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London vfx house One of Us Opens Paris Studio
Award winning VFX house One of Us pinpointed France’s new VFX based incentive as a motivation for the new Paris outpost. French classic Asterix and Obelix: The Silk Road is the first project in the works from the new studio.…
Brad Pitt’s Netflix film, War Machine, doubled London for Paris
Netflix’s upcoming satire, War Machine, was shot on location in Croydon’s Addington Palace and The Enterprise pub in Camden, the latter of which was doubled for an Irish pub in Paris. The Camden portion of the shoot required 200 members…
Luc Besson opens Cité du Cinéma studio complex outside Paris
French filmmaker Luc Besson has officially opened his new Cité du Cinéma studio complex on the outskirts of Paris. The EUR170 million facility is built on the site of a former power station in Seine-Saint-Denis, a working-class district of the…
Is AI Double Trouble For Filmmakers?
The use of AI to double, de-age or even replace actors is a huge talking point. But is there potential as well as problems for Hollywood with this new tech and how can image rights issues be resolved? We speak…
Robert De Niro and Asa Butterfield star in British Arrows winning Uber campaign
Actors Robert De Niro and Asa Butterfield star in the British Arrows winning campaign for Uber titled Best Friends. The brand made for people who eat and go places brings together the unlikely pairing and takes them on a journey…
Programming a Programme
While many believe that human creativity will always prevail over AI in the script (programming) process, experts and writers are divided on how and whether the tech will be controlled. Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a new device within the…
Oppenheimer wins big at 96th Academy Awards
Last night, the awards season came to a close with the 2024 edition of the Academy Awards. Bringing together some of the biggest blockbusters of the past year, the ceremony saw Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer come out on top with seven…
UK Government announces significant tax benefits for studios, indie films and VFX
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…
Bollywood film Fighter tops global weekend box office
Bollywood film Fighter, starring Hrithik Roshan and Deepika Padukone became the highest grossing film this weekend on the global box office, generating revenues of USD 25.1 million. The Viacom18 and Marflix actioner is helmed by Pathaan director Siddharth Anand. Unfolding…
Bristol City Council’s Film Services to deliver new skills training programme
Plans have been announced to launch a new skills training programme later this month for creatives looking to break in behind-the-camera roles in the West of England. This follows Bristol City Council’s Film Services securing almost £300,000 (£299,818) from the…
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Covering: MoroccoCity of West Hollywood Film Office
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Covering: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Africa, The SeychellesBlue Sky Films
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Alaska
Alaska has cancelled its filming incentive programme and will redirect the funds elsewhere in the economy. For the past few years the state has offered a base 30% filming tax credit that specifically rewarded productions shooting in remote areas at…
China
International production companies appear to be more interested in Chinese locations as a way of accessing its lucrative domestic market, rather than being driven by an interest in exotic filming locations. China is not thought of as being a particularly…
Cuba
Cuba is a unique location with captivating natural landscapes and architecture. Politically isolated from the US since the 1960s, the island holds a particular curiosity for American producers who have only recently been able to shoot there. The islands landscapes…
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…
Germany
Studio Babelsberg is one of Germany’s top studio facilities with 22 separate sound stages, the largest of which spans nearly 80,000 sq ft. The studio recently hosted The French Dispatch, Charlie’s Angels and The Girl in the Spider’s Web. Germany…
India
In November 2016, the Indian Govermnent launched the Film Facilitation Office, designed to offer a single-window system for filmmakers and to downplay the bureaucratic process. The National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), in an effort to entice more productions to film…
Jamaica
Developing Jamaica’s broader international appeal as a movie location through JAMPRO (Jamaica Film Commission) will be a gradual and long-term goal. This is especially true as the country lacks a truly competitive filming incentive programme, something which is increasingly important…
Jordan
Jordan offers a Middle Eastern production hub and is routinely used by Hollywood productions as a more secure double for places like Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan. It has an impressive track record of lending equipment and resources to big-budget productions,…
Mexico
The country is no stranger to Hollywood, having facilitated some of the most successful productions of all time including Titanic, Pearl Harbour and the opening sequence for James Bond’s Spectre. In close proximity to LA, and with considerable cost savings…
Michigan
Michigan has ended its filming incentive programme. The news came only a few months after superhero movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice wrapped principal photography in Detroit. However, the incentive itself had been in turmoil since the start of…