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Bristol doubles for 1970’s Jamaica and London in Disney+ series Black Cake
Disney +’s newest drama series Black Cake travelled to Bristol for the filming of two key featured locations. Facilitated by the city’s film office, major locations in Bristol closed off for transformations. The series, adapted from Charmaine Wilkerson’s best selling…
From the open seas to the streaming screen: an interview with Alec Drayton
With experience working on music videos for UK award-winning rap artist Tinie Tempah, island features with the BBC and ABC news, as well as local tourism projects for the Barbadian government and Mount Gay Rum distillery, Alec Drayton shows no…
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. …
Orlando Bloom to receive Humanitarian Award at the LMGI Awards
British actor and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Orlando Bloom will receive the Humanitarian Award at this year's LMGI Awards ceremony. Hosted by comedian Melissa Peterman, the ceremony will be take place on 27 August 2022 at the Los Angeles Centre Studios. …
Locarno Film Festival announces winners of their Open Doors project
Today, 9 August 2022, the Open Doors initiative announced the prize winners at the Locarno Film Festival. Open Doors launched a three year focus dedicated to completed and in-development film projects from Latin America and the Caribbean, allowing creatives to…
São Paulo's latest incentive scheme offers 30% cash rebate and USD8 million production fund
Spcine – São Paulo’s state-owned film and audiovisual company – has unveiled the second edition of its cash rebate programme. The latest instalment offers a 30% cash rebate for filmmakers working in São Paulo. A fund worth USD8 million will…
ADVERTORIAL: Pavillon Afriques - the place where Africa welcomes the world at Cannes Film Festival
The mission and driving force of Pavillon Afriques is to increase and give value to the representation of filmmakers, talent and producers who identify with African heritage in order to develop a viable film industry in Africa. Karine Barclais, Founder…
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…
BT’s Hope United launch Black History campaign with Marcus Rashford, Eniola Aluko, Ferdinand brothers, and Saatchi & Saatchi
Hope United are releasing a series of educational films with football stars Marcus Rashford, Eniola Aluko, and Anton and Rio Ferdinand as part of BT’s Black History Month programming. Made in collaboration with Saatchi & Saatchi London, the first wave…
Disney+ to film Nautilus on Australia’s Gold Coast
The live-action sci-fi adventure will film at Village Roadshow Studios and surrounding locations on Australia's Gold Coast from early 2022. The ten-part series is based on Jules Verne’s classic novel 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea which charts the never-before-told origin…
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Costa Rica Film Commission
Category: Film Commissions
Country: Costa Rica
Covering: Costa RicaMediaCombo Productions
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: USA, The CaribbeanFIXER.
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: USA, The Caribbean, Mexico, CanadaPinewood Dominican Republic Studios
Category: Studios
Country: Dominican RepublicFIXER.
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: USA, Caribbean, Mexico, CanadaBelladonna Productions
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: USA, Canada, The CaribbeanPlayworld Pictures
Category: Production Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: USA. Caribbean. South and Central Amercia.Flaunt It Films, Inc
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: United States of America
Covering: Continental USA, CaribbeanLead Hook Creative
Category: Production Companies - Commercials
Country: United States of America
Covering: USA, Caribbean, EU, UKLead Hook Creative
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Country: United States of America
Covering: USA, Caribbean Islands, EU, UK,
Locations (9)
Colombia
Colombia continues to expand as a production hub and has a depth of crew, talent and studios. The mix of locations covers urban cities, Caribbean coast and Andean mountains. There are two streams for incentives which have been effective at…
Costa Rica
Nestled between Nicaragua and Panama in Central America, Costa Rica is home to about 4.5 million people and offers filmmakers a wide range of tropical filming conditions. Costa Rica has abundant wildlife and despite its small size offers 6% of…
Dominica
Since Disney used Dominica for the Pirates of the Caribbean films, the island has seen an increase in industry activity as productions rush to make use of its unspoilt and cheap locations. As a result, Dominica has developed a pool…
Dominican Republic
East of Haiti on the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the Dominican Republic offers an attractive filming location for producers looking for somewhere exotic and accessible. The country has the advantages of a 25% transferable tax credit and VAT exemption for…
Guatemala
Guatemala now has a film commission to help develop the country's industry which is growing slowly but steadily. Most productions at the moment are commercials or photo shoots but there is a fledgling film movement and several medium-scale features have…
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico has expanded its location filming incentive package with a 20% tax credit for non-resident talent. There are also other measures to encourage infrastructure development. The tax credit amendment comes in addition to Puerto Rico’s existing 40% incentive on…
Trinidad & Tobago
The Caribbean nation is one of the richest in the region and offers a generous filming incentive programme with a growing pool of production professionals. Trinidad has a more cosmopolitan feel, while Tobago is the smaller and quieter of the…
US Virgin Islands
MJZ filmed on location in the US Virgin Islands for a new campaign for the American satellite service provider DirecTV. The spots feature US model Hannah Davis on a tropical beach, while her New Zealand-accented talking horse ruminates on his…
Venezuela
Venezuela lies on the northern tip of South America and although it lies entirely in the tropics its varying elevation means areas like the Venezuelan Andes are permanently snow-covered. Elsewhere the geography includes tropical beaches, the northern region of the…
Incentives (2)
Golden Island Fireworks Fund
Golden Island Filmworks teamed up with the government of Antigua on an initial slate of five features designed to boost the Caribbean island’s production ambitions; The first five features will range in budget from $20m-$85m - up to a total…
Trinidad & Tobago: Production Expenditure Rebate Programme
Location scouting tour assistance, liaising with other local government agencies and facilitation of incoming crew and temporary equipment importation. Production Expenditure Rebate for International crews: Spend of USD100,000 to USD500,000 – 20% (labour) / 12.5% (other) rebate; Spend of USD500,000…