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Costa Rica as a location for filming
It's important to remain objective as a journalist, but after researching this article I want to write ‘COME TO COSTA RICA!’ in block capitals and leave it at that. What’s not to like? There is no army, 96% literacy and…
Bill Clinton helps lobby for higher filming tax credits in Hawaii
Former US President Bill Clinton has written a letter to encourage the expansion of film tax credits on the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Oahu. Relativity Media and Shangri-La Industries want the credit expansion to develop production facilities. At the…
Location manager Laura Sode-Matteson talks to The Location Guide
A twenty year Hollywood specialist now firmly in the location managing elite, Laura Sode-Matteson was born and raised in Hawaii. In the late 70s Laura scared up a job working on the original Hawaii 5-0. Then she was noticed by…
New Michael Caine feature to shoot in North Carolina
Michael Caine begins work on his new film in North Carolina in the next few days. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is the sequel to Journey to the Centre of the Earth and will be filming in Wilmington for around…
Pirates 4 and Fast Five shoot on location in Puerto Rico
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is currently filming in Puerto Rico. The film, which features Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane alongside Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush, has already shot on location in Hawaii. Nadia Barbarossa, of the Puerto…
Battleship to film with co-star Rihanna in Hawaii
Battleship, a big-budget studio production loosely based on the popular board game, will begin filming in Hawaii at the end of August. Universal is spending around USD200 million on the film, which stars actors Taylor Kitsch and Alexander Skarsgard, as…
Why Lori Loves California
Lori Balton’s address book is a who’s who of Hollywood production designers, producers, and directors. Amongst others she has location scouted for Spielberg, Scorsese, Bay, Redford, Mann, Darabont, Pakula and Tony Scott, on films including Charlie Wilson’s War, Memoirs of…
The Descendants starts shooting today with George Clooney in Hawaii
George Clooney’s new film The Descendants begins shooting today in Hawaii, with Alexander Payne directing, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Clooney plays a slacking father who attempts to become more involved with his daughters in Hawaii when his wife is…
Avatar filming in New Zealand
James Cameron’s hotly anticipated USD250 million sci-fi blockbuster Avatar has opened worldwide, with a record-breaking USD232.2 million dollar opening weekend, globally - putting it on course for a USD1.2 billion dollar gross. Avatar is not just making headlines for these…
Hawaii, Germany, Australia and Iowa incentives
The Hawaii Film Office is going through a political restructuring which might result in its closure. The commissioner, Donne Dawson, and her staff are being let go, but a few clerical personnel will remain to deal with tax credit applications.…