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AFCI announces 2014 Board of Directors
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) has announced its Board of Directors for 2014. The AFCI is the professional global organisation for film commissioners assisting filming productions, with George David as President. Pam Haynes (West Virginia Film Office) has…
Louisiana begins review of state location filming incentive
Louisiana has begun a review of its location filming incentive. The state offers an uncapped 30% filming tax credit that's helped attract movies on the scale of Ender's Game, but the programme is expensive and there’s pressure to redirect funds…
Berlin prepares for Ciclope International Festival of Craft 2013
Advertising professionals from around the world will be heading to the Ciclope International Festival of Craft 2013 this week in Berlin from 6-8 November. The festival focuses specifically on celebrating the craft of advertising production and will take place at…
Netherlands announces new filming incentive to attract international producers
The Netherlands will launch a new filming incentive in 2014 designed to attract more international producers. A EUR20 million annual fund will be available each year to foreign and domestic filmmakers and will probably be distributed as a cash rebate.…
Star Wars casting call claims New Mexico and Los Angeles filming locations
A casting call for the new Star Wars film has stated that while Pinewood Studios in London will be the main filming location, shooting is also scheduled for New Mexico and Los Angeles. The movie is reportedly set for a…
UK filming locations take centre stage for Thor: The Dark World
Marvel’s action sequel Thor: The Dark World filmed on location in and around London and was based at Pinewood Shepperton Studios. Stage work involved building the grandiose sets of Thor’s home Asgard, while the production focused on the logistics of…
Ridley Scott films Moses epic Exodus on location in Spain with Christian Bale
Ridley Scott is filming his historical Moses epic Exodus on location in the Almeria region of Andalucia in southern Spain, which is doubling for ancient Egypt. Shooting with Christian Bale, the filmmaker’s production team spent three months building partial sets…
Film Polska Productions: Poland calling Bollywood
With the sole reason of presenting Poland as a potential shooting destination to the Indian Film Industry, Polish Tourist Organisation (POT) and Film Polska Productions jointly organised an official Indian producers' fam trip to Poland. The trip turned out to…
New TV pirate drama Crossbones to film on location in Puerto Rico
New pirate TV drama Crossbones will film on location in Puerto Rico in the north-eastern Caribbean. The NBC production will star John Malkovich as infamous 18th Century pirate Blackbeard and will spend millions locally. “Crossbones is the most comprehensive TV…
Tom Hanks films piracy drama Captain Phillips in Malta and Virginia
Tom Hanks and director Paul Greengrass filmed Malta and the military facilities of Virginia in the US for modern piracy drama Captain Phillips. The movie tells the true story of Captain Richard Phillips, whose merchant ship the Maersk Alabama was…