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Gyeonggi entices Americans with USD100 million
South Korea’s Gyeonggi province has announced details of a substantial investment fund for Korean and American joint ventures. Kim Byung-heon of the Gyeonggi Digital Contents Agency, said: "We're planning to put together a USD100 million global content fund with the…
The Coen Brothers head for Minnesota
Preproduction is in full swing on the new Coen Brothers film A Serious Man. It will shoot in and around the Twin Cities and is currently scheduled to begin in September and wrap in November. The cast has yet to…
New film Pandorum receives German funding
Christian Alvart's new project, Pandorum, has received USD600,000 in funding from the German funding organisation the FFA. The futuristic thriller is set to be shot in Berlin and is being produced by Constantin Film. The FFA has allocated USD4.8 million…
India's Film Bazaar dates announced
India's National Film Development Corp (NFDC) will host the co-production market, Film Bazaar, between the 26 and 29 of November at the Marriott Resort in Goa. 15 India-focused feature film projects will be chosen to meet with potential Indian and…
China relaxes laws for talent industry
Investors from Hong Kong and Macau can now launch their own artist management companies in mainland China. They can also, under the China State Council's new relaxed regulations, set up mainland branches. Foreign investors, not from Hong Kong or Macau,…
Major Russian Agency shoots in Brazil for the first time
Adventa Lowe, based in Moscow, has recently finished shooting it's latest commercial for Inbev’s Brahma Beer in Rio de Janeiro. They shot with Brazilian based Bossa Nova Films and made full use of the city's instantly recognisable locations. The commercial,…
Global Entertainment and Media Outlook: 2007-2011
PricewaterhouseCoopers publishes a regular outlook report covering the global entertainment and media sector. This industry forecast covers the US, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia Pacific, Latin America, and Canada. It provides In-depth global analyses and five-year growth projections for 14…
German Federal Film Fund gets extension
The German Government is to extend the DFFF (German Federal Film Fund ) for a further three years from 2010 to 2012. It will have an annual budget of EUR60m. The fund was launched at the beginning of last year…
Filming the Beijing Olympics
There is much consensus among local industry experts that the Beijing Olympics have already had an impact on the work rate of local production and service companies. Industry professionals from across the world have become more focused on China as…
Alaska Senate pass incentive
SB230 passed the Alaska Senate on Tuesday, March 4th. The new bill, which now goes to the Alaska House, will provide a 30% tax credit for all labor (with a proposed $2M hire cap), an additional 10% for Alaska labor,…