendous New Year’s present for the German film industry. When it’s generous (16 to 20%) cash subsidies were viewed in combination with a…
Italy, Puerto Rico and Czech Republic incentives
Italy continues to show how seriously its taking film incentives. Following the announcement of a national tax credits scheme earlier in the year, Sicily has now announced a USD91 million fund of government money which is available until 2013. The…