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On location in Jamaica
Unlike the other Caribbean islands, Jamaica has a unique personality born of the sun, the sea, the sand and the reggae… The third largest island in the region, it offers unparalleled natural beauty, from its bewitching Blue Mountains inland, lush…
Puerto Rico to launch new film tax incentives
Puerto Rico has unveiled a new collection of tax incentives to encourage more international production companies to shoot in the region. Puerto Rico residents can already be eligible for a 40% production tax credit, but this is to be expanded…
Bahamas Film Commissioner discusses location shooting
The Bahamas, an archipelago of Carribean islands north of Cuba and south-east of the USA, has always had a certain dreamy ring to it. Perhaps great tourist board marketing, perhaps it’s just the 29 islands, 661 cays and 2,387 islets…
New Michael Caine feature to shoot in North Carolina
Michael Caine begins work on his new film in North Carolina in the next few days. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is the sequel to Journey to the Centre of the Earth and will be filming in Wilmington for around…
Mathieu Kassovitz filming hostage drama on location in French Polynesia
Mathieu Kassovitz is currently filming a new feature on location in French Polynesia. L’Ordre et la Morale (Rebellion) is based on the true story of a tense hostage stand-off that took place in New Caledonia in 1988 between French troops…
Mercedes films new ad on location in New Zealand and Switzerland
Car manufacturer Mercedes has filmed a new commercial on location in New Zealand and Switzerland with Roger Federer. Reach the Top shows the tennis superstar driving the Mercedes ML across roads, remote plains and mountain ranges. The theme was Master…
Portugal sees a boom in production in 2010
As the euro hits an 18-month low against the dollar and UK pound, the lack of an international incentive to film has not stopped 2010 becoming a banner year for Portugal. With its wild and stormy Atlantic coast, calm and…
Location Focus: Zanzibar
A paradise island set in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania, the archipelago of Zanzibar is best known for its turbulent colonial history with the Omani, the Portuguese and the British until its independence in 1963. The island's…
Pirates 4 and Fast Five shoot on location in Puerto Rico
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is currently filming in Puerto Rico. The film, which features Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane alongside Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush, has already shot on location in Hawaii. Nadia Barbarossa, of the Puerto…
Battleship to film with co-star Rihanna in Hawaii
Battleship, a big-budget studio production loosely based on the popular board game, will begin filming in Hawaii at the end of August. Universal is spending around USD200 million on the film, which stars actors Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgard, as…