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Luscious International launches new division
Australian production house, Luscious International, is launching Viscious, a new division described as a director collaborative. Viscious will work on branded content and emerging media as well as jobs that have restricted budgets. The key names on its roster are…
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…
SAG reject last, best and final offer
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) board of directors have rejected the "last, best and final offer" by Hollywood producers for a new contract. The contract was rejected by 73% of SAG's board members. SAG called the Alliance of Motion Picture…
California passes tax incentive
The state of California has passed an incentives bill. The new legislation provides a tax credit of 20% (25% for independent features under USD10 million), with an appropriation of USD100 million per year for five years starting on July the…
The future is Bright for Pavla Burgetova
Pavla Burgetova, former Executive Producer and General Manager at Stillking Films, has joined US-based production service company Bright Pictures. Bright Pictures was founded in 1993 by Rudy Callegari and has main offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami. The…
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.…
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…
South Africa's first online location service to be launched
The Cape Film Commission is planning to launch an online location service in March 2009 which will be the first of its kind in South Africa. It will hold images of public open spaces as well as private residences as…