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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…
American remake of The Intouchables swaps Paris for Philadelphia
An American remake of the critically acclaimed French film, The Intouchables, is currently being filmed in Philadelphia. Entitled, Untouchable, the remake stars Bryan Cranston as a quadriplegic millionaire who hires a younger man, played by Kevin Hart, to be his…
Jason Statham’s Killer Elite doubles Australia for UK, Oman and Paris
Jason Statham’s latest action thriller, Killer Elite, is set in places like the UK, Oman, Dubai and Paris, but filmed mostly in the Australian state of Victoria. More extensive shooting was considered in places like the UK, but keeping prices…
Entry-level productions losing out due to Screen Australia funding cuts
As part of a Government-led inquiry into the current growth and sustainability of Australia’s production industry, the heads at Screen Australia have detailed how funding cuts have negatively affected the country’s domestic output. Screen Australia’s Chief Operating Officer, Fiona Cameron…
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…
Kevin Costner’s Yellowstone and four other productions to shoot in Utah
The state of Utah has secured five major projects, all of which will begin filming within the next couple of months. One production is a new television series entitled Yellowstone, which will bring an economic impact of over USD28 million,…
Scouting in Western Norway: Where high-tech structures meet epic natural landscapes
After spending just ten minutes in Western Norway I was in awe of the possible filming locations. The Western Norway Film Commission and Truenorth Norway had invited location professionals Lori Balton (Downsizing), Alison Taylor (Straight Outta Compton) and Tom Howard (The…
Ohio film incentive renewed for 2017-2018 period
The Greater Cleveland Film Commission (GCFC) has confirmed that Ohio’s USD40 million tax incentive on filming has been renewed for the 2017-2018 period. The new economic year went into effect on July 1st, ensuring Ohio’s place as a competitive production…
Coen brothers to shoot western omnibus, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, in New Mexico
Santa Fe, New Mexico will soon be the host of the upcoming Coen brothers feature-length omnibus, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. Principial photography for the project will begin mid-July and continue until an unspecified date in September. Roughly 188 members…
Michael Bay brings the Transformers series to Namibia, the UK and Arizona in The Last Knight
The fifth instalment in Michael Bay’s highly successful Transformers series was shot in locations throughout Namibia, parts of the UK and in Phoenix, Arizona. On an estimated budget of USD217 million, principal photography lasted for almost eight months, spanning May…
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Location Managers In Germany
Hi There, We Are Interested In Connecting With Individual Location Managers From All The Federated States Of Germany. The States Are Baden-württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg,…
Posted Jul 24, 2017 - 1 repliesFixing and Film Services Made Easy in Zimbabwe
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…
Posted Mar 8, 2017 - 1 repliesProducers
Two Production Companies Are Currently Developing A Debut Feature In Bulgaria. The Budget And Scope Of The Film Is Small, Incorporating Non-actors And A Minimal…
Posted Feb 24, 2017 - 0 repliesLooking for US based still photo ass. and make up artists
Hi There, I'm Looking For Experienced Still Photo Assistants And Make Up Artists Based In (or Close To) These Us Cities: Asheville, N.c (or Charlotte)…
Posted Feb 20, 2017 - 1 repliesLocations in California/any other sunny state
Hello All! We Are Looking For Road Locations In The Us For A Car Commercial Shoot Around November/december. Needs To Be Sunny/clear Skies And Landscape…
Posted Sep 30, 2016 - 4 repliesPotential locations in the Canary Islands
Hello! My Name Is Olia Sherlygina From Focus Films Moscow. I Am Looking For A Sunny Driving Location For A Car Ad Shoot, With Guaranteed…
Posted Sep 21, 2016 - 9 repliesSeeking California Fixers And Location Managers For Projects
I Would Like To Connect With Fixers And Location Managers Who Are Based In California. I Am Working On A Feature Film Project, Adventure-mystery In…
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I Want To Find Out Which Fixers And Location Managers Have Experience Managing Location Scouting And Location Arrangements Internationally Or Nationally In Multiple States. I…
Posted Jul 1, 2016 - 15 repliesProduction Assistant/Fixer France/Paris
I Am About To Start Up The Pre-production Of A Documentary Feature To Be Shoot In France. Primarily In Paris. I Search For A Competent…
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Location Experience: Sarasota CountyRFI Media Productions
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Incentives (58)
Screen NSW: Production Finance
An interstate production company must spend at least 80% of the total budget in NSW. International co-productions with an interstate production company must spend at least 80% of the total Australian budget in NSW. The 50/80% requirement will be relaxed…
Kansas City Rebate Incentive
KCMO Film Development Program offers two (2) rebate tiers for qualified KCMO verified expenditures. A production can benefit from only one (1) of the incentive tiers and can qualify for one or both bonuses. TIER ONE (1) INCENTIVE REBATE Minimum…
KOFIC Location Incentive
- 30% rebate : Shoot more than 10 days Spend more than 2 billion KRW (2 million USD) - 25% rebate : Shoot more than 7 days Spend 500 million KRW (500,000 USD) / less than 2 billion KRW (2…
State Cinematography Fund
The fund also supports animations. 20% rebate on qualifying Czech spend and 10% on qualifying international spend. Eligible spend capped at 80% of the total budget. Minimum spend in Czech Republic of approx. $790,000 for feature or TV film, $160,000…
Virginia Motion Picture Tax Credit
An additional 5% tax credit is available if the production is filmed in an economically distressed area of the Commonwealth. The production company is allowed an additional credit of 10-20% of aggregate payroll for Virginia residents employed in connection with…
The German Federal Film Fund
The basis for calculating the amount of the grant is a maximum of 80% of the total production costs. In exceptional cases, at the request of the applicant, it is possible to exceed the limit of EUR4 million and award…
Puerto Rico: Law 27 - Law for the Development of the Film Industry
40% production tax credit on all payments to Puerto Rico Resident companies and individuals. 20% production tax credit on all payments to Qualified Nonresident individuals. Persons engaged in qualifying film projects are eligible for the following preferential tax rates or…
Wyoming: Film Industry Financial Incentive (FIFI) Program
Providing a storyline that is set in Wyoming (full 15% rebate). Providing additional Wyoming behind the scenes footage highlighting Wyoming locations used in the project (up to 14% rebate). Using Wyoming props and product placement (up to 13% rebate). Providing…
West Virginia Film Industry Investment Act
27% transferable tax credit for all labor and qualified purchases, plus an additional 4% on total spend if 10 or more residents are employed full-time during principal photography. The state also offers an exemption from sales tax on qualified projects.…
Washington DC: Rebates
Varies – 21% on qualified expenses not subject to taxation in DC; 30% for BTL resident crew; 42% for qualified expenses subject to taxation. The program is under revision. However, projects are being reviewed on a case by case basis.…