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Cannes Lions Soiree Partner 2015: Tenerife Film Commission
The Tenerife Film Commission has once again joined The Location Guide as a media partner at our Soiree fringe event during this year’s Cannes Lions festival. The commission has 15 years of experience supporting location filming from around the world.…
The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol partners with British Film Commission
The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol in the west of England has become an official partner of the British Film Commission (BFC). Other partners include Pinewood Studios Group, Elstree Studios, the Walt Disney Company, BBC Worldwide and Warner Bros. “With…
Alaska cancels filming incentive tax credit
Alaska has cancelled its filming incentive programme and will redirect the funds elsewhere in the economy. For the past few years the state has offered a base 30% filming tax credit that specifically rewarded productions shooting in remote areas at…
Cannes Lions Soiree 2015: Film Estonia becomes partner
Film Estonia has joined The Location Guide as a partner for our Soiree at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival. Film Estonia this year represents four different Estonian production entities – Allfilm, Naftafilms, Cuba Films and Wunderland 372. Each company has…
Cannes Lions Soiree Partner 2015: Advertising Producers Association
Advertising Producers Association (APA) has re-joined The Location Guide as a media partner for our Soiree at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival. The APA looks after the interests of commercial production companies in the UK through production, post-production and visual…
Cannes Lions Soiree Partner 2015: Production Service Network
Production Service Network (PSN) has been a regular partner of The Location Guide at Cannes Lions and will be joining us again this year for our annual Soiree fringe event. Camino Media launched PSN in March 2014 and the organisation…
Jordan targets stronger filming incentives as Ridley Scott’s The Martian approaches
Authorities in Jordan are working towards offering stronger filming incentives to help the country compete with its international rivals. Ridley Scott’s upcoming sci-fi movie The Martian used Jordan as a stand-in for Mars and features Matt Damon as a stranded…
MPAA pushes strong US trade agreements to boost domestic filming
The Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) is pushing for strong international trade agreements to boost the distribution of US film and TV. In turn this could help stimulate filming in America and in states like New York which hosted…
Double Negative and Prime Focus World to open new Mumbai VFX facility
Visual effects house Double Negative (Dneg) and Prime Focus World are to open a new facility in Mumbai. Dneg’s recent major productions have included Alex Garland’s Ex Machina, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar and the Wachowski siblings’ Jupiter Ascending. The new visual…
Michael Fassbender films New Zealand as period Colorado for Slow West
Filmmaker John Maclean and Michael Fassbender shot New Zealand’s South Island as 19th century Colorado for their new movie Slow West. The film tells the story of a young Scot who enlists the help of an outlaw as a guide…