Yesterday during the reading of the UK governments spring budget, Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt unveiled significant benefits for the creative industry. Amongst those, UK film and television studios will receive a 40% corporate tax relief through 2034, and independent films will receive the same percentage for qualifying projects with a budget of up […]
Today 29 July 2022, the Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) have launched their new six part podcast series titled Meet the Producer. Hosted by film critic, presenter and producer Jason Solomons, the show aims to allow listeners to learn from industry professionals on how they have used their personal experiences when approaching their work.
We had a conversation with NM Production’s director Brett Danton about his views on the rise of virtual production in the audio-visual sector, the impact it has had on his approach to content creation, and whether technology could ever dominate the traditional processes of the industry.
The Serbian Government’s Ministry of Culture has increased the budget allocated to its cash rebate programme to EUR14.5 million. Preliminary reports on the Serbia Film Incentive programme – including its overall industry performance in the pandemic years – indicate that the country is one of the fastest-growing film production destinations in Eastern Europe. It is […]
The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) has revealed the winners for the 2021 edition of its annual awards event. Focusing on the theme ‘Celebrate the Where,’ the ceremony’s seven categories honoured the outstanding creative contributions of location professionals in film, television and commercials across the globe. It also applauded international film commissions that have demonstrated […]
The National Film Commission of Bhutan was formed in 2019 to support the country’s emerging film sector. TLG speaks to Tenzin Gyeltshen, Programme Officer at the National Film Commission of Bhutan.
The shootout had a nature theme, following up after the Isolation Edition in 2020. Competing companies included Agile Films, Caviar, Dog Eat Dog, Familia, Gear Room, Groundglass, Iris Worldwide, The Lift, Mullen Lowe, Pitch and Sync, Presence, Prodigious, The Producers, Pulse Films and Yolafilmo.
For the first time in its history, the European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) has elected joint co-presidents to guide the network. The Location Guide speaks to the newly elected EUFCN Co-Presidents Pavlina Zipkova (Czech Film Commission) and Mikael Svensson (Southern Sweden Film Commission) who will take over from Truls Kontny, Head of Film Commission Norway […]
All my Life is based on the true story of a newly engaged couple, Jenn Carter and Soloman Chau, who had to make the difficult decision to accelerate their wedding in the wake of Chau’s terminal liver cancer diagnosis in 2015. In just two weeks, the couple held their dream wedding in Toronto with the […]