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Brad Pitt’s Netflix film, War Machine, doubled London for Paris
Netflix’s upcoming satire, War Machine, was shot on location in Croydon’s Addington Palace and The Enterprise pub in Camden, the latter of which was doubled for an Irish pub in Paris. The Camden portion of the shoot required 200 members…
Outlander season 2 is being filmed in Paris and Scotland
The second season of the Starz drama Outlander is currently being filmed on location in Paris and Scotland. The first season was shot entirely within Scotland, making the relocation to Paris the first time the series has been filmed outside…
France plans filming incentive change to keep Luc Besson movie in Paris
France is planning to amend part of its filming incentive laws to ensure Luc Besson’s big-budget movie Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets shoots in Paris. Besson’s film had initially been denied filming incentive support as a French…
London and Paris prepare for TV co-production exchange project
Television producers in London and Paris will take part in an exchange project later this month to encourage more TV co-productions and collaborations between the two cities. The week-long event involves Film London and the Ile de France Film Commission…
Producer John Bernard: Paris movie incentives and filming on location
John Bernard started his career working on features in the Dordogne in south-west France, before learning his craft at Pinewood Studios in the UK. Now he runs Jake Productions in Monaco and its French partner Peninsula Film in Paris, and…
PPI China and actress Sophie Marceau film the streets of Paris for Citroen
Production company PPI China and French actress Sophie Marceau have filmed on the streets of Paris in a new spot for Citroen. The piece compares the car’s driving experience to the luxury of a private jet flight as Marceau meets…
Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables films period Paris in English city of Bath
Bath in western England has doubled for Paris in Tom Hooper’s new feature adaptation of musical classic Les Miserables. Filming has taken place across southern England and also on the new Richard Attenborough stage at Pinewood Studios. Pat Karam is…
Luc Besson opens Cité du Cinéma studio complex outside Paris
French filmmaker Luc Besson has officially opened his new Cité du Cinéma studio complex on the outskirts of Paris. The EUR170 million facility is built on the site of a former power station in Seine-Saint-Denis, a working-class district of the…
Winchester in UK doubles for period Paris in Les Misérables
The historic city of Winchester in Hampshire, southern England, has doubled for 19th Century Paris in Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Les Misérables. Today is the last day of a two-week shoot that’s focussed on areas around the city’s cathedral. Ian…
Scorsese’s Hugo builds a Parisian train station and films at London’s V&A
Martin Scorsese’s new 3D feature Hugo is set within a Parisian railway terminal in the early 1930s. The station was built at Longcross Studios near London and needed a working train track, while London’s Victoria & Albert Museum stood in…
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Fixer needed in Serbia
Hello Everyone! We Are A Uk Based Production Company Looking To Shoot A Music Video In Serbia In The Middle Of June ! We Will…
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Just Finished Working With A Wonderful Team Of Filmmakers From Netherlands In Zimbabwe. My Company Digitalworks Production Provided Fixing Services, Locations Guiding, State Of The…
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Hello, For A Still/film High-fashion Shoot Mid-march We Are Looking For: A Sophisticated Bourgeois Home In A Picturesque Landscape (lake Is Ideal) For Indoor/outdoor Shots.…
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Hello- We Are A Uk Based Production Company And We Are Looking For Interesting/quirky Soccer Organisations To Film Stories About In Either Canada Or America.…
Posted Sep 23, 2016 - 7 repliesFixer needed- Bhutan
We (uk Based Production Company) Are Looking For A Fixer Based In Bhutan. Please Contact: Kara.johnston@img.com
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Country: Ireland
Covering: IrelandThink Of Production
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Country: China
Covering: Mainland China, Hong Kong, UK, SingaporeYukon Media Development
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Location Experience: YukonLucky Strike Productions
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Covering: United KingdomBenetone Films
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Covering: Poland, Czech Republic, France, UK, PortugalV8 Filmproduktion Berlin
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Country: Germany
Covering: GermanySoar Productions
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Location Experience: Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Ukraine, Georgia, CambodiaSoar Productions
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Location Experience: Kyrgyzstan, Georgia, Ukraine, Russia, Armenia, CambodiaThe Martini Shot Georgia
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Locations (20)
Brazil
Brazil is seen as a growing international power following its big profile boost hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics, when production companies throughout the country worked with major international brands. Rio de Janeiro remains one of Brazil’s main production hubs and recently…
Canada
Canada remains a top international filming location, with Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal as the main production hubs rivalling the likes of New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Generous provincial filming incentives are a key element of Canada’s overall success, as…
Croatia
Croatia’s blend of striking visuals and generous filming incentive programme has helped the country sustain a high production profile in recent years. Dubrovnik features as capital city King’s Landing in HBO’s Game of Thrones and the upcoming sci-fi film Star…
Germany
Studio Babelsberg near Berlin is one of Germany’s top studio facilities with 21 separate sound stages, the largest of which spans nearly 80,000 sq ft. The studio recently hosted Marvel's crossover blockbuster, Captain America: Civil War. The studio also recently…
Glasgow
Situated west of the capital Edinburgh, Glasgow is Scotland’s biggest city and has the third largest urban population in the UK. Its international profile has been boosted through hosting shoots for projects like Cloud Atlas, Legacy, Valhalla Rising and Brad…
Iceland
Iceland’s easy accessibility, generous filming incentive has now increased from a rebate of 20% to 25%, making the country more affordable than ever. The country has become a favoured location for Game of Thrones and has also hosted Interstellar, Thor:…
Ireland
Major productions filmed in the Dublin area have included Ripper Street and Vikings. Ripper Street is a key example of successfully dividing a production between Ireland and the UK. Dublin doubled for Victorian London across all five seasons, but post…
Lithuania
The high-budget miniseries, War & Peace shot in a number of locations throughout Lithuania including Kaunus County and Bauska. The BBC’s historical drama The Eichmann Show filmed on location in Vilnius, Lithuania. Feelgood Fiction doubled the city for Jerusalem to…
Malta
Malta has been a notable Mediterranean production hub in the Mediterranean for several years, with a skilled crew base, a competitive filming incentive and enticing sun-blasted visuals. Over the past year the island nation has reaffirmed its appeal as a…
Northwest Territories, Canada
Boasting spectacular scenery near the top of the world, the Northwest Territories are situated in north-west Canada, with Yukon to the west and Nunavut to the east. Although dominated by arctic tundra, the region also offers pristine lakes, forests, mountains…
Incentives (8)
Ukraine: No Formal Incentive
UK High-End TV Tax Relief
For scripted television projects with a minimum core expenditure of £1 million per broadcast hour, the TV Production Company (TPC) can claim a rebate of up to 25% of qualifying UK expenditure. TV Tax Relief is available for British qualifying…
Jamaica: GCT Exemption
Tax-free profits from overseas release of film and video for nine years duty-free and tax free concessions on equipment, machinery and materials for the building of studios and support facilities an investment allowance of 70% of sums spent on investment…
Canada: Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
In Canada the goods and services tax or GST is a federal tax of 6% on most goods and services sold in Canada. Some goods and services are exempt from GST. Provincial sales tax or PST rates differ from province…
Canada: The Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC)
In Canada the goods and services tax or GST is a federal tax of 6% on most goods and services sold in Canada. Some goods and services are exempt from GST. Provincial sales tax or PST rates differ from province…
UK: The UK Film Tax Relief
The 25% rebate is now offered to all qualifying films, regardless of budget.
The Yukon Film Production Fund
There is no provincial sales tax in the Yukon. Please note, the following are Canadian requirements, not solely a Yukon requirement. Behind the scenes personnel ie crew are taxed at 15% of gross (23% for cast and in-front-of-camera personnel). Under…
The Yukon Film Location Incentive
Productions accessing the Yukon Spend Rebate are not eligible for the Travel Rebate. Travel Rebate, Yukon Spend Rebate and Training Program Rebate are available.