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Filming in Brazil
Focus Features' tasty development deal with Brazil’s most successful production company of the last decade, 02 Filmes, looks like bearing fruit once again as they are currently making VIPs. The movie, which Christian Grass, CEO of Focus Features International calls…
The location power of Bollywood
In a first, prominent Bollywood producer and actor Shah Rukh Khan has been signed by the Korean Tourism Organisation as its cultural ambassador to promote tourism and to encourage Indian filmmakers to shoot in Korea. Korean Consul General, Dong Yern…
Diesel and the Dominican Rep
When Vin Diesel directed the short Los Bandoleros, a prequel to the latest instalment of Fast & Furious, he chose to shoot the whole production in the Dominican Republic. Diesel's One Race Global Film Foundation, backed by Universal Studios, is…
Toyota film latest spot on location in Dubai
Last month Central Films, based at the Dubai Media City, and 1st Avenue Inc from Japan co-produced a new 60 second spot for the Middle East region for Toyota Prado. The four day shoot used locations in and around Dubai…
Amy Lemisch in interview
Smart, well-considered tax incentives have finally breathed life into the California film industry, and brought loads of work back to Hollywood. Amy Lemisch, Director of the California Film Commission, is now a favourite of all below-the-line workers in the Eldorado…
Paramount opens in Shanghai
Paramount has opened its first China office in Shanghai to oversee the distribution of theatrical releases and explore local production opportunities in one of the world's fastest growing movie markets. The two-person satellite office will liaise with the state-run and…
New Singapore initiatives to entice international film industry
The Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) have announced several new initiatives as part of its Singapore Media Fusion Plan (SMFP). Using the SMFP, the MDA is trying to attract the world's creative community to partner with Singapore companies as…
US feature confirmed for Ireland
The US feature film Leap Year has been green lit to go into production in Ireland at the end of this month. The project was confirmed for Ireland after improvements to the Irish tax incentive for film and television, Section…
MPA opens India office
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has opened a local office in Mumbai and is set to bring Bollywood and Hollywood together to promote and protect intellectual property rights following its studios’ focused entry and recent investment in the Indian film…
On location in Prague
The Czech Republic's Prague has attracted media attention recently as the location for some high profile films, featuring A list celebrities. However, Prague's rise to prominence as a location is being hampered by global economic events and a lack of…