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LMGI announces the winners for their 9th annual Awards show
The LMGI Awards took place this past Saturday 27 August 2022. Winners included House of Gucci, No Time to Die, Stranger Things, Succession and Station Eleven, with esteemed honours received by Orlando Bloom, Martin Scorsese and many more. …
The idyllic landscapes of Croatia in Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic’s Murina
2021 Cannes Film winner Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic uses the Croatian landscape once again for her film Murina. With a production assist from Martin Scorsese, the use of the island backdrop is an integral component of the tumultuous narrative. The film…
An interview with Solveig S. Ræstad, the new President of the Nordic Film Commissions
The Location Guide caught up with film commissioner Solveig S. Ræstad. As the incoming President of the Nordic Film Commissions, Solveig is ready to champion co-operation and knowledge sharing across the region. How did you get into the film industry?…
Location Scouting in Northern Norway: Arctic Locations organise ‘dream’ familiarisation trip to remote Nordic territories
Five UK-based location managers recently visited Northern Norway for a familiarisation trip to the Arctic. As well as snowmobiling with Sami reindeer herders and frolicking with wolves at Polar Park’s Wolf Lodge, the group’s trip was crowned by sights of…
Tenerife audiovisual production sets new EUR58.3 million record
A new record-level of investment in Tenerife’s audiovisual production was achieved in 2021. The latest economic impact equals approximately EUR58.3 million, more than double the previous EUR28.8 million record set in 2018. A large portion of 2021’s projects benefited from…
Location Filming in a Post-Pandemic World
I recently got an opportunity to visit Disney's new Infinity Stage last week at their Burbank lot to witness a demonstration of ILM's StageCraft technology made famous on The Mandalorian. As illustrated in the image above, being Angelenos, we were all bundled up…
Production excellence in complicated times: an interview with Pavla Burgetova Callegari
As national rules fluctuate and transform rapidly in the midst of lockdowns and re-openings, it really does pay for filmmakers to have strong connections in a variety of locations across the globe. We caught up with executive producer Pavla Burgetova…
Filming in Japan: on location with Makoto Kawamura
Situated in the Northwest Pacific Ocean, the East Asian island of Japan is a captivating part of the world. We caught up with Makoto Kawamura, managing director of Voice Japan, to learn a little bit more about what makes Japan…
Cairns site unveiled for Queensland’s new studio complex
The Queensland Government and Screen Queensland have announced that a new film and television studio complex will open in the city of Cairns from mid-2022. The new Screen Queensland Studios is set to complement a similar construction in Brisbane as well…
Smash hit Dune shot across four international locations
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…
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Canary Islands Film
Category: Film Commissions
Country: Spain
Location Experience: Canary IslandsTenerife Film Commission
Category: Film Commissions
Country: Spain
Location Experience: Tenerife, Canary IslandsFresco Film Services
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Spain
Covering: Spain, PortugalThessaly Film Office
Category: Film Offices
Country: GreeceIonian Film Office
Category: Film Offices
Country: GreeceArctic Locations
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Norway
Covering: The Arctic, Scandinavia, Russia, Spitsbergen, SiberiaNouri Films
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Spain
Covering: Spain Mainland, Balearic Islands, Canary Islands, Portugal, ItalyParaiso Production Canary Islands
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Spain
Covering: Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Gomera, La Palma, El Hierro.Åland Film Commission
Category: Film Commissions
Country: FinlandBoudika Productions
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Spain
Covering: Canary Islands & Basque Country
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S.T.A.R.S Program Cash Rebate
Base 9% cash rebate Additional 10% for filming with a USVI Promotion Additional 10% if produced in St. Croix Reduction of Hotel Tax rates applied depending on expenditure and rooms Minimum spend of USD250,000 Minimum of 20% local resident hires…
S.T.A.R.S Program Transferable Tax Credit
Up to 17% Transferable Tax Credit available: - 20-25% = 10% -25.1-30% = 15% -30.1% or Greater = 17% Minimum spend of USD 250,000 Minimum 20% local resident hires (including crew, extras, actors and maximum of three…
Spain: Domestic Tax Credits
When filming throughout spain, a 30% tax credit is available if at least 50% of a production's deduction base is spent locally. The incentive changes to 25% after the first EUR1 million spend. The tax credit increases for productions that…
The Canary Islands Special Tax Zone (Corporate Tax reduction)
The 50% incentive is applied to the first million euros and 45% from then on. The incentive is capped at EUR18 million. Eligible expenditure on the Canary Islands will be at least EUR1 million for animation and postproduction. The total…
Spain: International Tax Credits
The 30% base rate of 30% in the fist million euros and 25% for the rest of the expenditure is available to productions that shoot solely in mainland Spain and spend at least EUR1 million in the country, with a…
Cayman Islands Incentive Program
Productions of 29 minutes or less must spend at least USD50,000 in the Cayman Islands. Productions of 30 minutes or longer must spend at least USD150,000 in the Cayman Islands. Deduction for investment in Spanish productions or co-productions: 40% -…
Hawaii: Motion Picture, Digital Media, and Film Production Income Tax Credit
The credit equals 20% of qualified production costs incurred on Oahu, and 25% on the neighbour islands (Big Island, Kauai, Lanai, Maui, Molokai). Allows state and location fees as a qualified expenditure Sales Tax is not recoverable. Any person working…