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Founded in 2003, Truenorth has established itself as the leading production service company in Europe. Our experienced team provides the resources and services required to capture some of the world’s most dramatic and haunting landscapes. We are an extension of your team. Expert production knowledge and experience is…
Nine additional recipients awarded through BFI U.K. Global Screen Fund
Today, the BFI announced the nine additional recipients of their UK Global Screen Fund including feature films, documentaries, television series and animation projects. In this latest wave of awarding, 12 territories have received the fund for their co-productions with the…
Goteborg Nostradamus report predicts restructuring of film and television industry over next 5 years
On Monday 22 May at the Marché du Film during Festival de Cannes, Göteborg Film Festival presented its 10th Nostradamus Report. Titled Everything Changing All At Once, the report explores AI’s involvement in audiovisual industry workflows, adapting the industry to…
Emmy-nominated Moominvalley set to return for season four
Gutsy animations announced today the recommissioning of Emmy nominated animated series Moominvalley for a fourth season. Supported by broadcasters Sky (UK) and Yle (Finland), the series will be joined by its new co-production partner Viaplay Group. The boarding of the…
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?…
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…
Swedish government schedules new production incentives for 2022
Amanda Lind, Sweden’s Minister of Culture and Democracy, has announced that new production incentives will be introduced for the nation’s film and television industries. Lind detailed that in 2022 the incentive would be capped at USD11.6 million, or SEK100 million.…
Advertorial: The landscape of Russian production services: producing high quality content on all stages
In the face of the pandemic and film production restrictions all over the world we entered 2021 with the lack of new content and large-scale projects. One of the countries that conversely showed the rise in production was Russia, conquering…
European Film Commissions Network publishes guide to filming Europe in Safety
As film and TV production in Europe slowly resumes countries and film institutions are providing technical and organizational measures in order to help productions restart in safety during the global emergency. The European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) are collecting the…
Risky car chase filmed on location in Arctic Finland for Bollywood Action, War
Produced by India’s Yash Raj Films, the action packed War came to Finland in search of Arctic locations for the stunt sequence. War is set to be one of Bollywood’s biggest action films of the year directed by Siddharth Anand…
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Estonia
Estonia offers a competitive cash rebate of up to 30% on a minimum spend such of EUR1 million for feature films and television productions. Capital city Tallinn is one of Estonia’s main international appeals with a blend of historic architecture…
Finland
Finland is an increasingly popular but often misunderstood international filming location. The country’s northerly position means that during the winter it offers a snow guarantee and frozen lakes with ice thick enough to drive on. Summer in Finland is warm…
Latvia
The appeal of Latvia's solid crew base, low production costs and Riga Motion Studio have been enhanced by two competitive filming incentives. The co-financing between the two schemes totals up to 50%. The national 20-25% rebate can be combined with…
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Finland Cash Rebate
The national production incentive is administered by Business Finland, with an annual budget of EUR10 million. The minimum spend varies between production types: Feature Films (EUR150,000), Documentaries (EUR50,000), TV shows (EUR250,000). Animations, TV series, theatrical and non-theatrical films and documentaries…
Advance Support for Production
When support is applied for the Finnish part of international co-productions, the applicant must in addition to the aforementioned appendices to the application also deliver the following documents to the Foundation: ■ A cooperation contract or deal memo of all…
Finland: POEM
POEM provides production support including financial investment. Its' supports programmes are designed for documentaries, tv- and feature film productions that take place in Northern Scandinavia. POEM co-finances 1-2 internationally co-produced features and 2-3 documentary film co-productions p.a. Support from POEM…
Finnish Film Foundation Fund
The Finnish Film Foundation has set aside support to 3-6 international co-productions in 2008. Currently administering € 15,6 mil p.a., the Foundation aims at continuing its' involvement with co-productions at the same level. Funding is allocated by The Ministry of…