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New Hampshire targets location filming boost with movie tax credit plan
A politician in New Hampshire in the north-east US is pushing for location filming tax credits to help attract more film productions. The state is one of the country’s few regions that doesn’t offer filming incentives of any kind and…
Filming on location with Boomtown Productions
We are a Middle East-based company with our HQ in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and with offices in London in the United Kingdom and Cape Town in South Africa. We produce TV commercials, branded entertainment, feature films,…
Polish-Norwegian Salt project films on location in Polish salt mines
A new audiovisual project has filmed on location in Polish salt mines near Krakow. Salt is a Polish-Norwegian co-production telling the fantastical tale of a girl growing up in a sandcastle as her parents crystallise into salt. Combining live-action footage…
Derek Jacobi likely to return to northern England for Last Tango in Halifax
Renowned actor Derek Jacobi is likely to return to filming locations in West Yorkshire in northern England for a second series of TV drama Last Tango in Halifax. The show tells the story of childhood sweethearts reunited after 60 years…
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…
Griffith Park most popular Los Angeles filming location in 2012
Griffith Park in northern Los Angeles was the most popular filming location in the city in 2012, figures from FilmLA reveal. The park spans more than 4,200 acres and the region known as the Bird Sanctuary generated more than 400…
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…
Dubai Film and TV Commission officially launched in United Arab Emirates
The Dubai Film and TV Commission (DFTC) has been officially launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Based in Dubai Media City, the organisation will promote the city as an international filming location two years after hosting Mission: Impossible –…
Creative Scotland invests in plans for Scottish film studio
Creative Scotland has invested in the initial stage of planning for a potential studio facility in Scotland. The organisation has put forward GBP75,000 for a feasibility study and an initial GBP1 million has also been set aside towards the cost…
Filming on location in Dubai with Filmworks CEO Tim Smythe
Tim has been working in feature films, documentaries and commercials for over 25 years, beginning in South Africa. He relocated to Dubai and set up Filmworks in 1998. The company has grown into one of the biggest and most reputable…