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Tornado feature secures significant filming incentive pay-out in Michigan
An upcoming tornado disaster movie will get a USD12 million incentive pay-out from the State of Michigan. Using the working title Category Six, it’s scheduled to spend around USD40 million during a shoot that will be based at Michigan Motion…
Panama plans new studio complex to boost regional location filming
A new studio complex is being planned for development in Panama City in Central America. Announced by the country’s Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the project also involves Oscar-winning producer Jonathan Sanger and Location Manager Sam Tedesco. Sanger grew up…
The Location Guide anticipates Cannes Lions 2012
The Location Guide will be at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity from June 17th and we’re looking forward to meeting up with friends old and new. It also offers great chances both to see the year’s most acclaimed…
The Hobbit’s Jared Connon on filming New Zealand and working with Peter Jackson
Hobbits have returned to New Zealand. Jared Connon is once again working with Peter Jackson, this time as Supervising Location Manager on the Hobbit films. Connon talks to TLG from Wellington’s Stone Street Studios about New Zealand’s development as a…
Cannes Soirée Partner: Pure Scandinavia
Also partnering with us at the Cannes Lions Festival for The Location Guide Soirée will be Pure Scandinavia, an organisation that promotes and facilitates filming projects throughout Scandinavia. Formerly known as Scandinavia Shooting Club, Pure Scandinavia comprises commercial production houses…
Filming in the State of Nebraska with Location Scout Jamie Vesay
Jamie is from the northeast US and eventually found himself in Los Angeles working with special effects. He enjoyed it but wanted to get into production and not necessarily in Hollywood. A cousin’s invite to slower-paced Nebraska proved a success…
Cannes Soirée Partner: Orange Films
The Location Guide will be running a Soirée at the Cannes Lions Festival and one of our partners will be Orange Films. Orange Films was established in Paris in 1994 and services everything from TV commercials through to features and…
On location with Producer Maggie Blundell
Maggie started in the industry as a researcher finding dog breeders as potential candidates for a Pedigree Chum dog food campaign. She’s been producing for over 25 years, worked at Ted Bates, DDB, BMP, DDBBMP and now Adam & Eve…
Warner Brothers officially opens Leavesden Studio near London
Warner Brothers has officially opened its Leavesden Studio facility near London in the UK. The studio bought the site in 2010 and has since spent GBP100 million revamping the nine separate sound stages and the 100-acre back-lot. Leavesden offers 250,000…
Cannes Soirée Partner: Finland Film Commission
One of The Location Guide's partners for our Soirée at the Cannes Lions Festival will be the Finland Film Commission. The commission facilitates projects filming in Finland by acting as a co-operational body between the country’s various regional film commissions.…