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Victoria in trouble as filming rates plummet
Filming rates in Victoria, British Columbia have fallen significantly in 2016 when compared to the city’s popularity over the previous year. In 2016, only five film and television productions have shot on location in the capital, an incredibly low number…
Ohio Government increases film tax incentive fund
The Government of Ohio has approved a new proposal entitled House Bill 475 which will increase the amount of money allocated to the state’s film incentive programme from USD20 million to USD40 million. Alongside this change the bill will remove…
Sherlock’s heading to South Wales for season four
The fourth season of BBC’s Sherlock will film on location in South Wales. While post-production work for the show has taken place in South Wales before, this will mark the first time that the series has ever filmed there. Previous…
Screen Yorkshire unveils brand new Film Industry Bootcamp for 2016
Screen Yorkshire have launched a new programme to appeal to those who are interested in working in the film industry. The company are offering a four day intensive course to educate people and provide them with on-set experience, allowing them…
2015 was the year of television for Los Angeles
Statistics released by Film L.A. indicate that while 2015 was a prosperous year for the number of shooting days for television series filming in Los Angeles, feature films declined compared to 2014. While television dramas increased to 4,374 shoot days…
Funding for the Vancouver Island South Film Commission has been cut
The Vancouver Island South (VIS) Film and Media Commission (also known as the Greater Victoria Film Commission), has had its funding cut after the city’s councillors voted on an alteration to the Strategic Planning Grant policy currently in place. This…
Is Location Manager Emma Pill the real 007?
Location Manager Emma Pill is known for her work on action movies Spectre, The Bourne Ultimatum and Inception. She talks exclusively to The Location Guide about working on one of Britain's best loved film franchises and the pros and cons…
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies filmed on location at Old Basing
The film adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s novel Pride and Prejudice and Zombies was shot on location in the English village of Old Basing, roughly 40 miles south west of London. Old Basing was chosen as it features a variety of…
BBC’s New Year’s Day Sherlock special filmed in Bristol and The Bottle Yard Studios
The upcoming one-off special of BBC’s Sherlock series was filmed on location in areas of Bristol and at The Bottle Yard Studios. During its filming the production used the Studios’ Tank House 2, marking a change for the series as…
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…