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Location Report: Oxford
A truly unique city, Oxford is renowned the world over for its eminent university and its beautiful architecture. Romantically nicknamed the ‘City of Dreaming Spires,’ it can trace its history back to the 8th Century. Since then, the town has…
Sony's Eat, Love, Pray gets the best from Bali's locations
Before Julia Roberts’ hotly-anticipated Eat, Love, Pray was filmed earlier this year, nobody had ever managed to pull off a large studio shoot on the Indonesian island of Bali. But Marco Giacalone’s innovative use of professional coconut harvesters, poisonous sea-snake…
Global locations to catch the eye at Cannes Lions
Many advertising agencies have been defying the recession and continued sending crews out to exciting locations around the world to film their latest spots. Many of these will be showing at the Cannes Lions festival shortly. Ahead of our trip…
Virginia launches refundable filming credit of up to 20%
Film productions shooting in Virginia could now be eligible for a refundable tax credit of 15%. An additional 5% could be available for projects shooting in particularly deprived areas of the state. Between 2010 and 2012 a maximum fund of…
Shell shoots trio of new commercials in Malaysia, Japan and Brazil
Oil giant Shell has filmed three new commercials in rapid succession in Malaysia, Japan and Brazil. The spots focus on the company’s environmental progress and energy efficiency. Kim was filmed on the streets of Malaysia and shows a scooter rider…
Drew Barrymore film to use Alaska incentives in Anchorage
A USD30 million new film starring Drew Barrymore and John Krasinski is to begin shooting in Anchorage, Alaska, in the next few months. Everybody Loves Whales will be filmed on location as a result of the state’s recently-introduced filming tax…
Sprint faces extreme weather shooting new ad on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats
Mobile operator Sprint has filmed a new commercial on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Called Firsts, the spot shows a wooden wheel rolling into a penny farthing bicycle on the Salt Flats and prompting a chain reaction of falling…
Meeting this week could decide fate of New Jersey filming incentive
A meeting is scheduled for Wednesday this week in New Jersey that could lead to the state’s Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program being halted for the next fiscal year. The scheme was launched in 2007 as a 25%…
Thailand Film Office expected to propose filming incentive plans
A series of filming incentives are expected to be put forward to the Thai government by the Thailand Film Office sometime next week, reports the Bangkok Post. The proposition is expected to include an income tax exemption for foreign actors,…
Prague snowstorm convinces Comcast to film ad in NZ
American cable service provider Comcast has filmed its latest commercial in New Zealand after a severe snowstorm struck Prague, where it originally intended to shoot. Field shows an army of Comcast employees carrying high-definition TVs on a grassy field. They…