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Industry lobbies Florida Legislature for stronger film incentives
Members of the Florida film industry are lobbying the State Legislature to pass a bill to restore the competitiveness of the state's incentives. Organisations such as the Florida Film Production Coalition and Film Florida are asking for tax credits of…
Merry Christmas from everybody at The Location Guide
Seasons greetings to all of you who continue to use our online services and book. 2008 has been a very busy year for us with the complete relaunch of our website and the redesign of The Location Guide directory. We…
On location in Berlin
Berlin's rise to prominence as a centre for film and the arts continues to gather speed. Despite a difficult economic environment, it is attracting high profile filmmakers and Hollywood actors. Among recent visitors is Quentin Tarantino who has been spotted…
Filming in Australia
When renowned filmmaker Baz Luhrmann teamed up with Tourism Australia to create adverts promoting Australia as a tourism destination, the move attracted widespread publicity. The campaign, which ties in with Luhrmann's Australia feature film, represents an innovative partnership approach but…
Ohio tax credits: Will they or won't they?
Ohio lawmakers have approved a bill which would grant a 25% tax credit on total investments made in Ohio by film companies. The credits would be transferable from shoot to shoot, but would be capped at USD100 million. The legislation…
BossaNovaFilms receive Production Company of the Year award
BossaNova Films has been awarded first place in the Advertising Production category at Caboré 2008 - the main Brazilian advertising awards. The six partners of the production company, Eduardo Tibiriçá, Denise Gomes, Irma Palma, Paula Trabulsi, Julio Xavier and Willy…
Ireland to become more competitive for productions
Martin Cullen, Ireland's Minister for Arts, Sport and Tourism, has announced improvements to the Irish tax incentive for film and television. Proposed changes to the incentive, which runs to 2012, include raising the cap on individual investments to EUR50,000 from…
New Screen Australia programme guidelines released
Screen Australia has now released its 2009 guidelines for development support, production financing and Indigenous programmes, following three months of industry consultation. The programmes include a suite of new development initiatives that offer screen practitioners a range of pathways to…
Studio Babelsberg and Joel Silver sign five year deal
Studio Babelsberg and producer Joel Silver have agreed to work together until 2013. The Babelsberg Group will share in profits generated by Silver's Dark Castle Films and will act as co-producer for new films made by the company. Silver has…
UK co-productions suffer under new tax credit system
A report by Oxford Economics, on behalf of the UK Film Council, has shown that the Britain's film tax credit system is reducing interest in co-productions with the UK from overseas filmmakers. Since its introduction in early 2007, the tax…