An executive from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) was among those testifying at a meeting in Secaucus, New Jersey, last week, according to the Star-Ledger. The meeting was held to hear arguments from people in favour of keeping the state’s 20% tax credit.
The production team behind Transformers 3, which begins shooting in the next few weeks, has been forced to scale back plans for an extensive shoot in Washington, DC, according to the Washington Post.
Mobile operator Sprint has filmed a new commercial on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Called Firsts, the spot shows a wooden wheel rolling into a penny farthing bicycle on the Salt Flats and prompting a chain reaction of falling objects and gadgets, with each more advanced than the one before it.
Highly experienced Executive Producer Alexandra Roussel has established a new agency and executive producer partner company in Paris. Chocolat Rouge works within both France and the international market. It represents directors and other crew from all over the world, while also acting as a production service company.
New Zealand and China have formed a Memorandum of Understanding. This means more Chinese film productions will be made in Auckland. The agreement was reached after meetings between a delegation of Auckland filmmakers and the China Film Association.
A meeting is scheduled for Wednesday this week in New Jersey that could lead to the state’s Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program being halted for the next fiscal year.
A series of filming incentives are expected to be put forward to the Thai government by the Thailand Film Office sometime next week, reports the Bangkok Post. The proposition is expected to include an income tax exemption for foreign actors, a production VAT refund and a tax credit of up to 25% for foreign film productions.
The government in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, is to announce a AUSD25 million funding boost for existing filming incentives to encourage more production in the state.