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South Korea and New Zealand sign treaty
South Korea and New Zealand have finally signed a film co-production treaty after 15 months of talks. It is only the second full treaty for South Korea, but the ninth for New Zealand.
MOD lauches film locations website
The Ministry of Defense (MOD) have officially launched their new website. As the second largest landowner in the UK, with 600,000 acres and 45,000 buildings, it is an ideal and unique organisation for sourcing locations. Recent films shot on the…
EM Media launches 'the source'
EM Media, the regional screen agency for England's East Midlands area, has launched their new extensive online database of locations, crew and facilities. Known as the source, the database already has a reputation as the first port of call for…
On location in Prague
The Czech Republic's Prague has attracted media attention recently as the location for some high profile films, featuring A list celebrities. However, Prague's rise to prominence as a location is being hampered by global economic events and a lack of…
Shoot a film in Ile de France
The Ile de France Film Commission will be making a presentation, How to Shoot a film in Ile de France, at the Sofitel Saint-James Hotel in London on the 25th of September. The event is being supported by the French…
Country Focus: Morocco
There has been significant activity in Morocco recently and while not all of it has been good news, much has been achieved to raise the profile of filming in the region. One of the main messages to emerge from industry…
Michigan studios planned
David O'Malley, a partner in Los Angeles-based V-One Entertainment Group, has announced a three-phase plan to create motion picture sound stages and production facilities in three locations around Michigan. The first phase is to be Great Lakes Studios, a sound…
Germany's DFFF exhausts budget
The German Federal Film Fund (DFFF) has allocated all of the funds available for its incentive programme this year. 48 feature films, 20 documentaries and two animation films will benefit from the EUR61 million annual budget in 2008. This in…
AFCI faces the future in NZ
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) will be holding their Cineposium 08 between the 19th and 23rd of November in Wellington, New Zealand. The cineposium will take a hard look at how the entertainment industry is changing and its…
Illinois promises 30%
Three state legislative sponsors of the Illinois filmmakers' tax incentives programme have promised that a 30% tax incentive for three years will be put in place. Representatives Skip Saviano and Ken Dunkin and Senator Rickey Hendon, who have sponsored incentives…