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The Location Guide and Partners to take over new venue for this year’s Cannes Lions Soirée
The Location Guide and Partners’ Soirée will return to this year’s Cannes Lions Festival but with a new venue – the Vegaluna beach! As one of the staple fringe events in Cannes, the Soirée offers a laid back, by-the-beach environment…
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…
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Fixer needed Milan/ Reggio/ Bologna Mid October
Keo Films Are Making A One Hour Documentary For Bbc2 About Italian Food And Need A Fixer To Help Set Up A One Week Shoot…
Posted Sep 27, 2016 - 2 repliesMagdalena Gorska
Dear Colleagues. We Are Now In Prep For The Production Of The Commercial And Looking For Magdalena Gorska. If By Any Chance Someone Knows Her…
Posted Sep 25, 2016 - 1 repliesfree lance production manager - Milan italy
Ciao Tutti , Sto Cercando Free Lance Production Manager In Italia Per Auitare A Procedure Di Produzione. " Location - Equpment Rent - Autorizzazione Per…
Posted Sep 23, 2016 - 3 repliesGrassroots Soccer Organisations- North America
Hello- We Are A Uk Based Production Company And We Are Looking For Interesting/quirky Soccer Organisations To Film Stories About In Either Canada Or America.…
Posted Sep 23, 2016 - 7 repliesFIXERS NEEDED UTTARAKHAND/SIKKIM/HIMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA
We (uk Based Production Company) Are Looking For A Fixers Based In Uttarakhand, Sikkim, And Himachal, India Or Someone Who Is Familiar With The Areas.…
Posted Sep 23, 2016 - 2 repliesPossible Locations in Portugal
Hello! My Name Is Olia Sherlygina From Focus Films Moscow. I Am Looking For A Sunny Driving Location For A Car Ad Shoot, With Guaranteed…
Posted Sep 22, 2016 - 9 repliesPotential locations in the Canary Islands
Hello! My Name Is Olia Sherlygina From Focus Films Moscow. I Am Looking For A Sunny Driving Location For A Car Ad Shoot, With Guaranteed…
Posted Sep 21, 2016 - 9 repliesColumbia or Argentinian production service
Hello, We Are Belgian Production Company Looking For A Production Service Or A Freelance Producer To Shoot Solid Drone Shots Of Nature Landscape (rainforest, Mountains,…
Posted Sep 21, 2016 - 11 repliesLooking for a Service prod In UK/Scotland
Hello, We're A French Production Company, We're Bidding For A Project That We Might Shoot In Scotland. It's A Tv Commercial For A French Mattress…
Posted Sep 16, 2016 - 3 repliesFixer in Canadian/USA Rockies
Hi, We Are Making A Documentary Series About Mountain Ranges Of The World. Filming Will Be January 2017. I'm Looking For A Very Experienced Fixer/location…
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Directory (1938)
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Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Slovenia
Covering: Slovenia, Italy, Austria, CroatiaLemon Reel Film Services
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Namibia
Covering: Namibia, Angola, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Eritrea, South SudanMünchhausen Productions
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Spain
Covering: SpainBubbles Film
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Germany
Covering: GermanySoar Productions
Category: Production Companies
Country: Kyrgyzstan
Location Experience: Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine, Georgia, CambodiaSoar Productions
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Russia
Location Experience: Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, CambodiaLucky Luciano Pictures
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Poland
Covering: PolandSiam Movies
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Thailand
Covering: ThailandDavid Allen
Category: Directors Of Photography
Country: Japan
Covering: Japan, AsiaThe Roots
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Country: Chile
Covering: Chile, Spain, Portugal, Uruguay
Incentives (169)
Friuli Venezia Giulia: Regional Audiovisual Fund
At least 150% of the regional grant must be spent in the region itself, with the exception of crews and investment expenses.
In Process of Approving the New Funding / Campania: The Campania co-production fund
Each Application to the fund will be given points, according to a list of criteria that the project must meet. These criteria includes: - The level of territorial promotion the project has - The artistic value of the project -…
Italy: The Tax credit for Foreign Film
Foreign productions are required to hire a local production service company to access the incentive. With regards to foreign cast and crew, the criteria listed above only applies if they are paid by the local service company. The incentive operates…
Sweden: no formal incentive in place.
Significant projects will be evaluated on a case by case basis. The Swedish Film Institute supports Swedish filmmaking, allocating grants for production, and distribution. Applicants must have a Swedish producer or be a company registered in Sweden. Alternatively, applications coming…
The Canary Islands Special Tax Zone (Corporate Tax reduction)
Spain: International Tax Credits
The 15% base rate is available to productions that shoot solely in mainland Spain. The rate increases to 35% for productions that film in either Navarre or the Canary Islands, with the per-project cap also increasing to EUR4.5 million for…
Malta: Financial Incentives for the Audiovisual Industry Regulations
The rebate can be applied to a ceiling of 80% of the total production budget. VAT is fully recoverable on all goods and services utilised by a production company and is recoverable (for film production companies only) on hotels and…
Luxembourg: Film Fund Luxembourg
Only European co-production are eligible. Funding comes in 4 installments: 1st, on the commencement of principal photography, is 40% and the remaining are distributed in 20% payments. The funding is distributed under Selective Financial Aid System scheme (AFS)
Ireland: Section 481 (for Film & Television Production)
The ceiling the incentive can be applied to is 80% of the total film budget. For bilateral co-productions – no more/less than an 80%/20% co-production split on finance & expenditure. For multilateral co-productions - no more/less than an 70%/10% co-production…
Brazil: Audiovisual Act
Co-production funds are available to Brazilian production companies for feature films, documentaries and TV. Brazil has co-production treaties with Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia,…