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What local know-how brings to overseas shoots
With bountiful film resources available at our fingertips, it is telling that US producer attendance at AICP gatherings in Los Angeles and New York that provide insights on foreign production well exceeded the numbers such events normally draw. Today's creatives…
A Producer’s Survival Guide to India - Part 5: Local Crew and Equipment
India is an astounding, ever-changing, chaotic melting pot of ideas, religions, landscapes and history that contribute to its mind-boggling diversity. Perhaps this is why so many creative minds have been attracted to the sub-continent over the years? It’s impossible to…
Antonio Banderas’ Salty finishes filming in Chile
The latest film by Director Simon West (Wild Card, The Expendables 2) will finish production after scenes to be shot in Santiago and Valparaiso have been completed. Entitled Salty, Antonio Banderas will portray the retired rock star Turk Henry whose…
Plans underway for Chilean film incentive
After announcements that Thailand and Romania would be receiving their own film incentive programmes, plans to create a Chilean incentive have been revealed at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival. Chile’s film industry has previously thrived on incredibly low production costs…
New deal removes mandatory buyouts for the Chile Talent Agencies Association
An agreement has been reached between the Chilean Production Companies Association and the Chilean Talent Agencies Association to bring an end to mandatory buyouts for any future productions hoping to hire regional talent within Chile. With this new agreement, we…
India to launch Film Facilitation Office
The Indian government has announced that it will launch a Film Facilitation Office, designed to offer a single-window system for filmmakers and to downplay the bureaucratic process. The office will be run by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), in…
Michael Fassbender films Macbeth adaptation at Northumberland castle
Michael Fassbender is filming a new adaptation of Macbeth at Bamburgh Castle in Northumberland, northern England. The castle has a history as a film-friendly location for both film and TV, and the new film will also feature Marion Cotillard as…
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit uses UK filming incentives to double Moscow
New spy thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit used the UK’s generous filming incentives and doubled parts of London and Liverpool for Russia. The film is the latest reboot of the franchise featuring CIA agent Jack Ryan, who first appeared nearly…
Alexander Payne boosts local economy filming Nebraska in namesake state
Filmmaker Alexander Payne boosted the local economy in Nebraska in the central US by filming his namesake movie locally. Nebraska tells the story of a father and son travelling from Montana to Nebraska to claim an apparent lottery win. Payne…
Far-Eastern Change: Myanmar Opens Up
Burma is emerging from the darkness. After decades of isolation and repression, the country of Myanmar (aka Burma) in South-East Asia is opening up. Politically, socially and economically a new age is dawning, with opportunities and challenges in equal measure.…