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Man of Steel films Superman adventure on location in Illinois and British Columbia
Man of Steel tells Superman’s origin story as the baby Kal-El is sent from Krypton to Earth and then, as an adult, is pitted against the ruthless General Zod. Director Zack Snyder filmed on location across British Columbia in western…
Brad Pitt brings zombie plague to UK filming locations with World War Z
Brad Pitt’s zombie drama World War Z shot extensively across UK filming locations and turned Glasgow into Philadelphia for an urban shoot of unprecedented scale. The production also used Malta as a double for Israel and turned a helicopter ship…
British Columbia appeals to Ontario and Quebec for filming incentive co-operation
British Columbia in western Canada has appealed to Ontario and Quebec for filming incentive co-operation. British Columbia argues that having the provinces work together will benefit Canada more than having each compete separately for international productions like Man of Steel.…
Wales could expand local filming crew base with funding boost
A funding boost for creative industries training in Wales could prompt growth in the country’s specialist filming crew base. Creative Skillset Cymru’s Skills for the Digital Economy Programme has won additional funding of GBP500,000 to help launch new training courses…
Supervising Location Manager Bill Doyle scouts China’s Hengdian World Studios
Supervising Location Manager Bill Doyle recently scouted filming locations across China and visited the facilities at Hengdian World Studios in Zhejiang Province in the east. He talks to The Location Guide about what China has to offer. Doyle scouted China…
Hobbit film tourism helps boost US-New Zealand visits for early 2013
Peter Jackson’s first Hobbit movie helped boost film tourism to New Zealand in the first quarter of 2013. There was a 23% increase in the number of Americans visiting the country and about one in ten US visitors said the…
Montana launches Big Sky Film Grant as extra location filming incentive
Montana has launched an extra location filming incentive in the form of its Big Sky Film Grant. Qualifying productions can get up to 20% of their local expenditure back in cash within as little as 30 days after principal photography…
Pinewood Indomina Studios in Dominican Republic opens water tank facility
Pinewood Indomina Studios in the Dominican Republic has opened its new Horizon Water Tank. The 60,500-square-foot facility has a full diving and marine unit and the design was advised by Diving Services UK, which manages Pinewood’s London tank. “The competitiveness…
Hawaii eyes Jurassic Park sequel with location filming incentive boost
Hawaii is hoping to broaden its appeal to films like the delayed Jurassic Park 4 by boosting its filming incentive programme. Places like Honolulu with larger populations will now offer filming tax credits of up to 20% (up from 15%),…
Cannes Soiree Partner 2013: Sevilla Film Office in Spain
The Sevilla Film Office has joined The Location Guide as a partner for our Soiree at the Cannes Lions Festival. Set up in 2003, the Sevilla Film Office is run through Seville City Council’s External Promotion Office (APPES) in the…