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The Otago Southland Film Office in New Zealand is under review
The Otago Southland Film Office which oversees productions in the southern half of New Zealand’s South Island, is currently being reviewed in an effort led by Queenstown Lakes Mayor District Council. The OS Film Office has been in operation for…
New plan in motion to maintain film incentives programme in Florida
The Florida Film and Entertainment Industry Financial Incentive Programme will come to an end July 1st 2016 if legislators decide not to amend or renew it. In an attempt to retain a system of incentives within Florida, non-profit organisation Film…
House of Fraser’s Your Christmas, Your Rules commercial filmed at Black Island Studios
House of Fraser’s Christmas commercial, which does away with tradition in favour of a rebellious and cutting edge theme was filmed at Black Island Studios in London. Advertising agency 18 Feet and Rising are behind the campaign and post-production work…
Additional 10% tax rebate being introduced in Savannah
An additional tax rebate of 10% will be available for any film, TV, and commercials productions that shoot in Greater Savannah from January 1st 2016 onwards. I believe that SEDA’s incentives will help alleviate this additional cost and that in…
Filming restrictions to appear in Hollywood this Christmas
In an effort to reduce the amount of people present in Hollywood over the Christmas holiday, filming restrictions will be introduced to deter productions from operating in the area. With this holiday moratorium, it makes it difficult to do what…
BBC Drama North to film four part detective drama In The Dark
The BBC has announced that their brand new four part drama, In The Dark, will be filmed in Manchester and the North West in 2016. In The Dark promises to be an incredibly compelling and personal crime show and Drama…
GBP5,000 available for production that showcases Plymouth archive footage
The Peninsula Arts Film Commission is being launched as an annual incentive, offering GBP5,000 to any production that utilises archive footage of Plymouth in its project. The potential for this to be a catalyst in transforming how SWFTA engages with…
Norway’s brand new filming incentives will soon be available
Norway’s first formal programme for filming incentives is soon to be implemented, with information detailing what the system will offer having just been released. Previously the country only offered informal subsidies to regional projects but this is about to change.…
Location Manager Christian McWilliams on 13 Hours, Malta, and Michael Bay
Here at TLG headquarters, Location Manager Christian McWilliams is no stranger. Having been interviewed for the site before, Christian has been a key source of industry information and so we considered ourselves extremely lucky as he returned to discuss his…
Better Call Saul season 2 begins filming in New Mexico
Breaking Bad spin-off, Better Call Saul has returned to Albuquerque New Mexico to begin filming its second season. I’m very happy that we wound up in Albuquerque, because I think it really helped make the show a post-modern sort of…