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Craftworks: The impact of This Girl Can and uncovering the Guardian’s Three Little Pigs commercial
The David Reviews and APA hosted event, Craftworks, returned for its largest iteration to date at the London School of Economics. Boasting a roster of six independent panels, the event covered a variety of production types including commercials, shorts films,…
The Bollywood fascination with international filming locations
With an estimated value of USD2.3 billion in 2016, Bollywood is one of the largest production industries in the world. Other countries are always trying to attract the attention of Indian Producers to promote their regions for filming. With an increasing number of…
Why is the UK's production industry going from strength to strength in the face of economic uncertainty? TLG spoke to industry experts to find out
According to the Office for National Statistics, the UK’s production industry grew by 16.4% in 2016’s third quarter despite economic uncertainty brought about by the EU referendum. This was notably higher than any other services sector in the country during…
Bristol Harbour stars as hero location in World War Two film, Another Mother’s Son
Christopher Menaul’s war-time film, Another Mother’s Son, recreated St Helier Harbour at Princes Wharf in Bristol. During the shoot, the production utilised the Lloyds Amphitheatre as a base of operations. Principal photography took place throughout November and December 2015, with…
Netflix’s Black Mirror to shoot episode in Iceland
The next series of Netflix’s anthology show, Black Mirror, will feature scenes shot on location in Iceland. Production company Truenorth will be handling the shoot, having now obtained filming permits from the Environment Agency of Iceland. Filming will take place…
Screen Queensland unveils new horror film funding initiative
Just over a week after the reveal of the Straight out of the Straits initiative, Screen Queensland has announced a new funding programme exclusively for domestic horror productions. Entitled SCREAM! Queensland, the programme will provide funding and production assistance to…
Ukraine-Canada co-production agreement in the works
The parameters for a co-production treaty between Canada and Ukraine are now being discussed following the release of Bitter Harvest, a collaborative project between the two countries. Produced by Devil’s Harvest Production, the film was shot in Kyiv and utilised…
Moonlight beats La La Land for Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards
Barry Jenkins’s drama about a young African-American coming to terms with his homosexuality has beaten the predicted frontrunner, Damien Chazelle’s La La Land, to receive Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards. A technical error led announcers Faye Dunaway and…
James Bond 25 eyeing location shoot in Croatia
The currently untitled 25th James Bond film could be shot partially in Dubrovnik. The local Mayor’s office has announced that negotiations are currently underway to bring the high-profile feature to the Croatian capital, and a presumably large production spend with…
Love Actually sequel begins on location shoot in London
Filming has begun on a short sequel to Richard Curtis’s 2003 ensemble comedy, Love Actually. The first day of principal photography took place along London’s South Bank yesterday, as the project returned to an iconic location that was featured in…
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Ohio Motion Picture Tax Incentive
The Ohio Motion Picture Tax Credit provides a refundable, non-transferable tax credit that equals 25% of in-state spend and non-resident wages and 35% of Ohio resident wages on eligible productions. No bed tax is incurred after a 30-day consecutive stay.…
North Dakota: no formal incentive in place.
Lodging tax waiver. North Dakota Sales and Use Tax is 5% on most tangible goods and a limited number of services. A credit is available for the amount of sales tax that was paid to another state on equipment brought…
The North Carolina Film Incentive
Per Project Cap: - $9 million for video television series per season - $5 million for feature films - $250,000 for commercials Minimum Spend: - $1 million (avg) per episode for television series - $5 million for feature films -…
The New York State Film Production Credit Programme
Sales Tax Exemption for below the line costs. An additional 5 percent credit may be available in the Post-Production Program for costs incurred in Upstate NY, outside the Metropolitan Commuter Transportation District (MCTD). There is also a 30-35% stand-alone post…
New Mexico: The 25-30% Film Production Tax Rebate
Three programs are available: a 25%-30% refundable tax credit, a Film Investment Loan, and a Film Crew Advancement Program/Incentive. NM FILM INVESTMENT LOAN PROGRAM: This program is managed by the State Investment Council (“SIC”). The former zero percent interest loan…
New Jersey; No formal incentive
Certain tangible property used directly and primarily in the production of films and television programs is exempt from New Jersey's 7% sales tax. This tangible property includes the purchase of replacement parts for machinery, tools and other supplies, the purchase…
New Hampshire: no formal incentive in place.
No use tax No sales tax No estate tax No internet tax No inventory tax No capital gains tax Low corporate income tax No professional service tax No broad base personal income tax Significant projects will be evaluated on a…
USA Nevada: 15% Transferable Credits
Transferable Tax Credit: - 15% of the cumulative qualified production costs - 12% on wages, salaries, and fringe benefits to non-resident ATL personnel - 8% on wages, salaries and fringes for non-resident BTL personnel through December 31, 2016 (reduced to…
Nebraska: no formal incentive in place.
Montana: 14% Tax Credit
14% of the first $50K paid to each resident, plus 9% of all qualified production expenditures made in MT (excluding labor). MT also offers a Big Sky Grant program which can rebate up to 20% of qualified spend. The Big…