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The Thing prequel doubles Toronto for Antarctica
Shooting has started on the prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 horror The Thing, with Toronto doubling for Antarctica. The prequel focuses on the Norwegian research station seen wrecked at the beginning of Carpenter’s film. It casts Mary Elizabeth Winstead as…
Rebranded Abu Dhabi Film Festival launches USD500,000 grant for Arab filmmakers
Arab filmmakers are to be supported by way of a new grant from the rebranded Abu Dhabi Film Festival that will provide USD500,000 every year to encourage production in the Middle East. The fund has been named Sanad, a word…
Continental Airlines ad doubles Buenos Aires for major international cities
Major commercial carrier Continental Airlines has doubled Buenos Aires for London, New York, Shanghai and Paris for its latest advert. Seamless follows a businessman as he walks across a busy urban street to a newsstand before meeting colleagues in the…
Pinewood Studios appeals against Project Pinewood refusal
Pinewood Studios has lodged an appeal against a local government decision to refuse planning permission for Project Pinewood. The planned development would extend the existing Pinewood complex and would involve building a new community to house creative professionals. However, the…
Tax credits in US state of Georgia increase filming production by 400% in two years
Filming production throughout the state of Georgia in the US has risen by 400% over the course of the last two years, according to figures from the Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development.…
Latvia launches filming rebate of up to 15%
Latvia has launched a new filming incentive scheme that will entitle eligible productions to a rebate of up to 15%. Productions spending at least EUR700,000 may become eligible for the support when half of their funding has been confirmed. Features,…
Michigan film incentives create surge in state-wide production
Michigan has seen an enormous spending surge in film production since its film incentive programmes were launched in 2008. Spending in the state’s film industry soared from just USD2 million in 2007 to USD125 million in 2008 and nearly USD224…
Valhalla Rising doubles Scotland for Canada
New Viking drama Valhalla Rising has shot in previously un-filmed parts of Scotland and has also used the country to double for Canada. The film is set in 1100AD and tells the story of a mute warrior who escapes from…
Emile Hirsch joins Darkest Hour thriller to be shot in Moscow
Emile Hirsch has joined the cast of The Darkest Hour, which is scheduled to shoot in Moscow during the summer, according to Variety. Directed by Chris Gore, the film will tell the story of a group of American teenagers fighting…
Mexico plans new filming incentives
Projects choosing to film in Mexico could be eligible for a rebate of up to 17.5% as of June 1st 2010. Under the current plans, international film productions spending at least 70 million pesos (around USD5.5 million) in production costs,…