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FFA confirm funding
The German Federal Film Board (FFA) has finally agreed its budget for 2009. It is understood to be close to last year’s EUR70 million. The FFA can now resume funding, including paying producers “reference funding” for successful 2008 projects. The…
UK advertising industry visits China
The UK industry is hoping to secure a place in the rapidly expanding Chinese advertising market with a visit to Beijing this week by members of the APA and IPA. The Beijing London Advertising Forum, which started on Wednesday, will…
New Texas rebate programme passed
The new Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Programme has been passed and offers qualifying feature films, television programmes, commercials, video games, and stand-alone post-production/finishing projects the opportunity to receive a payment of up to 15% of eligible Texas spending upon…
Imagenation makes first investment
Abu Dhabi's film division Imagenation and partner National Geographic Entertainment have announced the first recipient from their USD100 million film fund. They will be making a substantial equity investment in Peter Weir's The Way Back. The partnership plans to invest…
Washington increases tax incentive from 20% to 30%
Governor Gregoire has signed a bill increasing Washington State's film tax incentive from 20% to 30%. The Motion Picture Competitiveness Programme's increase makes Washington State exponentially more competitive as a filming location and promises to bring significant economic development to…
LA on-Location feature filming in freefall
Film L.A., the organisation that coordinates permits for filmed entertainment shot on-location in the City of Los Angeles and the surrounding areas, has announced that on-location feature film and commercial production experienced drastic first quarter declines in 2009. On the…
Next Gen: Asia
Fifteen years after The Hollywood Reporter introduced its Next Generation franchise, focusing on the future leaders of the domestic entertainment industry, we are going global, with our inaugural Next Generation: Asia. It was no small task to choose the top…
On location in Italy
Filmmakers have long been attracted to Italy and the country has hosted some of the industry’s most renowned features as well as memorable commercials. But it has often proved a challenging region for cash-strapped or lower budget productions, due to…
Filming in Gauteng
The 2010 FIFA World Cup will take place in South Africa. Events of this scale are commonly viewed with mixed emotions – as host cities benefit from increased attention but also risk suffering from over-crowding and drains on resources. So…
Iceland's industry benefits from economic crisis
The world's press has made much of Iceland's economic collapse, but it's financial problems have resulted in a booming film and television industry. As Einar Tómasson, the Film in Iceland Agency's Film Commissioner, points out: "When Clint Eastwood shot Flags…