Flanders doesn’t have a high profile as an international filming location, but the locals are keen to change all that. The Ostend Film Festival in West Flanders will explore how to sell Flanders and Belgium more effectively, and will feature Sue Hayes, formerly of Film London, as a guest speaker.
It’s frequently said that not much doubles for South East Asia, apart from the Asian South East. One very cheap and cheerful emerging option for all your Vietnamese, Philippine, Thai, Lao, Indonesian and Malaysian needs is Cambodia, as Transformers and Two Brothers have established.
The European Commission (EC) has launched the first stage of a review into how its members allocate state support for film production and distribution. One of the main discussion points will be how state aid is used when European countries compete to host major film franchises.
Back in 1999 a CNN journalist coined the phrase “A Hollywood in the Mediterranean” in describing Malta as it simultaneously hosted two big budget films – Gladiator and U-571.
It’s been confirmed that the BFI will take over most of the duties formerly carried out by the UK Film Council in the British film industry. There’ll also be a 60% increase in its Lottery funding, with GBP43 million being available by 2014.
Aerial filming specialist Tim Desbois from Flight Logistics shares his tips for a safe and successful helicopter shoot.
It’s hard to be environmentally friendly, especially in the face of an international slump. But at least the film industry is trying. Several new initiatives, from New Zealand, Canada
The UK Film Council has launched a three month public consultation into its most significant revision plans since it was created in 2000. The revisions, known as UK Film: Digital innovation and creative excellence, set out the council’s policy and funding priorities for the next three years.
The Taiwanese government will inject USD228 million into its film industry over the next five years.
Motion picture production spending in British Columbia in 2008 was CAD1.2 billion, an increase of more than CAD250 million over 2007, Minister of Tourism, Culture and the Arts Bill Bennett announced yesterday.