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US feature confirmed for Ireland
The US feature film Leap Year has been green lit to go into production in Ireland at the end of this month. The project was confirmed for Ireland after improvements to the Irish tax incentive for film and television, Section…
Business is booming in BC
Motion picture production spending in British Columbia in 2008 was CAD1.2 billion, an increase of more than CAD250 million over 2007, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Bill Bennett announced yesterday. “Our province continues to be a top location…
MDM announces first funding of 2009
Germany's Leipzig-based regional film fund Mitteldeutsche Medienförderung (MDM) has announced USD4.6 million worth of funds in its first funding session of 2009. The largest single amount, USD940,000, went to Philipp Stölzl's Goethe!. Funding has also gone to Eran Riklis' The…
Georgia plans tax incentives
The Georgian National Film Center (GNFC) has announced plans to introduce a tax incentive later this year. Speaking in Belgrade, Konstantin Chlaidze, the Director of the GNFC, said he was feeling very positive about the incentive as it has received…
Kofi Annan to speak at Cannes Lions
Kofi Annan and David Jones will join forces with Hervé de Clerck at this year's Cannes Lions to discuss the human face of climate change and the role that only the creative community can play in changing Climate Change to…
Screen Production Incentive Fund Grant available in New Zealand
Information for New Zealand's Screen Production Incentive Fund Grant has been added to our Benefits & Incentives site today. It is available to eligible New Zealand feature film, television and other format screen productions that have significant New Zealand content.…
MPA opens India office
The Motion Picture Association (MPA) has opened a local office in Mumbai and is set to bring Bollywood and Hollywood together to promote and protect intellectual property rights following its studios’ focused entry and recent investment in the Indian film…
UK delegation heads to Mumbai
To capitalise on the success of Slumdog Millionaire, a number of UK film companies will be attending India's FICCI Frames Entertainment Conference which starts today in Mumbai. The delegation of companies is being led by the UK Film Council and…
New studios for Michigan
The state of Michigan continues to take the film world by storm with the completion of two film studios in the Detroit area due to happen this year. The studios represent a USD150 million investment and will create over 5,000…
Stink signs BAFTA winner
Production company Stink has signed director James Marsh just days after his BAFTA win. Marsh's look at tightrope walker Philippe Petit, Man On Wire, took the award for best British Film at this year's event on Sunday and has also…