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Speaking with Steve Brain, Vice President and General Manager of Arizona’s Sneaky Big Studios
With over 30 years of experience in the production industry, it’s fair to say that Steve Brain is something of an expert on the topic. While he has worked for such companies as Universal Studios, Fox Animation, Silver Pictures and…
AFCI launches brand new competition: The 2016 Creativity Awards
The Association of Film Commissioners International have launched a brand new competition for this year: The 2016 Creativity Awards. This announcement brings to an end the three year hiatus of AFCI’s previous ceremony, the Marketing Awards as the association rebrands…
Crime drama Longmire shoots New Mexico as state expands filming incentives
Crime drama Longmire will return to film on location in New Mexico for a fourth season, doubling the state for Montana. The announcement comes shortly after separate news that New Mexico is preparing to boost its filming incentive programme. Governor…
AFCI announces board of directors for 2015
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) has announced its board of directors for 2015. The organisation is a non-profit educational association that represents over 300 film commissioners on six different continents. Serving two-year terms as new board members from…
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…
Filming on location in Wyoming with Michael J Emmer of Bridger Productions
Michael has been in the film industry since the mid-80s. He started out mainly as a Director of Photography and became a Director, Producer and then a Location Scout and Manager. His knowledge of Wyoming has been used extensively by…
Montana launches Big Sky Film Grant as extra location filming incentive
Montana has launched an extra location filming incentive in the form of its Big Sky Film Grant. Qualifying productions can get up to 20% of their local expenditure back in cash within as little as 30 days after principal photography…
Alexander Payne films new Nebraska feature on location in Montana
Filmmaker Alexander Payne is shooting his new feature Nebraska partly on location in Montana. The film follows a father and son as they travel from Billings in southern Montana through Wyoming to Nebraska. Alex Tyson, is with the Billings Chamber…
Filming on location in Jackson Hole with Location Manager Ian Gersten
Ian entered the film industry as an Assistant Cameraman and then an Assistant Director and he’s worked in commercials, features and documentaries around the world. His work has focused on the Rocky Mountain region of the US for more than…
Filming on location in Costa Rica with producer Sara Rossi
Sara moved to Costa Rica from Italy as a child when her parents decided it was a beautiful country for a break and a new experience. Sara learned both Spanish and English, and while film school and work as an…
Directory (14)
Montana Film Office
Category: Film Commissions
Country: United States of America
Location Experience: State of MontanaRanch Exit Media
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: MontanaOracle Film Group
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: MontanaFilmlites Montana
Category: Lighting Rental
Country: United States of America
Covering: MontanaHelio Collective
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: MontanaBacktrack Films
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: USAColorBURN Productions
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: USAGrizzly Creek Films
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: USABridger Productions Inc
Category: Location Finders/ Scouts
Country: United States of AmericaSteve Robertson
Category: Location Finders/ Scouts
Country: United States of America
Covering: Montana
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Montana
Nestled on the Canadian border towards the north-west corner of the United States, Montana provides scenery to rival many of its fellow states, as well as a mix of urban environments. It’s the fourth-largest state in the union and is…
Montana
The Montana Big Sky Film Grant programme is a USD1 million fund available on an annual rolling basis to qualified productions. Approved projects can get up to 20% of their local expenditures back in cash within as little as 30…
United States of America
Going into 2017, the majority of US states offer filming incentives of some kind, but only a few have ever offered strong enough support to attract high-profile productions. The balance of US filming is likely to continue shifting. California has…