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Jordan targets stronger filming incentives as Ridley Scott’s The Martian approaches
Authorities in Jordan are working towards offering stronger filming incentives to help the country compete with its international rivals. Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi movie The Martian used Jordan as a stand-in for Mars and features Matt Damon as a stranded…
MPAA pushes strong US trade agreements to boost domestic filming
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is pushing for strong international trade agreements to boost the distribution of US film and TV. In turn this could help stimulate filming in America and in states like New York which hosted…
Michael Fassbender films New Zealand as period Colorado for Slow West
Filmmaker John Maclean and Michael Fassbender shot New Zealand’s South Island as 19th century Colorado for their new movie Slow West. The film tells the story of a young Scot who enlists the help of an outlaw as a guide…
Jurassic World follows franchise roots filming dinosaur adventure in Hawaii
Jurassic World continues the dinosaur adventure saga that began with Jurassic Park back in 1993, and is the third sequel in the franchise. Like the first film, the new movie shot its location work in Hawaii, but the new story…
Wachowski siblings film Sense8 sci-fi drama around the world for Netflix
The Wachowski siblings filmed across the world for their new sci-fi drama series Sense8, being distributed through Netflix. Shot in eight different international cities, the story follows a group of disparate individuals who become telepathically linked. Marco Giacalone was Supervising…
Political satire Veep awarded filming incentive support for California shoot
Award-winning political satire Veep is one of several top-rated TV shows awarded incentive support to relocate its new season to California. The series has spent four years doubling Baltimore for Washington, DC, using Maryland’s 27% TV filming incentive. California has…
Film France prepares for boosted filming incentive and expanded locations library
Film France appointed Valérie Lépine-Karnik as its new Chief Executive Officer a year ago and the organisation is now preparing to boost France’s Tax Rebate for International Productions (TRIP). An expanded database of location photos is also being planned. The…
Boosted California filming incentive draws caution at Produced By conference
Speakers at the Produced By Conference in Los Angeles were encouraged but cautious over the weekend about California’s boosted filming incentives. The Weinstein Company (TWC) was among the firms noting the importance of a large and secure incentive support structure.…
Norway announces plan for filming incentive modelled on Iceland offering
The Norwegian government has announced plans to launch a national filming incentive inspired by Iceland’s support programme. Details are set to be confirmed in the next few months for a launch sometime in 2016, but a reimbursement of 20% to…
California sees increase in feature film activity
California saw a steep rise in the number of locally-shot feature films released theatrically in 2014, according to a new report. Twenty-two features shot in the state were released last year, although only two of these had production budgets above…