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Film London gets funding boost to attract more TV location filming
Film London has been given a funding boost to help take advantage of the UK’s new TV location filming tax credit and attract more high-end television. The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has provided an extra GBP2 million to broaden…
UK TV filming tax credit targets production boost from 1 April 2013
The UK’s TV filming tax credit will be launched on 1 April 2013 and is designed to bring more high-end TV productions to Britain, while also keeping shows like Game of Thrones. Productions spending at least GBP1 million for each…
Twilight author’s new film The Host changes setting to use Louisiana filming locations
Alien invasion movie The Host, based on a novel by Twilight author Stephanie Meyer, avoided the book’s California settings to keep production costs down. Filmmaker Andrew Niccol wrote the script and relocated early scenes from San Diego to Louisiana to…
Godzilla remake and Apes sequel to boost location filming in British Columbia
A pair of big-budget features is set to boost location filming in British Columbia in western Canada. Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla remake has started filming around Vancouver and science fiction sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes will shoot in…
British Columbia location filming threatened by returning sales tax
Location filming in British Columbia in western Canada could take a hit when the Provincial Sales Tax (PST) returns in April 2013. Producers will likely have to pay tax on filming facilities ranging from set rentals to building materials at…
Colombia launches new 40% location filming incentive to boost industry
Colombia has launched its new 40% location filming incentive, intended to attract international producers. The programme is available for features and TV movies that spend USD600,000 locally. Authorities approved the filming incentive for Colombia in mid-2012 but then the rest…
Lack of filming incentives may force Guernsey-set story to shoot elsewhere
A feature adaptation of popular novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society may have to shoot elsewhere if local authorities cannot offer filming incentives to reduce production costs. The story is set during the German occupation of the…
British Columbia film professionals rally at studio for location filming incentives
Around 2,500 British Columbia production professionals rallied this week in Vancouver calling for better location filming incentives in the province. They gathered at North Shore Studios as part of the Save BC Film social media campaign. British Columbia Premier Christy…
Music video films on location in Manchester Airport Concorde hanger
A music video has been filmed at the Concorde hanger at Manchester Airport Runway Visitor Park in north-west England. West Yorkshire-based group My Forever spent a day filming around the park’s Concorde exhibit. Jen Corrigan is a spokeswoman for the…
British Columbia production industry calls for more government support
Production professionals across British Columbia in Canada have called on the provincial government to increase support for their industry. Audiovisual work is increasingly shifting east, attracted by more generous filming incentives in Quebec and Ontario. Pete Mitchell is President and…