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Ile de France Location Expo comes to Paris’ Parc de la Villette
This year's Ile de France Location Expo – run by the Ile de France Film Commission – will take place at the Parc de la Villette in Paris on 14th-15th February, and The Location Guide is a proud partner. It…
Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables films period Paris in English city of Bath
Bath in western England has doubled for Paris in Tom Hooper’s new feature adaptation of musical classic Les Miserables. Filming has taken place across southern England and also on the new Richard Attenborough stage at Pinewood Studios. Pat Karam is…
Luc Besson opens Cité du Cinéma studio complex outside Paris
French filmmaker Luc Besson has officially opened his new Cité du Cinéma studio complex on the outskirts of Paris. The EUR170 million facility is built on the site of a former power station in Seine-Saint-Denis, a working-class district of the…
Île de France Location Expo comes to Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
The Île de France Location Expo is taking place at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris on 10th and 11th February, and The Location Guide will be there to support them. Filming professionals from across the industry will be going…
Scorsese’s Hugo builds a Parisian train station and films at London’s V&A
Martin Scorsese’s new 3D feature Hugo is set within a Parisian railway terminal in the early 1930s. The station was built at Longcross Studios near London and needed a working train track, while London’s Victoria & Albert Museum stood in…
Jason Statham’s Killer Elite doubles Australia for UK, Oman and Paris
Jason Statham’s latest action thriller, Killer Elite, is set in places like the UK, Oman, Dubai and Paris, but filmed mostly in the Australian state of Victoria. More extensive shooting was considered in places like the UK, but keeping prices…
Old school chic at Paris' Relais Plaza
It’s impossible not to feel a little like Carrie from Sex and the City when sweeping through the Plaza Athenee’s revolving doors. I’m at the legendary Parisian ‘palace’ to venture inside the inner sanctum on the very swanky Avenue Montaigne.…
Alexandra Roussel sets up Chocolat Rouge in Paris
Highly experienced Executive Producer Alexandra Roussel has established a new agency and executive producer partner company in Paris. Chocolat Rouge works within both France and the international market. It represents directors and other crew from all over the world, while…
Cartier doubles Buenos Aires for Paris
Global jewellery brand Cartier has used Buenos Aires to double for Paris in a new spot scheduled for release in early May. The spot tells a story of a stylish gentleman slipping past security at an official dinner before meeting…
Warner Bros to shoot in Paris next month
Production on Anne Fontaine’s Coco Avant Chanel is set to begin in Paris on September 15. The film, starring Audrey Tautou, is about the life of the legendary French fashion designer. Coco Avant Chanel is being produced by Warner Bros…
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Hi There, We Are Looking For Runners / Pas Based In Berlin, Germany For An Upcoming Production. Shoot Dates Are Provisionally 24th & 25th October.…
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We Have A Series Of Short Pieces Shooting In France, Italy, Germany And Belgium Coming Up Next Month. They're Online - Focusing On Athletes Who…
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Country: Thailand
Covering: South East AsiaKarma Films
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Country: Turkey
Covering: Turkey, Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Romania, BulgariaYukon Media Development
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Country: Canada
Location Experience: YukonGoldfish Films
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Country: Netherlands
Covering: The NetherlandsParadise Coast Film Commission
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Country: United States of America
Location Experience: Collier County, FloridaTenerife Film Commission
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Country: Spain
Location Experience: Tenerife, Canary IslandsCalifornia Film Commission
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Country: United States of America
Location Experience: CaliforniaNorthwest Territories Film Commission
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Country: CanadaKhussro Films
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Country: India
Covering: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, BurmaGreen Olive Films
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Incentives (107)
Co-Financing Scheme For Foreign Productions In Latvia
Animations also qualify for the programme. The benefit is 25% if the action in the film takes place in Latvia (and no less than 80% of total budget); 20% if Latvia is not identified in the film (and no less…
Screen Flanders
The production may also qualify for the Belgian Tax Shelter system provided that it is approved as a European work as defined by the Audiovisual Media Services (AMS) Directive of 10/03/2010 (2010/13/EU). Only expenses that are structural for the audiovisual…
Law 1556
40% on film service expenditures, services directly related to pre-production, production and postproduction. 20% on logistical expenditures: catering, hotels and transport, including airfares abroad if bought to a Colombian travel agency. The cash rebate applies to services provided by Colombian…
Virginia Motion Picture Tax Credit
An additional 5% tax credit is available if the production is filmed in an economically distressed area of the Commonwealth. The production company is allowed an additional credit of 10-20% of aggregate payroll for Virginia residents employed in connection with…
The Fiji Film Tax Rebate
Refund of 15% Value Added Tax paid in Fiji Non resident film companies can apply for a waiver or reduction in the 15% withholding tax charged against remittance of salaries of non-resident cast and crew who work in Fiji on…
Busan - Location Filming Support
- support you with getting a permission and making a filming friendly environment. - provide services related to controlling traffic, handling complaints from locals and getting a permission for special effects (e.g. explosions and gun firing scenes) - support the…
Foreign Audio-visual Works Production Grant
Eligible productions will be evaluated on: (1) the degree to which the work creates tourism ("tourism creation"); (2)the degree to which the work contributes to Korean film industry's capacities, ("capacities contribution"); and (3) the extent to which foreign capital participates…
Cine Tirol Production Incentive
The incentive grants up to 50% of eligible expenditure and is available to selected film projects. There's a financial cap and it depends on annual budget. 80% of the production budget needs to be in place. Producers can take advantage…
Dominican Republic Film Law
Note: minimum spend is $500,000 USD Transferable tax credit is paid in the form of a certificate which can be sold to companies that pay taxes in the Dominican Republic. Free permits to shot in public places. Tax free import…
Riga Film Fund
Eligible expenses: film-related transport, location and technical equipment rentals, catering, accommodation, public facilities, construction facilities, artistic and administrative services, etc. Need to apply through a local co-producer. 25% if film with the storyline is set in Riga or with the…