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Wide appetite for New Zealand as global double
New Zealand is earning a reputation as a double for locations all over the world, with its towns and cities being used alongside its natural scenery. A 2.5% increase in the country’s Large Budget Screen Production Grant (LBSPG) in the…
Serbia plans 15% filming incentive
Serbia may introduce a 15% filming incentive within the next eight weeks in a bid to encourage more production companies to film in the country. There are no details available yet as to what productions could be eligible for the…
New Julia Roberts feature finishes Bali leg of shoot
Julia Roberts’ new feature, Eat Pray Love, has completed the Bali leg of a shoot that’s also encompassing locations in Italy, India and the USA. Based on a true story, the film follows a woman who sets off on a…
Florida filming incentive prioritising conservative content is dropped
A controversial tax credit provision that was being considered for implementation in Florida has been dropped following concerns that films and TV shows featuring gay characters would be penalised, according to the Palm Beach Post. The provision was being set…
New Specsavers ad shoots in Tayrona National Park, Colombia
Specsavers has shot its new commercial on a beach in Tayrona National Park in north Colombia. Specs Effect features hundreds of bikini-clad women running though a jungle to a beach where a man sprays himself with deodorant. The women then…
1st Franco-Egyptian Screenwriting Workshop aims to boost international creative potential
The 1st Franco-Egyptian Screenwriting Workshop has been developed by the Ile de France Film Commission and the Good News Group in Egypt in a bid to foster new creative ties between the two countries. Eight professional screenwriters will be brought…
361 Degrees shoots new spot in Baotou, Inner Mongolia
A series of new spots have been filmed throughout the Far East by 361 Degrees in locations including Inner Mongolia in China. The adverts follow unknown athletes undergoing their training regimes as they prepare for the 2010 Asia Games. Marathon…
Ian McKellen gives July start date for The Hobbit
Ian McKellen has said on his website that The Hobbit is scheduled to start shooting in New Zealand in July. The website initially gave June as a start date but this has since been changed. He’ll be resuming his role…
Proposed Florida incentive would prioritise conservative content
Florida could soon introduce a tax credit provision that prioritises film and television production that is seen as promoting western conservative family values. This would favour productions that do not contain content such as sex, bad language or smoking. If…
Betsafe doubles South Africa for Mediterranean
The new commercial for Betsafe has used locations outside Cape Town in South Africa to double for the Mediterranean. Crabs shows two men in a classical silent dual as they jump into a churning sea. One emerges with a small…