The Location Managers Guild International have announced their new board of directors for 2024. Acclaimed location professional Michael Glaser and Michael Weasley have been elected to join the board, announced on 5 June by LMGI president John Rakich. Ken Brooker and Dan Connolly will leave their long-time positions on the board with this new structure.
Peru saw one its highest moment in production with the filming of Transformers: The Rise of the Beast in 2021. But whilst its release this year keeps that light alive, some things still stand in the way of the country’s feature film potential. With Paddington in Peru barely stepping foot in the beloved characters home, and a hesitation to commit to an incentive, APU Productions executive producer Bruno Canale sheds light on the local sentiments.
The Arizona government has launched the Arizona Motion Picture Production Programme. It is the state’s largest annual film and television tax incentive to date. The legislature was passed in June 2022, but Governor Doug Ducey allowed the bill to become law, without signing it, on 6 July. The initiative is set to run until 2043.
Four primary locations underpin the widespread popularity and commercial success of Dune, the sci-fi epic recently released by Warner Bros and Legendary Entertainment. Shot across different parts of Jordan, Abu Dhabi, Norway and Budapest, production designer Patrice Vernette emphatically declares “there is no Dune” without these particular destinations.
TLG speaks to Orgil Makhaan, president of the Mongolian National Film Commission about Mongolia's production sector, locations and the new 30% filming incentive.
National Geographic’s Locked up Abroad wrapped a Cambodia shoot in spring 2021 despite travel restrictions and a strict lockdown. The shoot for Raw TV was one of the most ambitious shoots Hanuman Films has serviced during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The newly released trailer shows the action thriller on location in scenes that hurtle from London to Tokyo, Central America and Edinburgh.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 819 artists and executives to join the organisation. Six LMGI members including Harriet Lawrence and Todd Christensen are included in the 2020 class.