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Screen Australia names investment managers
Sally Browning, Mark Lazarus and Tim Phillips have been confirmed as Screen Australia's new Investment Managers in the Production Investment Division. Sally, Mark and Tim are supported by Project Managers Heather McFarlane and Michelle Russell. Sally Browning was an Investment…
Trabulsi to be FIAP panelist
Paula Trabulsi, director of over 2000 commercials and currently on the BossaNovaFilms directors roster, will be Brazil's panelist for the Audiovisual Production Techniques category at the Ibero American Advertising Festival (FIAP). The Festival is celebrating its 40th year in 2009,…
Petar Spiljevic joins Velocity roster
Serbian born director Petar Spiljevic has officially signed on to Cape Town based Velocity Films' director roster. Spiljevic has been in South Africa since 1991 but only started directing in 2006. Prior to this, he had built a name for…
UK production spend down by 35%
Although the UK box office is seeing record sales, GBP949.5 million was spent in 2008 which equates to a 5% increase on 2007, its production is certainly not. In 2008, 111 pictures were produced in the UK, down from 126…
New Mexico reassured by report
The long-awaited study by Ernst & Young on the economic return by the state’s film and media incentives found that for every USD1 extended in state tax credits, state and local governments received USD1.50. The results will be a great…
Commercials hold steady in Chicago
While fears of an impending SAG strike in the USA and the global credit crunch may be slowing the number of big budget fillms going into production, there are signs that the commercial industry is having a slightly better time.…
Abu Dhabi creates Middle East film division
Imagenation, a subsidiary of the recently launched Abu Dhabi Media Company, has created a division which will focus on developing film and digital content. Five to seven projects will be funded, and the aim is to introduce local creative talent…
German production fund to double
Germany's Baden-Württemberg region is set to more than double its MFG film fund. The production fund budget will increase from EUR4.3 million to EUR7.3 million in 2009 and then to EUR9.3 million in 2010. Further increases are also expected to…
Italy moves closer to national tax incentive
The European Union has approved early measures put forward by the Italian parliament for establishing a national tax incentive. Although still at a very early stage, it has taken more than a decade of discussions for Italy to get this…
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…