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New proposal to bring film infrastructure to Chitrakoot, India
The Indian district of Chitrakoot could receive improvements to its film infrastructure if a proposal by Film Vikas Parishad proves successful. Chitrakoot is part of India’s Utter Pradesh State with a population of almost 50,000 citizens, and has a number…
On location in Liberia with local Fixer Arwen Kidd
With years of experience in scouting rural locations throughout West Africa, Arwen Kidd has established herself as one of the most reliable Location Fixers in the region. TLG sat down with Arwen to better understand the precautions that productions must take…
PSN Partner shoots Australian oil rig for new IBM commercial
Australia-based Taxi Film Production, a partner of the Production Service Network has filmed their latest commercial for IBM on an offshore oil rig. The spot demonstrates the practical use of Watson, a virtual assistant designed to help those who work…
The Producer’s Creative Partnership dives into the Mediterranean for COM HEM commercial
The latest commercial for COM HEM, the Swedish internet service provider was filmed on location around the island of Gozo, Malta. The Mediterranean country was chosen after a number of international spots were scouted, with The Producer’s Creative Partnership (PCP)…
Commercial scouting in the UK outside the M25
As a member of Scout Productions, Algy Sloane specialises in UK-based location scouting. In this contributor article, Sloane details the benefits of shooting outside of London and the M25 by discussing his most recent commercial for the Ifiniti Q60 car.…
Norway’s new regional film fund Zefyr now available
A new regional film fund entitled Zefyr has launched in Norway to cover productions filming on location in the southern and westernmost areas of the country. The fund has been established by merging the Filmkraft Fond and Film Fund Fuzz,…
ABC’s Blue Water Empire shoots on location in Far North Queensland
ABC and Lonestar Company’s upcoming series about the history of the Torres Strait Islands is filming in the location itself and throughout Far North Queensland, Australia. The three-part series will dramatise various periods of the history of the area, with…
Production begins on series three of BBC's Poldark
The third series of the BBC’s highly successful period drama, Poldark has now commenced filming with scenes being shot in Cornwall, Bristol and at The Bottle Yard Studios. All of these locations have been visited by the production in the…
Finland to establish 25% cash rebate audiovisual incentive in 2017
After early reports in July that a proposal for a 25% cash rebate was being considered by the Finnish Government, we can now confirm that the incentive will be implemented from 2017 onwards. The cash rebate was agreed upon during…
Chicago grabs USD1.3 billion over five years from film and TV
A new report issued by Mayor Rahm Emmanuel’s office has revealed that Chicago brought home a total of USD1.3 billion via film and television from 2011-2015, a massive increase when compared to the USD600 million brought in from 2006-2010. The…