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Northern Ireland assesses benefits of Game of Thrones location filming
The Northern Ireland Executive estimates that the region could have made around GBP35 million from two seasons of Game of Thrones location filming. Audits from the first season show filming delivered GBP17 million in local spending and the figure could…
Filming incentives and location flexibility won Marvel’s Avengers for Ohio
Filming incentives and flexibility with shoot locations were the main reasons why Marvel’s Avengers Assemble doubled Cleveland, Ohio, for New York City in the summer of 2011. The film - which now boasts the biggest cinema opening in history -…
BBC prepares for cross-continental location filming with Planet Earth Live
The BBC is preparing for several weeks of cross-continental location filming in its TV series Planet Earth Live. Using crews around the world, live reports will be filed from seven different locations on five continents following the progress of animals…
Studio dedicated to East-West co-productions planned outside Beijing
A studio dedicated to East-West co-productions is being planned for development 30 minutes outside Beijing in China. Beijing-based Seven Stars Entertainment is working with the Government of the Binhai New Area, Tianjin, to plan the expansive facility. Dubbed ‘Chinawood’, the…
Alaska to fund its revised location filming incentive for 10 more years
The Alaskan location filming incentive has proved controversial, but the state has decided to keep it alive on a long-term basis. Over the next decade USD200 million will be channelled into the programme, with a series of changes designed to…
James Cameron considers practicalities of Chinese co-productions
James Cameron has declared his interest in bringing audiovisual projects to China in co-production agreements. Cameron is more interested in studio infrastructure, given his specialism in 3D production, but he’s agreed that China is worth serious consideration. Cameron spoke to…
Iron Man 3 to film partly on location in China with co-production deal
Marvel’s upcoming superhero sequel Iron Man 3 has announced it will film partly on location in China. Disney, Marvel’s parent company, has a co-production deal with Beijing-based DMG Entertainment. In the US the film will be based at EUE/Screen Gem…
John Carter creates Mars on location in remote Utah
Utah in the western US was used extensively for the filming of Andrew Stanton’s epic sci-fi John Carter. Rebecca Puck Stair was one of the Location Managers on the project tasked with finding eye-catching filming spots in the sparsely-inhabited state.…
Tennessee campaigns for bigger film fund to boost location filming appeal
Filming professionals in Tennessee are calling for an increase to the state film fund. Incoming productions can get filming incentives worth up to 32% of the local spend, but the annual film fund is only worth USD10 million. Many locals…
Filming on location in Saskatchewan with SaskFilm’s Tobi Lampard
Tobi has a background as an independent TV producer specialising in TV development. Over her career she has worked with broadcasters such as CBC, AETN, Discovery International and Canwest's group of speciality channels. Working with an international client base, she…