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James Brown biopic to film on location in southern state of Mississippi
A feature biopic of legendary musician James Brown will film on location in Mississippi and will also double the state for scenes set in Paris and Vietnam. The shoot will be directed by Mississippi native Tate Taylor, who also worked…
RoadTown Enterprises invigorates production industries in Georgia and Mississippi
RoadTown Enterprises was set up in the late 1980s in Los Angeles by Gail Smerigan and Nick Smerigan, and Jeremy Hariton joined in 2010. TLG talks to Nick and Jeremy about the company's specialism in studio management and RoadTown's facilities…
Django Unchained: Location Manager Wise Wolfe films Louisiana with Tarantino
Quentin Tarantino has headed back in time once again for Django Unchained, his ‘Southern Western’. Location Manager Wise Wolfe talks to TLG about fighting the weather on location and recreating the slave plantations of 1850s Louisiana. Django Unchained tells the…
James Franco brings William Faulkner directorial project to Mississippi
Actor and filmmaker James Franco will be working on a new feature project at Mississippi Film Studios in Canton. The feature, Faulkner adaptation As I Lay Dying, will be based at the studios that span 31 acres and feature a…
Woody Harrelson and Morgan Freeman film on location in Louisiana
Now You See Me, a crime drama featuring Woody Harrelson and Morgan Freeman, has become one of the latest features to use Louisiana’s filming incentive programme. The production shut down part of the Crescent City Connection, twin cantilever bridges that…
Mississippi advances plans to boost per-production film incentive caps
Mississippi is advancing plans to increase the cash feature productions can claim through the state’s filming incentive programme. Currently producers can get a cash rebate of up to 30% with a per-production payment cap of USD8 million; authorities want an…
Filming in Georgia with locations specialist Craig Dominey
Craig is the Senior Location Specialist with the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office, and is tasked with promoting the state as a shooting location for all types of productions. "I was raised in Georgia so I know the…
Mississippi increases filming incentive and opens new studio
Mississippi has increased its filming incentive by 5%, broadened its eligibility and opened a new studio. It all suggests the state is eager for a piece of the industry action now being enjoyed by neighbouring Louisiana. The state’s rebate now…
US state filming incentives in flux but to what long-term impact?
The November mid-term elections in the US resulted in various gubernatorial changes across the country and with the changing of the guard come changing opinions towards state filming incentives. New Mexico is among the highest-profile cases. New Governor Susana Martinez…
Why Lori Loves California
Lori Balton’s address book is a who’s who of Hollywood production designers, producers, and directors. Amongst others she has location scouted for Spielberg, Scorsese, Bay, Redford, Mann, Darabont, Pakula and Tony Scott, on films including Charlie Wilson’s War, Memoirs of…