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Cardiff Film Unit set up as demand rises for location filming in Welsh capital
Cardiff council has set up a dedicated film unit to handle the rise in demand for location filming in the Welsh capital. The new unit will manage location filming in council-owned buildings and on city roads, and will also promote…
New England Studios warns against filming incentive cap for Massachusetts
New England Studios has urged the Governor of Massachusetts to resist introducing a cap on the annual state filming incentive. The company plans to open a new studio in Devens in a matter of months to help attract more productions…
British Columbia film professionals rally at studio for location filming incentives
Around 2,500 British Columbia production professionals rallied this week in Vancouver calling for better location filming incentives in the province. They gathered at North Shore Studios as part of the Save BC Film social media campaign. British Columbia Premier Christy…
Rattling Stick films on location in Sunderland and Sussex for Intel
Rattling Stick has filmed on location in Sunderland and Sussex for a new Intel spot. In London Train a woman’s Ultrabook Convertible makes a modern station seem old-fashioned as she’s taken back in time to a period setting. Rattling Stick…
Blink Productions films snowman romance in New Zealand for John Lewis
Blink Productions doubled New Zealand for the English countryside in this year’s Christmas commercial for UK retailer John Lewis. The Journey features a snowman braving the elements as he travels to the city to buy some winter woollies for his…
Revolver uses helicopter drone to film surfing Santas in Queensland for Aldi
Production company Revolver has used a remote-controlled drone helicopter to film surfing Santas on location in Queensland, Australia, for retailer Aldi. The spot celebrates Australian Christmas as the Santas enjoy the country’s festive sun. Revolver filmed the Santas in the…
Wildcard Films shoots supernatural mystery on location near Guildford
Wildcard Films has chosen the distinctive Norney Grange near Guildford in Surrey to film low-budget supernatural mystery Blackwood. TLG visits the set to find out more about the location and see what appealed to the production. Norney Grange is a…
Report spotlights healthy return for New York’s location filming incentive
New York’s location filming incentive brought USD6.9 billion to the state and generated USD2.23 in tax for every dollar issued in 2011, a new report shows. Some 12,600 production jobs were created as a result of the credit. The study…
Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire begins Hawaii location filming
Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire has started five weeks of filming on location in Hawaii. Shooting will take place on the island of Oahu and is scheduled to wrap a few days before Christmas. Donne Dawson is Hawaii’s Film Commissioner…
Estonia as a filming location: Growth of an audiovisual industry in north-eastern Europe
Estonia’s historic capital Tallinn lies across the Gulf of Finland from Helsinki in north-eastern Europe. TLG investigates the city to see what the country’s production industry has to offer as an international filming location. I travel as a guest of…