Set Ready returns to South London for screen industry training programme

Written by Kianna Best on Mar 14, 2023. Posted in General Interest

Non-profit training and employment organisation Set Ready have announced their next free TV and film industry training programme. With trainees who have worked on esteemed projects such as Spectre, The Crown and Ted Lasso, Set Ready are giving opportunities to many who might experience barriers with entering the industry. The programme is in association with the JGA Group as part of the Pan-London Creativity squared project funded by the Greater London Authority and European Social Fund. The upcoming event will take place from 28 to 30 March at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley.

British Film Commission and Film in Austria sign memorandum of Understanding

Written by Kianna Best on Feb 20, 2023. Posted in General Interest

On 19 February at the Austrian Film Hub at the 2023 Berlin International Film Festival, the British Film Commission (BFC) and the national film commission for Austria, Film in Austria, signed a memorandum of understanding, further strengthening the relationship between the respective countries’ screen industries. This signing enhances the collaboration between the UK and Austria through the facilitation of film and high end TV production between the two countries.

New incentive implemented by Austrian Film Commission

Written by Kianna Best on Jul 8, 2022. Posted in Incentive News

The Austrian government announced a new filming incentive on 7 July 2022. Setting Austria at a new position of attractiveness, the new incentive will offer an up to 35 percent non-repayable grant, of which 5 percent will be applied to national sustainability efforts. The maximum amount of subsidy will be EUR 5 million for film projects and EUR 7.5 million for television series. This will be available to both local and international production teams from 1 January 2023.

Winners revealed for 2022 PGGB Awards in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden

Written by The Location Guide on Mar 25, 2022. Posted in Awards and Festivals

Tomorrow night, the Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) will celebrate the winners of the 2022 PGGB Awards in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden. The UK industry gathers to recognise remarkable achievements made by Production Guild members working in film or television drama. Hosted by comedian and TV presenter Patrick Kielty, six awards will be presented on Saturday 26 March at The Grove in Hertfordshire.

EXCLUSIVE: Film AlUla partners with Creative Media Skills Institute for film industry training camp

Written by The Location Guide on Feb 11, 2022. Posted in General Interest

Film AlUla - the Royal Commission for AlUla’s film agency - has partnered with the UK’s Creative Media Skills Institute to deliver a 10-day film industry bootcamp in Saudi Arabia. Launching in March 2022, the scheme will prepare 25 local trainees from AlUla to follow careers in Production and Assistant Directing as well as the Art, Locations, Costume, Make-up and Hair departments. This training programme is led by award-winning film professionals and hosted in the stunning landscape of AlUla, home to the UNESCO World Heritage site Hegra.

Behind the scenes of Sam Mendes' Immersive World War I drama 1917 with Supervising Location Manager Emma Pill

Written by Shona Smith on Jan 15, 2020. Posted in Interviews / On Location

The Location Guide delves into the unique challenges 1917 presented the location department from scout to strike with Supervising Location Manager Emma Pill who says “I have never worked on anything like this before”.

Action thriller SAAHO solidifies Bollywood’s love for Austrian locations

Written by Shona Smith on Jul 23, 2019. Posted in On Location

Action thriller SAAHO is the most recent Bollywood flick to shoot in Austria’s landscapes, following on from Tiger Zinda Hai which shot in the region in 2017.

“Bond 25” returns to "spiritual home" of Jamaica and announces international locations for filming

Written by Shona Smith on Apr 26, 2019. Posted in General Interest / On Location / Production News

Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson and director Cary Joji Fukunaga have announced that on location shoots will take place in Norway, Jamaica, London and Italy for the as yet untitled Bond 25.