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Business is booming in BC
Motion picture production spending in British Columbia in 2008 was CAD1.2 billion, an increase of more than CAD250 million over 2007, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Bill Bennett announced yesterday. “Our province continues to be a top location…
UK cinema admissions highest in 40 years
The Film Distributors' Association have said that admissions rose 1.1% to 164.2 million in 2008 with box office takings up 3.7% to GBP854.4 million. This has been largely attributed to the success of such films as Mamma Mia and The…
MDM announces first funding of 2009
Germany's Leipzig-based regional film fund Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) has announced USD4.6 million worth of funds in its first funding session of 2009. The largest single amount, USD940,000, went to Philipp Stölzl's Goethe!. Funding has also gone to Eran Riklis' The…
Screen Production Incentive Fund Grant available in New Zealand
Information for New Zealand's Screen Production Incentive Fund Grant has been added to our Benefits & Incentives site today. It is available to eligible New Zealand feature film, television and other format screen productions that have significant New Zealand content.…
MPA opens India office
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has opened a local office in Mumbai and is set to bring Bollywood and Hollywood together to promote and protect intellectual property rights following its studios’ focused entry and recent investment in the Indian film…
Utah incentive bill approved
Hoping to attract more filmmakers to Utah, a senate committee approved a bill last week that would allow production companies to receive up to 20% of their costs back if they shoot in the state. The current cap is 15%.…
Trabulsi to be FIAP panelist
Paula Trabulsi, director of over 2000 commercials and currently on the BossaNovaFilms directors roster, will be Brazil's panelist for the Audiovisual Production Techniques category at the Ibero American Advertising Festival (FIAP). The Festival is celebrating its 40th year in 2009,…
UK production spend down by 35%
Although the UK box office is seeing record sales, GBP949.5 million was spent in 2008 which equates to a 5% increase on 2007, its production is certainly not. In 2008, 111 pictures were produced in the UK, down from 126…
New Mexico reassured by report
The long-awaited study by Ernst & Young on the economic return by the state’s film and media incentives found that for every USD1 extended in state tax credits, state and local governments received USD1.50. The results will be a great…
Commercials hold steady in Chicago
While fears of an impending SAG strike in the USA and the global credit crunch may be slowing the number of big budget fillms going into production, there are signs that the commercial industry is having a slightly better time.…