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UK production spend down by 35%
Although the UK box office is seeing record sales, GBP949.5 million was spent in 2008 which equates to a 5% increase on 2007, its production is certainly not. In 2008, 111 pictures were produced in the UK, down from 126…
Abu Dhabi creates Middle East film division
Imagenation, a subsidiary of the recently launched Abu Dhabi Media Company, has created a division which will focus on developing film and digital content. Five to seven projects will be funded, and the aim is to introduce local creative talent…
Montreal multimedia firm opens office in the Dominican Republic
The Montreal-based multimedia company Beauchemin d’Eze has announced the opening of an international production office in the Dominican Republic. From it new office, the umbrella company for Montreal Photography Production, Montreal Location Scouts, Montreal Photographers and Montreal Multimedia, Beauchemin d’Eze…
Filming in Australia
When renowned filmmaker Baz Luhrmann teamed up with Tourism Australia to create adverts promoting Australia as a tourism destination, the move attracted widespread publicity. The campaign, which ties in with Luhrmann's Australia feature film, represents an innovative partnership approach but…
New Screen Australia programme guidelines released
Screen Australia has now released its 2009 guidelines for development support, production financing and Indigenous programmes, following three months of industry consultation. The programmes include a suite of new development initiatives that offer screen practitioners a range of pathways to…
UK co-productions suffer under new tax credit system
A report by Oxford Economics, on behalf of the UK Film Council, has shown that the Britain's film tax credit system is reducing interest in co-productions with the UK from overseas filmmakers. Since its introduction in early 2007, the tax…
Partizan to expand
Partizan, one of the largest and most award-laden production companies in the world, continues to expand its operations with a new office in Berlin. The office will be run by Moritz Merkel. Merkel said: "There already is so much talent…
Scotland backs production companies
Scottish Screen has selected five production companies to receive financing through their Slate Fund. The fund originally intended to offer four companies a share of GBP400,000. The investment in project development now stands at GBP1.1 million over a two year…
The UK Film Council launches Company Vision Awards
The UK Film Council has announced the launch of the Production Company Vision Awards, a new funding initiative designed to help creative producers with a vision for the future of UK film, to develop projects that will broaden the quality,…
China relaxes laws for talent industry
Investors from Hong Kong and Macau can now launch their own artist management companies in mainland China. They can also, under the China State Council's new relaxed regulations, set up mainland branches. Foreign investors, not from Hong Kong or Macau,…