Writer and director Tom McCarthy (Spotlight, The Visitor) set out to make a thriller set in a European port city ten years ago. In 2019, Stillwater began shooting on location in Marseille, France, and Oklahoma, USA. Both locations are up and coming production destinations that are attracting a range of productions.
Martin McDonagh’s North Carolina-shot drama has emerged victorious at this year’s Golden Globes, scoring four awards including Best Drama and Best Screenplay.
After spending just ten minutes in Western Norway I was in awe of the possible filming locations.
The honourees for this year’s Location Managers Guild International Awards have been announced – among whom are acclaimed filmmaker Danny Boyle and Location Scout Lori Balton. The news follows the initial reveal of this year’s list of nominees.
According to Norway’s newly announced state budget for 2017, the nation’s 25% rebate will have its fund increased from NOK45 million to NOK56 million (USD7 million), allowing it to extend to more productions than ever before.
[slideshow id=415] In mid-September TLG was invited by Film Commission Poland to join six American Location Managers on a fam tour to explore the Central-European country.
A new regional film fund entitled Zefyr has launched in Norway to cover productions filming on location in the southern and westernmost areas of the country.
After early reports in July that a proposal for a 25% cash rebate was being considered by the Finnish Government, we can now confirm that the incentive will be implemented from 2017 onwards.