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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…
Amazon Studios orders new TV pilots for filming in Paris and Los Angeles
Amazon Studios has ordered two new TV pilots. The Cosmopolitans will focus on a group of young people living in Paris and will film on location in the French capital. Hand of God is a vigilante drama that will shoot…
Rosemary’s Baby TV miniseries to film on location in Paris
A new miniseries based on the 1967 Ira Levin novel Rosemary’s Baby will be filmed on location in Paris. The novel follows a woman who falls pregnant with the Antichrist when she becomes victimised by a satanic coven, and was…
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…
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…
Île de France Location Expo comes to Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris
The Île de France Location Expo is taking place at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris on 10th and 11th February, and The Location Guide will be there to support them. Filming professionals from across the industry will be going…
TLG talks to Marc Guidetti, Luc Besson's trusted Location Manager and French Location Managers Association co-founder
In 1977, when I was 12 years old, I saw the first Star Wars film. I remember leaving the cinema in a state of (pleasant) shock. I just wanted to see the film again and ended up watching it four…
Filming Myanmar (Burma): A great overland journey back in time
I recently wrapped up a 10-day shoot in Myanmar for NDTV (New Delhi Television in India), it is one of the greatest overland adventures I have ever had. Proudly sponsored by Mercedes Benz; two cars traversed the world in 352…
Taken TV series filming on location in Ontario
NBC’s upcoming television show based on the Taken film series is currently filming on location in Port Stanley, Ontario. The series will star Clive Standen as a young Bryan Mills, a CIA operative who was originally made popular by Liam…
A call for an Expression of Interest has been issued for Malta Film Studios
The Government of Malta issued an invitation on October 9th for private parties to show an Expression of Interest (EOI) by “submitting proposals to construct, redevelop, maintain, manage and operate the Malta Film Studios.” As the press release explains: “the…