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Manitoba extends location filming incentive programme to end of 2016
Manitoba in central Canada – famous for its polar bears – has extended its location filming incentives through to the end of 2016. Eligible productions shooting in the province can claim a labour tax credit of up to 65%, or…
Craften Amsterdam conference to celebrate production craft in Europe
The Craften Amsterdam conference is preparing to celebrate the production craft of advertising in Europe. It will take place in the Dutch city next week on 24 and 25 April 2013 and is being organised by Ciclope International Advertising Craft…
Craften Amsterdam conference to analyse European commercial campaigns
The Craften Amsterdam conference will analyse a showcase of European commercial campaigns before a select audience in the Dutch city. Organised by Francisco Condorelli of the Ciclope International Advertising Craft Festival, Craften will take place on 24 and 25 April…
Atlantic Pictures chooses Texas filming locations for Defiance alien invasion
Atlantic Pictures chose dusty filming locations in Texas to shoot the live-action trailer for videogame Defiance. Delivering Mad Max-style visuals, the spot shows a team of drifters fleeing a brawl in a remote bar before facing off against an alien…
Radical Media stages Holi festival on location in India to David Bowie lyrics
Radical Media used David Bowie’s lyrics from Sound and Vision to stage the distinctive Holi festival on location in Jaipur in northern India. The scenes are the finale of a new spot promoting the Sony Xperia Z smartphone as two…
Irene rallies Roman army filming on location in Morocco for Orange
Paris-based production house Irene rallied Roman soldiers in Morocco for a new spot promoting the Livebox Play TV decoder from Orange. Director Xavier Giannoli’s ad features a TV viewer interrupting a Roman leader’s battle cry in a remote desert. Irene…
Ireland to boost location filming incentive to entice international producers
Ireland will boost its location filming incentive to further entice producers as international competition increases. From 2015 the Irish programme - known as Section 481 – will offer a 32% payment on qualifying payment, a 4% increase on the current…
Maryland may triple filming incentive as House of Cards makes headlines
Maryland may triple the value of its location filming incentive, but only on a short-term basis. The state is in the spotlight having played host to high-profile political drama House of Cards, which is the first series to be distributed…
Ireland’s Section 481 location filming tax incentive extended to 2020
Ireland’s location filming incentive programme has been extended through to 2020. The Section 481 Film Tax Relief Scheme will become a tax credit model from 2016, a change which might bring other enhancements too. Jimmy Deenihan TD is Minister for…
Argo Location Manager wins at California on Location Awards
Chris Baugh, a veteran Location Manager, has been recognised for his work on Ben Affleck’s Argo at the California on Location Awards (COLAs). Baugh won in the Studio Feature Film category for his work doubling various California locations for Iran.…