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Poldark headed back to Cornwall and Bristol for series three location shoots
The eagerly awaited third series of BBC’s Poldark returns this Sunday, showcasing a variety of stunning locations that can be found in Cornwall and Bristol, while soundstages were used at The Bottle Yard Studios. Produced by Mammoth Screen and starring…
Open for Filming: Theatres and Performing Arts Spaces in the New York Metro Area
New York City is home to many iconic theatrical venues: Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, The Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts. This is before considering that Broadway, like the West End in London, includes many world class venues…
Texas film incentive saved from chopping block with a reduced fund
After an initial proposal from the Texas House of Representatives to slash the state’s film incentive completely, the scheme has now been allocated a fund of USD22 million for the 2017-2018 period. While those in favour of the incentive are…
Wonder Woman takes the DC Universe to London and rural Italy
With an estimated budget of USD120 million, the first feature film dedicated to DC's iconic Amazonian princess was shot in London and Italy. Set during the First World War, the film not only required locations that would suit the time…
Made in Lisbon joins The Location Beach Lounge at Cannes Lions 2017
We are proud to announce that Made in Lisbon will be partnering with The Location Guide for this year’s Location Beach Lounge during the Cannes Lions Festival. As one of Portugal’s leading production service companies, Made in Lisbon’s expertise will…
A Producer’s Survival Guide to India - Part 5: Local Crew and Equipment
India is an astounding, ever-changing, chaotic melting pot of ideas, religions, landscapes and history that contribute to its mind-boggling diversity. Perhaps this is why so many creative minds have been attracted to the sub-continent over the years? It’s impossible to…
Dreamaker Productions joins The Location Beach Lounge at Cannes Lions 2017
Dreamaker Productions, one of the leading production service companies in Morocco, will be partnering with The Location Guide for this year’s Beach Lounge at the Cannes Lions Festival. Dreamaker’s credits include Netflix’s crime series, Lilyhammer, and the musical feature film,…
Cannes Film Festival 2017: Ruben Östlund’s The Square surprises with Palme d’Or win
Despite pundits predicting success for Robin Campillo’s 120 Beats per Minute, Ruben Östlund’s satirical-drama, The Square, has emerged as the winner of this year’s Palme d’Or award at the Cannes Film Festival. With a budget of USD5.5 million and a…
Intrigo: Death of an Author named as first film to access Slovenia’s cash rebate incentive
Intrigo: Death of an Author, the first entry in a planned trilogy of feature films is the first production to access Slovenia’s newly implemented cash rebate incentive. With a dedicated fund of EUR1 million, applications for the first round of…
Family Film joins The Location Beach Lounge at Cannes Lions 2017
Family Film has joined forces with The Location Guide to bring you this year’s Beach Lounge at the Cannes Lions Festival. Operating in Romania and Hungary as both a production and production service company, Family Film has years of experience…
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Fixer in Spain (Andalusia)
I'm Seeking A Fixer In Spain (andalusia), Preferably In Sevilla, Granada Or Malaga. I'm A Filmmaker From Australia And Am Shooting A Documentary In Spain…
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I Want To Find Out Which Fixers And Location Managers Have Experience Managing Location Scouting And Location Arrangements Internationally Or Nationally In Multiple States. I…
Posted Jul 1, 2016 - 15 repliesExclusive locations needed
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Small Documentary Team Looking To Film In Venezuela In The Upcoming Months. Need To Start Speaking To Fixers Asap Need To Start Speaking To The…
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Hello All, Would Anyone Please Be Able To Help With This Urgent Query? My Colleagues Are Travelling To Baku, Azerbaijan In A Few Weeks. Normally…
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Fixer Required For One Day Multi Location Shoot (documentary) In Nantes. Dates Required Below: Sunday 29th May (prep) Monday 30th May (shoot) My Crew And…
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SprocketHeads, LLC
Category: Production Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: AlaskaFat Fred's Service Company
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Netherlands
Covering: The NetherlandsA Grand Elephant Production
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Thailand
Covering: Thailand, Myanmar, Vietnam, Nepal, IndonesiaSan Francisco Film Commission
Category: Film Commissions
Country: United States of America
Location Experience: San FranciscoPict-Inc
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Japan
Covering: JapanMoviebar Productions
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Hungary
Covering: HungaryMinnesota Film & TV
Category: Film Commissions
Country: United States of America
Location Experience: MinnesotaTrinidad & Tobago Film Company
Category: Film Commissions
Country: Trinidad & Tobago
Location Experience: Twin IslandsElements Production
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Country: India
Covering: IndiaDinamo Istanbul Film Production
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Incentives (130)
West Virginia Film Industry Investment Act
27% transferable tax credit for all labor and qualified purchases, plus an additional 4% on total spend if 10 or more residents are employed full-time during principal photography. The state also offers an exemption from sales tax on qualified projects.…
The Washington Motion Picture Competitiveness Programme
Washington Film offers funding assistance for qualified in-state expenditures of up to 30% for motion pictures and episodic series with less than six episodes and up to 35% for episodic series with at least six episodes. Also offers funding assistance…
Virginia: The Governor’s Motion Picture Opportunity Fund
NOTE: THIS IS A DISCRETIONARY FUND Company must demonstrate that it has 100% of its anticipated financing in place at the time the GMPOF grant is requested. Many expenses incurred in the purchase of production-related supplies or equipment are exempt…
Utah: The Motion Picture Incentive Fund (MPIF)
Productions must be 100% financed and must pre-qualify with the Film commission. A CPA audit is required. Producers have a choice of tax credits up to 25% of the in-state spend, with no per project cap (however a Utah tax…
The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Programme
5% for $250,000 - $1 million 10% for $1 million - $3.5 million 20% for $3.5 million+ The Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program offers a direct payment of up to 25% of qualified labor (this option is not available…
The Tennessee Film & Television Production Incentive
Hotel Occupancy Tax After staying 30 continuous days at a hotel, production staff and crews may qualify for a rebate of all previously paid Hotel Occupancy Taxes. From then on out, you are no longer charged this tax. This tax…
Rhode Island: The Motion Picture Production Tax Credit
There are no salary caps, but there is a $5 million project cap, which can and will be waived for qualifying motion picture and TV productions. Total production budget must exceed $100,000. For documentaries, a minimum of 51% of the…
The Pennsylvania Film Production Tax Credit
Pennsylvania offers up to a 30% transferable tax credit (25% base credit plus a 5% bonus), with a maximum of $60 million available per fiscal year. Pennsylvania has issued new guidelines, which are now in effect, and include, but are…
The Oregon Production Investment Fund
The incentive is 20% of production-related goods/services and 10% of Oregon-based payroll (including both resident and non-resident employees). Can be combined with the Greenlight Labour rebate for an effective labour rebate of 16.2%. No Sales Tax. Lodging taxes waived for…
Oregon: Greenlight Oregon Labour Rebate
The 6.2% rebate is based solely on actual wages. In order to claim the 6.2% rebate, the production company must (1) submit an application to OFVO within 10 business days of the start of pre-production in Oregon and, (2) withhold…