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Minnesota boosts location filming incentive fund to target mid-size features
Minnesota in the northern US has boosted its location filming incentive fund to USD10 million for the next two years. The state will also increase its filming rebate to a maximum of 25% through its so-called Snowbate Production Incentive, all…
Legendary East makes co-production filming deal with China Film Co
Legendary East, producer of films including the Dark Knight trilogy, has made a co-production deal with China Film Co, the country’s largest producer and distributor. Signed in Beijing, the agreement means the two companies will co-produce films for both Chinese…
The Great Gatsby recreates 1920s New York filming in Australia with Leonardo DiCaprio
Australian filmmaker Baz Luhrmann recreated the New York period setting of The Great Gatsby on location in New South Wales with Leonardo DiCaprio when filming incentive support became unavailable in the US. Shooting was based at Fox Studios in Sydney.…
Filming on the Isle of Man with Location Manager Sian Sutherland
Sian has been based on the Isle of Man since the age of eight and entered the production industry first as a featured extra and then as a runner and a Unit Manager. Her initiative and fast learning soon progressed…
Bonnie and Clyde TV miniseries films gangster tale on location in Louisiana
A new TV miniseries telling the story of infamous Great Depression gangsters Bonnie and Clyde has filmed on location in Louisiana. Bonnie and Clyde: Dead and Alive also doubled the state for various Mid-West locations, including Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri and…
Supervising Location Manager Becky Brake: Filming with JJ Abrams and Star Trek
Becky Brake first worked with filmmaker JJ Abrams on his action TV drama Alias. She's since become a regular locations collaborator and talks to The Location Guide about big-budget location filming, the Mission: Impossible franchise and working on Star Trek…
Ile de France Film Commission renews filming partnership with Film London
The Ile de France Film Commission has renewed its partnership with Film London at the Cannes Film Festival. Production professionals from both London and Paris will attend industry events in each other's cities as part of the agreement. Up to…
Kenya agrees filming Memorandum of Understanding with South Africa
Kenya Film Commission and South Africa’s Film & Video Foundation have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding in Cannes. The agreement is intended to facilitate greater co-operation between the two countries in terms of location filming, training and their wider production…
Film NZ chief Gisella Carr on New Zealand’s location filming future
Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy put New Zealand’s filming locations firmly in the spotlight and a decade later he’s repeating the trick with The Hobbit. Film NZ Chief Executive Gisella Carr talks to The Location Guide about the…
Location Manager John Latenser: Filming on location in Washington DC
Washington, DC, remains a popular story setting. Most recently it has inspired drama series House of Cards and hit comedy Veep, although neither show actually shoots in the city. Location Manager John Latenser discusses the practicalities of filming the US…