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British Columbia location filming threatened by returning sales tax
Location filming in British Columbia in western Canada could take a hit when the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) returns in April 2013. Producers will likely have to pay tax on filming facilities ranging from set rentals to building materials at…
Los Angeles targets TV location filming boost by waiving permit fees
Los Angeles has targeted a boost in TV location filming by waiving permit fees for pilots and shows shooting their first season. FilmLA describes the news as a good move towards more extensive changes. "This sends a message to the…
Universal Studios filming facilities win final approval for major expansion
Major expansion of the filming facilities at Universal Studios in Los Angeles could start soon as final approval has been granted by the city council. The NBCUniversal Evolution Plan is a USD1.6 billion proposal that includes building new sound stages…
Iron Man 3 films action scenes around iconic Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles
Marvel’s superhero sequel Iron Man 3 has filmed action scenes around the TCL (formerly Grauman’s) Chinese Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard. Shooting took place over one night earlier this week. Writing on its Facebook page ahead of the shoot, the Hollywood…
Wes Anderson filming The Grand Budapest Hotel with Studio Babelsberg producers
Filmmaker Wes Anderson is shooting his new feature The Grand Budapest Hotel on location in Germany. The cast includes Edward Norton, Tilda Swinton and Bill Murray, who all worked with the director on the Rhode Island shoot for Moonrise Kingdom.…
Boosted Los Angeles commercial location filming fuels overall growth
Commercial location filming in Los Angeles in 2012 grew by 14%, growth that was fuelled partly by an increase in material filmed for the internet. This led to an overall location filming rise of nearly 5% for the city, although…
Fiscal cliff deal extends America’s federal location filming tax break
America’s federal filming tax break is among the programmes to be extended by the fiscal cliff deal approved by Congress earlier this week. Politicians avoided the real danger of recession as a series of tax cuts was set to expire…
Riverside County in California considers filming incentives to attract production
Riverside County, east of Los Angeles, is to consider new location filming incentives to encourage productions to remain in the state. Authorities would like to see location fees removed and a streamlined process for considering filming requests. Tom Freeman is…
New film studio proposed for development in Massachusetts
A new film studio could be developed in the town of Westborough in the eastern US state of Massachusetts. The facility would be only 30 miles away from New England Studios but could help attract more productions like Mark Wahlberg’s…
Bollywood considers Philippines’ highest bridge for action movie filming
Bollywood producers are considering the Philippines’ highest bridge for scenes in upcoming action thriller Dhoom3. The Agas-Agas Bridge connects two mountain roads in the Southern Leyte region of the central Philippines. Filming could start in the next few weeks and…