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Councils in Far North Queensland to boost film database for Hollywood scouts
A database of regional film locations is to get a boost from two councils in Far North Queensland, Australia, in a bid to increase Hollywood’s interest. Disney is reportedly considering filming Pirates of the Caribbean 5 in the region and…
New Florida film studio to begin development in Miami from October
Work on a new film studio facility in Miami, Florida, is to start in mid-October, several weeks later than originally planned. City authorities hope that the Miami Entertainment Complex (MEC) will attract more shoots on the scale of Dolphin Tale…
Central European territories prepare to launch RE-ACT film initiative
Three European film funds are preparing a new collaborative film initiative. The RE-ACT (Regional Audiovisual Co-operation and Training) programme has been set up by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund in Italy and the Slovenian Film…
MPAA chairman invites US film commissioners to incentive summit in Washington
The chairman of the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) has invited state film commissioners from across the US to a filming incentive summit in Washington, DC. On 29 September Chris Dodd will talk about improving support for incentive programmes.…
Mission Impossible 5 closes Morocco highway as Tom Cruise films North Africa
Part of the Casablanca-Agadir highway has been closed by Morocco’s National Highway Company to accommodate filming for Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible 5. The closure will last until the end of next week and the production is also expected to shoot…
Australia offers $20m filming incentive for Pirates of the Caribbean 5
Australia has offered Disney a filming incentive payment of a little over AUD 20 million in a bid to lure Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The studio reportedly plans to shoot the fifth film in the…
California to launch boosted $330m filming incentive from next year
California will launch a reformed filming incentive programme with an annual fund of USD 330 million that will come into effect for the 2016 fiscal year. The fund will still be less than in New York, but the hope is…
Thai film companies come together to form new studio targeting Chinese market
Four separate film companies in Thailand have come together to form a new studio that aims to boost the country’s production industry and expand its influence in China. Transformation Film has USD5.5 million in registered capital and plans to release…
Tom Cruise films scenes for Mission Impossible 5 on location in Vienna
Tom Cruise has spent the past few days in the Austrian capital Vienna filming scenes for the new Mission: Impossible movie. The film is set to continue the action franchise’s impressive stunt work, which last included high-rise work on the…
BBC to film supernatural drama The Living And The Dead in English West Country
The BBC is set to film new period supernatural drama The Living And The Dead on location in England’s West Country next year. Set in Somerset in 1888, the drama will follow a farmer who investigates paranormal activity in a…