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New Zealand Screen Production Grant comes into effect to boost location filming
New Zealand’s improved Screen Production Grant comes into effect today. First announced in December, the country now offers a base 20% grant figure for international shoots, while major big-budget productions like James Cameron’s Avatar sequels will get a 25% grant.…
Joss Whedon apologises for Avengers 2 disruption as Marvel films Seoul
Filmmaker Joss Whedon has apologised to residents of the Korean capital Seoul as Marvel’s superhero sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron starts filming in the city. Whedon said that the film should help present Seoul in a way not necessarily…
Game of Thrones and Iron Man 3 among winners at inaugural LMGA Awards
Location professionals from Game of Thrones and Iron Man 3 were among the winners at the inaugural Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) Awards in Los Angeles over the weekend. Robert Boake was awarded for Outstanding Achievement by a Location…
Boomtown Productions: Location filming expertise in the UAE
Boomtown Productions was founded in 1999 and offers world-class regional filming expertise in the United Arab Emirates. Dubai and Abu Dhabi offer modern, cosmopolitan cities next to the desert and the beach with mountainous terrain less than an hour away.…
Angles Unlimited India Productions films near New Delhi for Jaguar spot
Angles Unlimited India Productions filmed in and around New Delhi in India for a new spot for the Jaguar Land Rover F-Type and Range Rover Sport. The ad shows Indian Formula One driver Narain Karthikeyan testing the cars at Silverstone…
Vikings TV drama gets third series filming on location in Ireland
Historical drama Vikings has been given a third series and will continue to film on location in County Wicklow, Ireland, with a base at Ashford Studios outside Dublin. The show was History Channel’s first scripted series and tells the story…
Location Scotland creates new LS Motion department
The Edinburgh-based full service production and location management company Location Scotland has announced the launch of new TV production department LS Motion. Client demand for moving image production alongside stills shoots in Scotland has resulted in a natural progression for…
Which production service company?
Some two decades ago productions filming overseas - particularly in developing countries or difficult destinations - would commonly dispatch their production manager or producer well in advance of the prep start to establish government contacts and set up a bank…
Darren Aronofsky and Russell Crowe film biblical epic Noah in Iceland and New York
Darren Aronofsky filmed on location in Iceland and New York for his biblical epic Noah, based on the Old Testament story. Russell Crowe stars as Noah, who feels compelled to build an ark when he experiences disturbing visions of an…
Eleisha McNeill: Working as a TV fixer on location in New Zealand
Having been a production manager and then reporter for a New Zealand TV show, I spent five years setting up shoots all around my home country, seeing small-town New Zealand and meeting the colourful characters who make this country what…