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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?…
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.…
VFX heavy His Dark Materials shot on location in Wales, Oxford and Bristol
While the budget has not been revealed by the BBC, the series is the UK broadcaster’s most expensive show to date. The series was heavily filmed in studios, with much of the budget going to VFX, provided in its entirety…
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…
Gordon Buchanan on filming in Finnish Lapland for the BBC
For his recent BBC special, Reindeer Family & Me, filmmaker Gordon Buchanan ventured to Finnish Lapland to capture the local wildlife and indigenous population on film. Reflecting on the production, Buchanan details his experience of filming in one of the…
Filming Arctic Circle in Finnish Lapland: How a Finnish/German co-production is reinventing Nordic noir
TLG was asked by House of Lapland, Bavaria Fiction, Yellow Film & TV and Elisa Viihde to go on location in Finnish Lapland with the upcoming international drama Arctic Circle. We sat down with the show's producers and crew members…
Production on Iron Sky: The Ark jumps from China to Finland
After incurring a nearly four-month shoot in China, production on Iron Sky: The Ark will now travel to Turku, Finland. As a Chinese-Finish-Canadian co-production, The Ark is the first film in the Iron Sky series to be produced by a…
ABC’s The Bachelor travelled to Lapland in search of the northern lights
During production on the latest season of ABC’s The Bachelor, the cast and crew travelled to Finnish Lapland, shooting a number of scenes in Inari-Saariselkä. The Finnish Lapland Film Commission (a subsidiary of House of Lapland) provided on location assistance…
Producer Talk with Acki Heldens, Executive Producer of Tempomedia
Since its inception, Germany-based Tempomedia has become a widely recognised name in the commercials production industry, having worked for clients such as Audi, BMW, Harley Davidson, Ikea and Nivea. One of the Executive Producers of the company, Acki Heldens had…
Finnish film commissions prepare for Berlinale location filming lunch
Finland’s film commissions and The Location Guide have organised a lunch at Berlinale tomorrow (6 February) to promote Finland’s production industry among location professionals in Germany. The Berlinale is one of the world’s top film festivals. Johanna Karppinen is head…
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Avea Media
Category: Production Companies - Commercials
Country: Finland
Covering: Rovaniemi, Arctic Circle, Lapland, Northern Finland, Northern Sweden, Northern NorwayPure Scandinavia / Part of Grillifilms
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Finland
Covering: Finland, Lapland, Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway), Arctic RegionsFlatlight Creative House
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Finland
Covering: Northern ScandinaviaFilm Lapland
Category: Film Commissions
Country: Finland
Covering: Lapland, FinlandSalmonfox
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Sweden
Covering: SwedenSwedish Lapland Production & Location Service
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Sweden
Covering: Swedish LaplandTasankojenmies
Category: Location Managers
Country: Finland
Covering: Lapland, Northern Scandinavia, Russian KareliaAh! Mister Peyron
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Sweden
Covering: Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark, LaplandInland Production Services
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Finland
Covering: Finland, The Arctic, Lapland, Åland, Sweden, RussiaGrillifilms / Home of Pure Scandinavia
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Finland
Covering: Finland, Lapland, Baltics (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania), Scandinavia (Sweden, Norway), Arctic Regions
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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…
FilmPool Nord
Filmpool North is now one of the key players in Swedish film, with an annual budget of € 4 million. For further information contact Film Pool Nord.
Sweden: Film in West
On investing in films, Film in West acts as co-producer and part-owner. For more information, contact Film i Vast
Sweden: Film in Skane Fund
In 2008, Film in Skåne has a spending capacity of about € 2 mil. The fund invests with 50 % of a production spend in the area. Film in Skåne is a regional fund supporting film and video. Commissioned and…
Sweden: Dalecarlia Film Fund
Contact Film in Dalecarlia for further information