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Hollywood’s first NFT-funded film will benefit from new studio investment
An investment group specialising in the non-fungible token (NFT) market is set to fund a new production studio. NFT Investments PLC will inject USD1 million into NFT Studios in exchange for 20% of their shares. The investment is made collaboration…
Film Academy Invitees include six LMGI members
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. The six LMGI members on the list…
On location in Bali, Indonesia with Josh Patil, co-founder of production services company Baliprod.
How did you become involved in the film business and what has been your career path to get you to your current role as Co-Founder / Executive Producer of Baliprod? My production career started in Los Angeles, California. I started…
On location in the Dominican Republic with Film Commissioner Yvette Marichal
I received my master’s degree from Boston University in Broadcast Journalism, focusing in documentary filmmaking and broadcast news. I worked in local television, theatre, radio and print media as a producer, presenter, actress and editor for over 20 years. In…
Why producers choose to film in the United Arab Emirates
TLG talks to Lyall Gardiner, location manager and founder of FStop Location Services, about what makes the Middle East, and particularly the UAE, an increasingly attractive filming destination. How did you become involved in the film business? I’ve always been…
The Revenant and Game of Thrones amongst winners at the LMGI Awards 2016
After receiving three Academy Awards and three Golden Globes, The Revenant’s incredibly successful awards period continued this weekend at the Location Managers Guild International Awards, taking home the award for Outstanding Locations in a Period Film. Portions of the film…
Michael Mann films cybercrime drama Blackhat in Far East and Los Angeles
Filmmaker Michael Mann shot his cybercrime movie Blackhat in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Los Angeles. Chris Hemsworth stars as a computer expert recruited to hunt an international gang of cyber criminals. “Michael Mann wanted to have a sense that…
Location Manager Janice Polley: Filming with Michael Mann and Tony Scott
Janice Polley got her industry break working as a producer’s assistant on classic boxing sequel Rocky IV in the early 80s. She talks to TLG about shooting Los Angeles with Michael Mann and action filming with the late Tony Scott.…
Transformers 3 to shoot in Milwaukee Art Museum
Transformers 3 will spend a day shooting in the Milwaukee Art Museum in mid-July, as it seems the location caught Michael Bay’s eye, reports the Associated Press. Dave Fantle, Board President of Film Wisconsin, told the news agency: “You really…
2008 film revenues for Illinois pass USD141 million
According to reelchicago.com, the State of Illinois' 2008 film revenues have edged a little closer to the 2007 record of USD155 million thanks to Michael Mann's blockbuster Public Enemies. It is estimated that the film spent USD25 in the state…