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The Revenant and Game of Thrones amongst winners at the LMGI Awards 2016
After receiving three Academy Awards and three Golden Globes, The Revenant’s incredibly successful awards period continued this weekend at the Location Managers Guild International Awards, taking home the award for Outstanding Locations in a Period Film. Portions of the film…
Location Report: Los Angeles
Here at The Location Guide we constantly aim to be the world leaders in providing production professionals worldwide with filming destination options, location and production intelligence and global location contacts. We comb the world of location filming destinations and bring…
The Location Guide interviews Perry Husman, Senior Vice President of Warner Bros Studios
Ahead of the AFCI Locations Show, The Location Guide will be dedicating its news section from April 11th to 15th entirely to articles about filming in the West Coast of America. Senior Vice President Perry Husman, one of Warner’s key…
Sundog Pictures sends Richard Branson to the Alps for VOOM commercial
Envy Advertising, in collaboration with Production Company Sundog Pictures has filmed on location in the Swiss Alps for the latest VOOM campaign, ‘Pitch to Rich’ competition. As the title suggests, the campaign offers entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their business…
Hulu’s Chance starring Hugh Laurie to film in San Francisco
The streaming service Hulu will film its brand new show Chance in San Francisco, with Hugh Laurie starring as forensic neuropsychiatrist Eldron Chance. Flyers have been distributed by Location Scout Felix Gehm to find an apartment building to act as…
The Power Rangers descend on Vancouver as reboot begins filming
The film reboot of the popular 1990s children’s television show, Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers has begun shooting on location in Vancouver, Canada. Directed by Dean Israelite (Project Almanac), Power Rangers will feature a relatively unknown main cast aside from Elizabeth…
Spotlight scoops Oscar for Best Picture while Leonardo DiCaprio receives award for Best Actor
After being nominated on six separate occasions, Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar for his portrayal of Hugh Glass in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s survival epic The Revenant, which was filmed on location in Alberta and Tierra del Fuego.…
TLG talks to Location Manager Ken Haber about the impact of incentives and working on Thelma and Louise
Ken Haber, aside from being a good friend of TLG is also one of the most well known Location Managers in the industry. Ken’s resume includes work on a number of classic Hollywood films such as Thelma and Louise and…
War for the Planet of the Apes begins filming in Vancouver
The latest film in the Planet of the Apes reboot series, War for the Planet of the Apes, has begun filming in the Canadian city of Vancouver. Moving away from the human-centric storyline of its source material, the current series…
State Support: America’s love/hate relationship with filming incentives
The filming incentive landscape continues to shift in the US. While the majority of states still have filming incentive programmes in place, only a few offer support generous enough to attract high-profile TV series or big-budget feature films. That number…
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Western Arctic Moving Pictures
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The Ontario Computer Animation and Special Effects Tax Credit (OCASE)
You must contact the Film Service Units (FSUs), who administer or provide access to all Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) programmes dealing with film production in Canada and foreign location filming in Canada.
The Ontario Production Services Tax Credit (OPSTC)
Regarding Regional Sales Tax, you must contact the Film Service Units (FSUs), who administer or provide access to all Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) programmes dealing with film production in Canada and foreign location filming in Canada. Behind the scenes personnel,…
The Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit (OFTTC)
Regarding Sales Tax, you must contact the Film Service Units (FSUs), who administer or provide access to all Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) programmes dealing with film production in Canada and foreign location filming in Canada. Behind the scenes personnel, ie…
Nunavut Spend Incentive Programme
Nova Scotia Film and Television Production Incentive Fund
For shoots where greater than 51% of the principal photography is outside the boundaries of Halifax Regional Municipality, you can receive 2% additional funding. For shoots of more than 30 days, you will receive 1% additional funding.
NWT Labour/Training Rebate
An additional 15% rebate for Recognized Positions or NWT Resident candidates receiving on-set training.
The Newfoundland & Labrador Film & Video Tax Credit
The credit is based on a calculation of eligible labour limited to the lesser of 25% of the total eligible budget or 40% of the total eligible labour expenditures.
The Alberta Production Grant
There is no provincial GST in Alberta. Behind the scenes personnel, ie crew, are taxed at 15% of gross (23% for cast and in-front-of-camera personnel). Under the legislation, 23% tax must be withheld on the gross income earned from acting…