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Regional location filming incentive approved for Minnesota’s Iron Range
The Iron Range region of Minnesota in the US has had a location filming incentive approved. Filmmakers shooting in the north-east part of the state, named for its iron ore mining industry, could be eligible for a 20% rebate on…
New film studio proposed for development in Massachusetts
A new film studio could be developed in the town of Westborough in the eastern US state of Massachusetts. The facility would be only 30 miles away from New England Studios but could help attract more productions like Mark Wahlberg’s…
Rattling Stick films on location in Sunderland and Sussex for Intel
Rattling Stick has filmed on location in Sunderland and Sussex for a new Intel spot. In London Train a woman’s Ultrabook Convertible makes a modern station seem old-fashioned as she’s taken back in time to a period setting. Rattling Stick…
Videographer films Chasing Ice documentary across northern hemisphere glaciers
Videographer Jeff Orlowski travelled to Alaska, Greenland and Iceland shooting documentary Chasing Ice. The film follows photographer James Balog as he records physical evidence of global warming with cutting-edge time-lapse footage of receding ice. Balog’s project involved extensive discussions with…
Film in Estonia with Allfilm
Allfilm is an Estonian production company with the capability to take a leading role not only in feature and documentary films, but also in commercials and the provision of location services and production equipment. The company has provided professional production…
Cinespace Film Studios negotiates to build new facility in Ottawa
Cinespace Film Studios in Toronto is negotiating to build a new filming facility in Canadian capital Ottawa. The city is putting up CAD1.5 million to support the development, which it hopes will quadruple the capital’s existing CAD50 million production industry.…
Filming on location in Mallorca with film office head Esperanza Crespí Pibernat
Esperanza Crespí Pibernat was born in Palma de Mallorca. She works in career guidance and development, heads City Council of Palma and for the past year has been President of PalmaActiva, the local development agency and headquarters of Palma Film…
North Carolina could gain new studio if filming incentives remain generous
North Carolina could gain a new studio if it keeps its generous location filming incentives on a long-term basis. Wilmington’s EUE/Screen Gems Studios is currently North Carolina’s main filming facility. Charlotte’s former shopping centre the Eastland Mall spans 81 acres…
Malaysia confirms new location filming incentive for 2013
Malaysia will launch a 30% location filming incentive on January 1st 2013. The programme has been mooted for the best part of a year but was finally confirmed at a luncheon event sponsored by the 13th Asian Television Forum and…
Australia under pressure to raise location offset for David Fincher and Brad Pitt
Australia is under pressure to increase its location offset for filmmaker David Fincher and star Brad Pitt. The pair are set to work together again on Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, but the studio wants a more generous location…