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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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V8 Filmproduktion Berlin
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Germany
Covering: GermanyOuarzazate Film Commission
Category: Film Commissions
Country: MoroccoJugoplastika
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Spain
Covering: Canary Islands, Cape VerdeCinevision
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Germany
Covering: GermanyTrixtr
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 SudanMaking Name Jakarta / Kuala Lumpur
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Indonesia
Covering: Indonesia, MalaysiaMünchhausen Productions
Category: Production Service Companies
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, Cambodia
Incentives (231)
Indonesia: no formal incentive in place
Indonesia is a tax-free haven for foreign artists. Although there are no tax rebates or incentives in place, most budgets can be undercut by 10-20% because of the lower costs in Indonesia.
Cyprus: no formal incentive in place.
However, the company tax in Cyprus is 10%, one of the lowest in Europe. Most of the locations in Cyprus are free or require only a small donation.
China SAR Hong Kong: no formal incentive in place
However, Hong Kong maintains a low, simple and predictable tax regime. Only income and profits derived from Hong Kong are subject to tax. Expatriate employees visiting the territories for less than 61 days in a tax year are not liable…
Wanda Studios: Tax Rebate
Belize: no formal incentive in place
However, if you send a recce or scout crew of up to three people to Belize, decide to shoot your picture there, and will be spending at least US$2 million, then the Government will refund the cost of the recce…
FilmFernsehFonds Bayern
The support is awarded as a conditionally repayable loan and is disbursed in 2 instalments - 1st on confirmation, 2nd on delivery of rough cut. Rece available for foreign productions. At least 1.5 times the amount of the afforded loan…
Germany: Mittledeusche Film Commission
The fund is a recoupable loan.
Nordmedia Film Fund
Funds may be granted to producers of up to 50% (up to 80% in special cases) of the budget. Repaid funds are available as success loans to the producer upon application. In justified exceptional cases funds may be granted for…
Medienfond Berlin Brandenburg
Any funds granted are a recoupable loan. In the case of large commercial feature films without any particular cultural objectives, the accumulated funding should not exceed 50%. Project costs should be spent as far as possible in Berlin-Brandenburg, with a…
Filmforderung Batten Wurttemberg
As a rule, the loan for film will not exceed 50% of the applicant’s share of the budget, up to a maximum of 1 mill. Euros if production budget is over 500,000 Euros. For productions with budget under 500,000 Euros…