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Yonkers among New York State cities seeking film industry growth
Yonkers in New York State’s Westchester County wants to expand its film industry and sees itself as an alternative to New York City just 20 minutes away. The film office in Yonkers has undergone a makeover and authorities are chasing…
Slovenia hosts inaugural Bollywood location filming project
Slovenia in central Europe is being used as a Bollywood filming location for the first time. Filmmaker VV Vinayak has brought his Telugu-language feature film Nayak to three of the country’s most eye-catching locales. The Postojna Caves in western Slovenia,…
Atlanta film studio awarded public money to help with expansion
Public money will assist expansion plans for a studio in Atlanta, Georgia. EUE/Screen Gems Studio in the city’s Lakewood neighbourhood has been awarded nearly USD500,000 towards the USD3.3 million needed to develop two more sound stages. Brian McGowan is President…
Report reveals long-term filming wages loss as productions leave California
A new report has revealed the scale of California’s filming production wage loss in recent years. Between 2004 and 2011 the state lost USD3 billion in wages due to a steady exodus of filming projects to other US states and…
Serial killer drama claims large filming incentive payment in Alaska
Alaska has issued its second-largest filming incentive payment to serial killer drama Frozen Ground. The feature shot in the state in the second half of 2011 and was awarded just over USD6 million after spending nearly USD20 million locally. Earlier…
California community removes palm trees to appeal as generic small-town USA
A farming town in Southern California has cut down its palm trees to make it feel more like generic small-town America. The changes in Fillmore aren’t for a specific production but in the past the palm trees have lost the…
TLG prepares for Iceland scout with Dark Knight Rises and Bourne Location Managers
The Location Guide will be in Iceland next week on a scout with experienced Location Managers Dow Griffith and Ilt Jones. TLG will be investigating what the country has to offer and how it can inspire filming industries across the…
Filming western Canada with Location Manager Bruce Brownstein
Bruce has lived all over Canada. His father was a Builder and Developer and as a teen he worked on construction sites in the summer. Film production felt instantly familiar to him and finding the right location to film was…
Annual AICP survey shows upsurge in US commercials filming on location
The majority of live-action US commercials filmed on location in California in 2011. Findings in the new annual survey from the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) reveal that 76% of US commercials filmed on location, the highest ratio since…
Filming on location at Universal Studios
Jeff Berry is Executive Director of Production Services and Virtual Effects at Universal Studios in California. He oversees the rental of sound stages and back lot locations for Universal, as well as the production services representative team that co-ordinates with…