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James Franco brings William Faulkner directorial project to Mississippi
Actor and filmmaker James Franco will be working on a new feature project at Mississippi Film Studios in Canton. The feature, Faulkner adaptation As I Lay Dying, will be based at the studios that span 31 acres and feature a…
Biggest floating pool filming location available in Antwerp
Antwerp in Belgium is now home to Badboot, a floating facility that offers a swimming pool, restaurant and event space. It’s the biggest floating pool in the world. The venue is managed by local creative agency King George and is…
From DePalma to Spielberg: Filming with Location Manager Dow Griffith
Dow Griffith started his career as a Location Manager more than 30 years ago and has since worked all over the world with many of cinema’s biggest names. He talks to TLG about humble beginnings, his part in revitalising the…
New Hampshire coalition calls for location filming incentives
A group of filmmaking professionals in New Hampshire on the east coast of the US is calling for a location filming incentive programme. The New Hampshire Production Coalition (NHPC) wants to be more competitive with states that are already nationally…
Filming on location in Prague with Stillking’s Andrea Chadimova
Stillking has a global presence, with the Prague office servicing projects in Czech Republic. Producer Andrea Chadimova talks to TLG about filming in the central European country. What can you tell me about the region that you cover? Prague has…
Spy game: Filming on location in Manila for The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy is the latest in the action spy franchise that already has a history of putting eye-catching locales front and centre. This time Manila is a centrepiece location and TLG spoke to Location Manager Dow Griffith about the…
Film London reveals details of high-profile features filming English capital
Film London has revealed details of some of the high-profile feature projects coming to the English capital in the coming months. The London region made nearly GBP1 billion in direct production spending through 2011 and this year’s high-profile shoots have…
Ausfilm calls for filming incentive boost as The Wolverine arrives in Sydney
Ausfilm has called for a boost to Australia’s location filming incentives with the arrival in Sydney of X-Men spin-off The Wolverine. Australia has been short on big-budget international filming productions in the last few years and the country is keen…
Report criticises economics of Louisiana location filming incentives
A new report has criticised Louisiana’s filming incentives, calling for payment caps and questioning how much the programme benefits locals. Louisiana is one of the production hubs in the US – along with California and New York – partly as…
Albany targets location filming boost with new video campaign
Albany in central New York State has launched a new video campaign promoting itself as a filming location. The two-minute short film gives a taste of the city’s architecture and focuses on some of its recent high-profile visitors, like Angelina…