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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…
The Location Guide: 2018 in Review
Not only has 2018 has been a seismic year for the global production sector, but here at The Location Guide we have been busier than ever. In our effort to become an indispensable resource for global creatives, we introduced makers,…
Director Dean Head on the benefits of filming in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is the perfect backdrop for filmmakers to shoot their film, TV and commercial productions. The architecture is daring and refreshingly different while the contrasts between the modern and traditional are interesting and surprising. Hong Kong's visuals are so…
Ukraine-Canada co-production agreement in the works
The parameters for a co-production treaty between Canada and Ukraine are now being discussed following the release of Bitter Harvest, a collaborative project between the two countries. Produced by Devil’s Harvest Production, the film was shot in Kyiv and utilised…
USD100 million US-China co-production film fund coming courtesy of China Film Co. and Pegasus Media Group
A new business partnership between China Film Co. and Pegasus Media Group will bring about a US-China co-production fund to the tune of USD100 million. Other ventures included in the partnership are a streaming service dedicated to broadcasting Chinese films…
Comedy Central’s Detroiters to be filmed in its namesake city
A brand new television show from Comedy Central entitled Detroiters, is to be filmed on location in the city that the show is named after. The show was greenlit in October 2015 with a 10 episode season, with actor Jason…
Michigan ends filming incentive months after Batman V Superman wrap
Michigan has ended its filming incentive programme. The news comes 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…
Korean Film Commissions & Industry Network sets new international team
The Korean Film Commissions & Industry Network has put in place a new international team to promote South Korea as a country, rather than by region. South Korea will get a profile boost in the coming months as a filming…
China’s Wanda Studios Qingdao makes debut at AFCI Locations Show
The major new Chinese filming facility Wanda Studios Qingdao has made its debut at the AFCI Locations Show. Scheduled to open in mid-2017 in the Shandong Province of eastern China, the studios will be a subsidiary of Dalian Wanda Group…
UK and China ratify filming co-production deal
The UK and China have ratified a film co-production deal at the Great Festival of Creativity in Hong Kong. Official co-productions will get access to the UK’s filming incentives, while the deal also means that the UK industry will get…