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In the week marking the first anniversary of our new website being launched, the focus is once again on filming incentives in the US, while specific geographic needs have resulted in the new Mad Max sequel relocating from Australia. In…
Filming in Tierra del Fuego with Location Manager Santiago Pampliega
Santiago studied film in the prestigious Universidad del Cine of Buenos Aires in the 90s. At first he worked in production for commercials and features. "Argentinean crews at that time didn’t have a specialised locations department; it was all part…
Location Manager Nancy Haecker talks COLAs and House MD
Nancy Haecker is Location Manager on hit TV show House MD. This year she won a gong for Location Manager of the Year in episodic TV at the 2011 California On-Location Awards, organised by Film Liaisons in California, Statewide, and…
ADVERTORIAL: Filming in Finnish Lapland - The charm of the ordinary and the thrill of the extraordinary
Need cars racing on a frozen lake, Siberian tundra or town milieus? In Finnish Lapland the wilderness is a stone’s throw away from the urban. Easy accessibility and excellent infrastructure make the region a very easy and cost-effective filming location.…
Alaskan filming incentives attract Nic Cage and John Cusack feature The Frozen Ground
Alaska’s generous incentive scheme hasn’t attracted any big-budget studio productions, but feature The Frozen Ground is currently in East Anchorage. Starring Nicolas Cage and John Cusack, it’s probably the state's biggest shoot since Big Miracle (formerly Everybody Loves Whales). Budgeted…
A turning point for the Maltese film industry
Malta went through a thriving year of filming with June becoming the busiest month in the island’s history. Crews, suppliers and service providers were stretched beyond their limits as Paramount’s World War Z “clashed” on the tiny island with the…
Film Rio-Rio Film Commission and Ile de France Film Commission form partnership
A new filmmaking partnership has been formed between Film Rio-Rio Film Commission (FR-RFC) and the Ile de France Film Commission. The agreement will promote audiovisual production in both regions through the availability of production services and co-productions. The agreement was…
Opening beckons for new Santa Fe film studio
A new studio facility in New Mexico is just a few weeks from opening, according to the Associated Press. Santa Fe Studios will offer two 60-foot sound stages, as well as terraced dressing rooms and production offices. There’s capacity for…
Florida hopes for sustained location filming boost with Dolphin Tale success
It’s been a good few weeks for the Florida film industry, with feature Dolphin Tale proving a big box-office success in the US. The film shot on location in the state and tells the true story of an injured dolphin…
Gerard Butler’s Machine Gun Preacher doubles South Africa for Sudan
A worthy story hiding behind a B-movie heading, Machine Gun Preacher filmed partly on location in South Africa, doubling the country for what was then southern Sudan. It tells the true story of Sam Childers, a reformed US biker who…