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Petar Spiljevic joins Velocity roster
Serbian born director Petar Spiljevic has officially signed on to Cape Town based Velocity Films' director roster. Spiljevic has been in South Africa since 1991 but only started directing in 2006. Prior to this, he had built a name for…
SAG national executive director loses job
Doug Allen, national executive director of SAG, was fired this week. He had been at the centre of SAG’s bitter polarisation between those who urged strike action and moderates who proposed settlement through negotiation. The moderate faction of the actors…
Zentropa to open Norway office
Zentropa, the Danish production company founded by director Lars Von Trier, is due to open its first Norwegian office under the name Zentropa Norge. The new office will further increase Zentropa's already substantial European presence. Their existing offices in Germany,…
UK production spend down by 35%
Although the UK box office is seeing record sales, GBP949.5 million was spent in 2008 which equates to a 5% increase on 2007, its production is certainly not. In 2008, 111 pictures were produced in the UK, down from 126…
New Mexico reassured by report
The long-awaited study by Ernst & Young on the economic return by the state’s film and media incentives found that for every USD1 extended in state tax credits, state and local governments received USD1.50. The results will be a great…
Director achieves DGA first
David Fincher has become the first director to be nominated for a Director's Guild of America award in both the film and commercial categories. Fincher has been nominated for his film The Curious Case of Benjamin Button as well as…
France Adopts a 20% Tax Break for Foreign Shoots
The French parliament has voted to create a 20% tax break for foreign television and movie productions shooting in France. Eligible spend will include French labour costs, technical equipments and rentals, as well as accommodation and transportation. There will be…
Merry Christmas from everybody at The Location Guide
Seasons greetings to all of you who continue to use our online services and book. 2008 has been a very busy year for us with the complete relaunch of our website and the redesign of The Location Guide directory. We…
On location in Berlin
Berlin's rise to prominence as a centre for film and the arts continues to gather speed. Despite a difficult economic environment, it is attracting high profile filmmakers and Hollywood actors. Among recent visitors is Quentin Tarantino who has been spotted…
Filming in Australia
When renowned filmmaker Baz Luhrmann teamed up with Tourism Australia to create adverts promoting Australia as a tourism destination, the move attracted widespread publicity. The campaign, which ties in with Luhrmann's Australia feature film, represents an innovative partnership approach but…