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Louisiana confident of location filming appeal ahead of California incentive boost
Louisiana remains confident that it will still have the edge when California boosts its filming incentives next year. The southern state has a 30% uncapped filming incentive and has recently doubled for California for features including Dawn of the Planet…
Bud Light takes over Colorado town for controversial filming campaign
Beer brand Bud Light has taken over the main street of a town in the US state of Colorado for a controversial new commercial campaign. Crested Butte will become ‘Whatever, USA’ for the weekend and the campaign will fly in…
Captain America 3 to film on location in Atlanta in spring 2015
Marvel Studios’ superhero sequel Captain America 3 will film on location in Atlanta in the spring of 2015, becoming just the latest big-budget franchise to visit Georgia. Ant-Man is scheduled to visit the city in the coming weeks, marking Marvel’s…
Councils in Far North Queensland to boost film database for Hollywood scouts
A database of regional film locations is to get a boost from two councils in Far North Queensland, Australia, in a bid to increase Hollywood’s interest. Disney is reportedly considering filming Pirates of the Caribbean 5 in the region and…
New Florida film studio to begin development in Miami from October
Work on a new film studio facility in Miami, Florida, is to start in mid-October, several weeks later than originally planned. City authorities hope that the Miami Entertainment Complex (MEC) will attract more shoots on the scale of Dolphin Tale…
Central European territories prepare to launch RE-ACT film initiative
Three European film funds are preparing a new collaborative film initiative. The RE-ACT (Regional Audiovisual Co-operation and Training) programme has been set up by the Croatian Audiovisual Centre, the Friuli Venezia Giulia Audiovisual Fund in Italy and the Slovenian Film…
Adrien Brody filming historical drama Emperor on location in Prague
Oscar-winner Adrien Brody has started filming the historical feature Emperor on location near Prague. The Czech Republic is currently a popular place for period dramas, with the BBC also working in the region for a new series of The Musketeers.…
Reservoir Production films Motion Control commercial in Malaysia for Petronas
Reservoir Productions of Kuala Lumpur used a specialist motion-control camera in western Malaysia to film a spot for the energy company Petronas. Shot to mark Malaysia’s Raya holiday, the ad celebrates family and tradition by following a young girl as…
Two Oceans Film Company shoots bungy jump in New Zealand for Visa
Two Oceans Film Company of Singapore shot on location at the Kawarau Bungy Centre in Queenstown, New Zealand, with a specially rigged BlackMagic camera for a new Visa digital campaign. Kawarau is distinctive for being the world’s first commercial bungy…
Australia offers $20m filming incentive for Pirates of the Caribbean 5
Australia has offered Disney a filming incentive payment of a little over AUD 20 million in a bid to lure Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales. The studio reportedly plans to shoot the fifth film in the…