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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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Locations in California/any other sunny state
Hello All! We Are Looking For Road Locations In The Us For A Car Commercial Shoot Around November/december. Needs To Be Sunny/clear Skies And Landscape…
Posted Sep 30, 2016 - 4 repliesFixer Needed in HONG KONG
Hi, We Are An Indian Independent Film Making Team. We Are Going To Be In Hong Kong In Mid Of October 2016 & We Do…
Posted Sep 30, 2016 - 0 repliesNeed a Journalism Fixer in Thailand
I'm A Student Journalist Looking For A Fixer That Would Help Show Me Around And Translate For Me. I Have A Budget Of $2000 Usd.…
Posted Sep 30, 2016 - 2 repliesNeed a fixer in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Bulgaria
We Are A Documentary Photography Team, Including The Photos And Video. So The Fixer Who Know The Local Situation And Have A Driving License Is…
Posted Sep 29, 2016 - 3 repliesLocation in London
Hi A Documentary Series Need Help With Arranging A Cafe Location By Sunday The 2nd Of October For An Interview. Area Around London Bridge. It…
Posted Sep 29, 2016 - 0 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 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 repliesFIXER NEEDED IN SIKKIM, INDIA
We (uk Based Production Company) Are Looking For A Fixer Based In Sikkim, India Or Someone Who Is Familiar With The Area. Please Contact: Kara.johnston@img.com
Posted Sep 23, 2016 - 1 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…
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Making Name Jakarta / Kuala Lumpur
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Country: Indonesia
Covering: Indonesia, MalaysiaMünchhausen Productions
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Country: Spain
Covering: SpainBubbles Film
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Country: Germany
Covering: GermanySoar Productions
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Country: Kyrgyzstan
Location Experience: Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine, Georgia, CambodiaSoar Productions
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Country: Russia
Location Experience: Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, CambodiaLucky Luciano Pictures
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Country: Poland
Covering: Poland.FPS France
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Country: France
Covering: FranceThe Roots
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Country: Chile
Covering: Chile, Spain, Portugal, UruguayAmsterdam Production Services
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Covering: The Netherlands, Belgium, LuxembourgServiceria
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Incentives (205)
The Danish Film Institute Fund
Under the Co-Production Scheme, the DFI can subsidise film projects in which a Danish production company is not the majority co-production partner by up to 60% of the Danish share of the production costs. The Danish share of the production…
Vienna Film Fund
For shooting in Vienna, “Vienna Film Commission” supports production companies in looking for suitable locations and service partners within the industry in Vienna and helps with film permits. “Location Austria” supports shooting in Austria. National production companies or companies within…
Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur (PACA): feature film production fund
The amount of aid: - for writing screenplays and for development it is limited to €5,000. - for research it is limited to €15,000. - for production it is limited to €152,000 for feature films, €50,000 for feature-length documentaries, and…
Ile de France: The Support Fund for Technical Cinematographic and Audiovisual Industries of the Ile de France Region
The German Federal Film Fund
The basis for calculating the amount of the grant is a maximum of 80% of the total production costs. In exceptional cases, at the request of the applicant, it is possible to exceed the limit of EUR4 million and award…
Film Location Austria FISA
Incentive is a non-repayable grant and the folllowing conditions apply: - Eligible are persons/companies with residence or business location in Austria. - Fulfillment of cultural, creative, and technical criteria (“Cultural Test“). - Production budget minimum: 1 million Euro for movies,…
Sicily: Regional Fund
For film and drama productions, at least double the allocated grant must be spent in Sicily. For all other productions, the amount spent must be at least equal to that of the grant. The production must hire a fixed number…
Puglia: The Apulia Film Fund (videogames)
The Apulia Film Fund requires that at least 150% of the grant is spent in the Pugliese territory and that 30% of production crew is hired locally from the Puglia region.
Puglia: The Apulia Film Fund (short films & video clips)
The Apulia Film Fund requires that at least 150% of the grant is spent in the Pugliese territory and that 30% of production crew is hired locally from the Puglia region.
Puglia: Apulia Film Fund (documentaries)
The Apulia Film Fund requires that at least 150% of the grant is spent in the Pugliese territory and that 30% of production crew is hired locally from the Puglia region.