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Rebranded Abu Dhabi Film Festival launches USD500,000 grant for Arab filmmakers
Arab filmmakers are to be supported by way of a new grant from the rebranded Abu Dhabi Film Festival that will provide USD500,000 every year to encourage production in the Middle East. The fund has been named Sanad, a word…
Latvia launches filming rebate of up to 15%
Latvia has launched a new filming incentive scheme that will entitle eligible productions to a rebate of up to 15%. Productions spending at least EUR700,000 may become eligible for the support when half of their funding has been confirmed. Features,…
Michigan film incentives create surge in state-wide production
Michigan has seen an enormous spending surge in film production since its film incentive programmes were launched in 2008. Spending in the state’s film industry soared from just USD2 million in 2007 to USD125 million in 2008 and nearly USD224…
Mexico plans new filming incentives
Projects choosing to film in Mexico could be eligible for a rebate of up to 17.5% as of June 1st 2010. Under the current plans, international film productions spending at least 70 million pesos (around USD5.5 million) in production costs,…
Jordan doubles for Iraq and the wider Middle East
Jordan has been in demand for many years as a filming location. However, since the invasion of Iraq in 2003 its expansive desert landscapes have grown in popularity for film and TV projects looking to tackle the war in a…
Green Zone uses Spain, Morocco and the UK for film locations
Paul Greengrass’ Green Zone, which puts Matt Damon back where he belongs at the heart of another action-packed thriller, has opened globally to excellent reviews. The film, shot in Greengrass’ trademark verite style, is set in a chaotic, claustrophobic Baghdad,…
Amsterdam as a location for filming
Amsterdam is famous the world over for its crazy nightlife and tolerant attitude, but there’s a lot more to it. Beyond the infamous red light district and the 'coffee shops' packed with tourists lies a city crammed with history, art…
Italy booming after new incentive
Since new EC Treaty state aid rules kicked in fully in the summer of 2009, Italy has been in the middle of a production frenzy, as producers get wise to both national and regional incentives available for their pictures. The…
New Julia Roberts feature finishes Bali leg of shoot
Julia Roberts’ new feature, Eat Pray Love, has completed the Bali leg of a shoot that’s also encompassing locations in Italy, India and the USA. Based on a true story, the film follows a woman who sets off on a…
New Specsavers ad shoots in Tayrona National Park, Colombia
Specsavers has shot its new commercial on a beach in Tayrona National Park in north Colombia. Specs Effect features hundreds of bikini-clad women running though a jungle to a beach where a man sprays himself with deodorant. The women then…