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First ‘Hollywood-benchmarked’ studios launched in Mumbai
Mumbai is already a thriving filmmaking centre, but the city is gaining the first studios built to the Hollywood ‘benchmark’, meaning they’ve been constructed in line with “strict Hollywood compliant design specifications.” Reliance MediaWorks, DreamWorks’ partner, is behind the new…
Colombia shaking off dangerous image
Colombia’s been fighting an image problem due to the country’s history of civil unrest, but this is changing. The audiovisual industry is becoming a force to be reckoned with and brands like Timberland, Corona Light and Specsavers - serviced by…
Central London muddied up for The King’s Speech location filming
Taking the shine off modern-day London was one of the bigger issues faced by the production team on The King’s Speech. The story’s set during the 1930s when the city looked very different from the modern-day reality and Director Tom…
December location filming in LA rises 37%
The number of productions filming on location in Los Angeles during December 2010 rose by 37% compared to the same month in 2009, according to figures from FilmLA. Despite launching a tax credit of up to 25% for qualifying productions…
Avengers to film on location in New Mexico
Marvel Studios’ new ensemble superhero feature The Avengers will film partly in New Mexico. The studio has previously filmed scenes there in 2010 for Thor. Louis D’Esposito, Co-President of Marvel Studios, said: “We are incredibly excited to be returning to…
San Francisco appeals to crews with Vendor Discount Programme
In a bid to attract more productions to film in the city, San Francisco has launched the Scene in San Francisco Vendor Discount Program. Companies throughout the city are being encouraged to sign up to the scheme, which involves guaranteeing…
Glenn Close film shooting on location in Dublin
Glenn Close is the producer, co-writer and star of Albert Nobbs, which is filming on location in Dublin for the next few weeks. The story’s set in Victorian Dublin in 1898. Several other countries were considered as shoot locations before…
New Attenborough doc to film near Antarctic Peninsula
Sir David Attenborough is set to narrate a new wildlife documentary for Sky 3D called Penguin Island 3D that will be filmed on location on the uninhabited island of South Georgia near the Antarctic Peninsula. The film will include underwater…
New campaign designed to boost LA filming
FilmLA is aiming to encourage more productions to film in Los Angeles with the launch of a new advertising campaign called Film Works. The scheme includes a new website (www.filmworksla.com) that highlights the economic impact of the audiovisual industry in…
On location in Turkey
Turkey has most of the ingredients a truly world-class international filming location needs. There is just one thing missing: incentives. But when you consider everything else it has going on, are tax credits really that important? The 21st Century will…