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UK and Morocco complete co-production agreement
UK and Moroccan Government officials have completed negotiations on a film co-production agreement. The treaty is due to come into effect in the first half of next year. The agreement with Morocco will give filmmakers access to funding and support…
Screen Australia asks for comments
Screen Australia has released draft guidelines for comment covering development support, production financing and indigenous programmes. The four-month-old government film agency has USD60.5 million to spend each year. Fiona Cameron, Executive Director Strategy and Operations, said: “Across the board the…
London's Mayor supports film
The new Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has promised to make it easier to film in the city. Mr Johnson assured delegates at a summit this week that the capital's film and media agency, Film London, will have greater freedom…
On location in Prague
The Czech Republic's Prague has attracted media attention recently as the location for some high profile films, featuring A list celebrities. However, Prague's rise to prominence as a location is being hampered by global economic events and a lack of…
Country Focus: Morocco
There has been significant activity in Morocco recently and while not all of it has been good news, much has been achieved to raise the profile of filming in the region. One of the main messages to emerge from industry…
The Location Guide joins PGK
Clara Le, The Location Guide's Commercial Director, will be a member of The Producers Guild of Korea's (PGK) seminar panel at BIFCOM 2008. The seminar, Producer's Round Table: Co-production Service Guide in Asia, will discuss the most effective ways of…
AFCI faces the future in NZ
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) will be holding their Cineposium 08 between the 19th and 23rd of November in Wellington, New Zealand. The cineposium will take a hard look at how the entertainment industry is changing and its…
German Federal Film Fund gets extension
The German Government is to extend the DFFF (German Federal Film Fund ) for a further three years from 2010 to 2012. It will have an annual budget of EUR60m. The fund was launched at the beginning of last year…
New film commission for Morocco
The launch of a new film commission in Morocco was announced earlier this year. The commission is based in the southern Moroccan city of Ouarzazate. The choice of location is particularly apt as the city hosts one of the world’s…
Filming the Beijing Olympics
There is much consensus among local industry experts that the Beijing Olympics have already had an impact on the work rate of local production and service companies. Industry professionals from across the world have become more focused on China as…