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Traktor builds lemon grove and Parisian street filming on location in India for HSBC
Traktor built a lemon grove and a Parisian street on location in southern India for a new commercial for banking giant HSBC. The spot shows a small American girl meeting a new supplier in India for her multinational lemonade stand…
Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables films period Paris in English city of Bath
Bath in western England has doubled for Paris in Tom Hooper’s new feature adaptation of musical classic Les Miserables. Filming has taken place across southern England and also on the new Richard Attenborough stage at Pinewood Studios. Pat Karam is…
Luc Besson opens Cité du Cinéma studio complex outside Paris
French filmmaker Luc Besson has officially opened his new Cité du Cinéma studio complex on the outskirts of Paris. The EUR170 million facility is built on the site of a former power station in Seine-Saint-Denis, a working-class district of the…
Winchester in UK doubles for period Paris in Les Misérables
The historic city of Winchester in Hampshire, southern England, has doubled for 19th Century Paris in Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Les Misérables. Today is the last day of a two-week shoot that’s focussed on areas around the city’s cathedral. Ian…
Scorsese’s Hugo builds a Parisian train station and films at London’s V&A
Martin Scorsese’s new 3D feature Hugo is set within a Parisian railway terminal in the early 1930s. The station was built at Longcross Studios near London and needed a working train track, while London’s Victoria & Albert Museum stood in…
Old school chic at Paris' Relais Plaza
It’s impossible not to feel a little like Carrie from Sex and the City when sweeping through the Plaza Athenee’s revolving doors. I’m at the legendary Parisian ‘palace’ to venture inside the inner sanctum on the very swanky Avenue Montaigne.…
Speaking with Grant MacGadie, Director of Sales in Entertainment at Hilton
Accommodation is always a key concern for any production, whether filming in a studio or on location, as cheaper rates can have an effect on where you choose to shoot. TLG sat down with Grant MacGadie, Hilton’s Director of Sales…
On location with Michael Brook, Manager of Screen Auckland
With over 10 years since the unparalleled success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, New Zealand’s production industry shows no signs of slowing down. As much of New Zealand’s recent production activity is concentrated to the Auckland area, TLG spoke to Michael Brook,…
Entry-level productions losing out due to Screen Australia funding cuts
As part of a Government-led inquiry into the current growth and sustainability of Australia’s production industry, the heads at Screen Australia have detailed how funding cuts have negatively affected the country’s domestic output. Screen Australia’s Chief Operating Officer, Fiona Cameron…
What local know-how brings to overseas shoots
With bountiful film resources available at our fingertips, it is telling that US producer attendance at AICP gatherings in Los Angeles and New York that provide insights on foreign production well exceeded the numbers such events normally draw. Today's creatives…
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Fixer in Canadian/USA Rockies
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Posted Jul 1, 2016 - 15 repliesIndependent Documentary Shot in Russia and Kazakhstan (Oct-Nov2016)
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Hello, We're Looking For A Residential Street, Ideally On A Studio Backlot, However Could Also Be A Real Street Which We Could Permit. Please Find…
Posted May 10, 2016 - 13 repliesLISBON - FREELANCE PRODUCER URGENTLY NEEDED FOR MUSIC VIDEO
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Posted Apr 22, 2016 - 3 repliesClassic 1900's Villa or House / Apartment
We Are Looking For A Classic Villa Or Apartment - With Lovely Stylish Interiors And High Ceilings For Photo Shoot In April. Ideally The Villa…
Posted Mar 31, 2016 - 0 repliesIndustial location in London for low budget short film
Hello, We Are Looking To Shoot In An Industrial Site For A Day, Indoors, Possibly Completely Dark. Ideally It Would Have Some Rows Of Pillars…
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Locations (66)
Canada
Canada remains a top international filming location, with Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal as the main production hubs rivalling the likes of New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Generous provincial filming incentives are a key element of Canada’s overall success, as…
Croatia
Croatia’s blend of striking visuals and generous filming incentive programme has helped the country sustain a high production profile in recent years. Dubrovnik features as capital city King’s Landing in HBO’s Game of Thrones and the upcoming sci-fi film Star…
Estonia
Estonia offers a competitive cash rebate of up to 30% on a minimum spend such of EUR1 million for feature films and television productions. Estonia now offers the Viru Film Fund, which is a cash rebate programme available for any…
Filming in Athens
Greece has attracted a lot of attention recently as a result of its financial woes, but that shouldn’t discourage filmmakers looking for great filming locations. The capital city Athens lies on the coast of the Aegean Sea in the Mediterranean,…
Filming in the Calgary region of Alberta, Canada
Calgary lies in southern Alberta, one of Canada’s western provinces. The city and its wider region hosts 80% of the province’s entire filming activity and is the fourth-largest production jurisdiction in Canada. Recent productions include Christopher Nolan’s Inception and TV…
Filming on location in Cape Town
Overview Cape Town has gained a well-earned global reputation amongst producers, directors, cast and film crew as being an extremely film-friendly shooting destination. Cape Town is the second most populous city in South Africa (nearly four million people) after Johannesburg…
Filming on location in Dubai
Dubai is positioning itself as a production hub in the Middle East. The city lies east of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf and established the Dubai Film and TV Commission in mid-2012 to further…
Filming on location in Estonia
Estonia lies in north-east Europe, bordering Russia and Latvia. The country offers more than 700km of coastline and over a thousand islands, making beaches among the most popular filming locations. Capital city Tallinn is one of Estonia’s main international appeals…
Filming on location in Indonesia
Indonesia lies in south-east Asia across the equator and comprises more than 17,500 islands across an extensive archipelago. It’s one of the most densely populated countries in the world, with nearly 240 million people. Some 60% of the country is…
Filming on location in Lapland
Lapland straddles northern Finland, the north-eastern tip of Sweden and northern Norway, as well as a strip of western Russia. Snow guarantees are among its major international appeals as a filming location, with winter in Finnish Lapland running for around…
Incentives (17)
Virginia: The Governor’s Motion Picture Opportunity Fund
NOTE: THIS IS A DISCRETIONARY FUND Company must demonstrate that it has 100% of its anticipated financing in place at the time the GMPOF grant is requested. Many expenses incurred in the purchase of production-related supplies or equipment are exempt…
Oregon: Greenlight Oregon Labour Rebate
The 6.2% rebate is based solely on actual wages. In order to claim the 6.2% rebate, the production company must (1) submit an application to OFVO within 10 business days of the start of pre-production in Oregon and, (2) withhold…
USA Nevada: 15% Transferable Credits
Transferable Tax Credit: - 15% of the cumulative qualified production costs - 12% on wages, salaries, and fringe benefits to non-resident ATL personnel - 8% on wages, salaries and fringes for non-resident BTL personnel through December 31, 2016 (reduced to…
The Colorado Film Incentive Rebate
0% cash rebate on qualified CO expenditures. Negotiable loan program of up to 20% of film’s total budget. Qualified local expenditures include ATL and BTL salaries so long as income taxes are paid in Colorado. Cap of $1 million on…
Canada: Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
In Canada the goods and services tax or GST is a federal tax of 6% on most goods and services sold in Canada. Some goods and services are exempt from GST. Provincial sales tax or PST rates differ from province…
Canada: The Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC)
In Canada the goods and services tax or GST is a federal tax of 6% on most goods and services sold in Canada. Some goods and services are exempt from GST. Provincial sales tax or PST rates differ from province…
The Yukon Film Production Fund
There is no provincial sales tax in the Yukon. Please note, the following are Canadian requirements, not solely a Yukon requirement. Behind the scenes personnel ie crew are taxed at 15% of gross (23% for cast and in-front-of-camera personnel). Under…