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North Carolina filming incentive changes could undermine production industry
Proposed changes for North Carolina’s filming incentive programme could undermine the state’s filmmaking appeal, production professionals have warned. Governor Pat McCrory has set out plans that could hinder the state’s ability to attract features on the scale of Iron Man…
Jake Gyllenhaal to film boxing drama Southpaw on location in Pennsylvania
Jake Gyllenhaal will film boxing drama Southpaw on location in Pennsylvania with director Antoine Fuqua. Pennsylvania is a popular movie location partly because of its competitive 25% filming tax credit and the state recently hosted Russell Crowe’s new drama Fathers…
Florida suffers blow as authorities fail to boost filming incentive fund
Florida’s production industry faces an uncertain future as authorities have failed to boost its formal filming incentive. The state offers a base filming tax credit of 20%, but a lack of available cash in the fund means Florida is struggling…
Bollywood star Anil Kapoor calls for better filming incentives in Florida
Bollywood star Anil Kapoor and filmmaker Mukesh Bhatt have called for better filming incentives in Florida. The pair were in Tampa for the 15th International Indian Film Academy Awards - informally known as the Bollywood Oscars - which were held…
Docudrama on Trinidadian World War II airman films in UK and Ghana
A feature docudrama exploring the life of the decorated Trinidadian airman Ulric Cross has filmed in the UK and now shifts to Ghana. Hero tells the story of Cross’ experiences in the RAF during World War II, before he became…
BBC to film new series of crime drama Shetland on location
The BBC has announced that a new series of popular crime drama Shetland will film in 2015. Set and shot on the remote archipelago of Shetland off the north-east coast of the Scottish mainland, the drama series is adapted from…
Cambodia: Exploring the growth of an international filming location
I am on my way to Cambodia to meet with the film commissioner Cédric Eloy and visit the country. With over one hundred international productions of all sizes having shot there in 2013, I am keen to see why Cambodia…
KZK Productions films new drama series in Florida Keys for Netflix
KZK Productions is filming a new drama series in the Florida Keys for Netflix. The currently untitled series will be a drama exploring the impact on a local family when the ‘black sheep’ oldest brother returns home. Burn Notice was…
AICP President and CEO Matt Miller on the US commercial filming industry
Matt Miller spent five years with the Association of National Advertisers before joining the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP). He set to work developing the day-to-day structure and this April will mark his twentieth year with the organisation as…
New filming facility for Miami as city makes deal with EUE/Screen Gems Studios
Miami is to get a new film studio facility through an USD11.5 million deal between city authorities and EUE/Screen Gems Studios. The Miami Entertainment Complex (MEC) could help attract productions on the scale of the long-running spy drama Burn Notice,…