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Brasserie Hennes is the setting of Parisian fashion flare in new H&M ad campaign
Naomi Campbell stars in H&M’s Parisian influenced commercial campaign. Set in the fictional fashion district of Brasserie Hennes, the stylishly dressed cast sashay and pose through the café lined streets, showing off the upcoming pieces for the Autumn/Winter collection. …
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.…
Killing Eve doubled Bucharest for Moscow and Paris
Bucharest hosted the longest international shoots for Killing Eve produced by Sid Gentle Films Ltd. Alien Films serviced the two week shoot in Romania which doubled for Moscow and provided additional scenes set in Parisian backstreets. The production company focused…
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…
Nicocorp films Parisian landmarks for LU commercial
A new commercial for LU biscuits features a number of Parisian landmarks including the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe. Serviced by Nicocorp, the spot was largely filmed at two locations: a bakery in the fourteenth district of Paris…
Outlander season 2 is being filmed in Paris and Scotland
The second season of the Starz drama Outlander is currently being filmed on location in Paris and Scotland. The first season was shot entirely within Scotland, making the relocation to Paris the first time the series has been filmed outside…
France plans filming incentive change to keep Luc Besson movie in Paris
France is planning to amend part of its filming incentive laws to ensure Luc Besson’s big-budget movie Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets shoots in Paris. Besson’s film had initially been denied filming incentive support as a French…
Producer John Bernard: Paris movie incentives and filming on location
John Bernard started his career working on features in the Dordogne in south-west France, before learning his craft at Pinewood Studios in the UK. Now he runs Jake Productions in Monaco and its French partner Peninsula Film in Paris, and…
Filming in Paris with Location Manager Arnaud Mathey Dreyfus
Arnaud started working in the production industry as a trainee Assistant Director in eastern France in the late 90s. He was put in charge of extras and also helped scout locations in his hometown. He has been a Location Scout…
Irene Paris films Christmas spot in Iceland for supermarket E.Leclerc
Irene Paris filmed on location in Iceland for a Christmas-themed spot for French supermarket chain E.Leclerc. The commercial showcases the ease of price comparison technology against the backdrop of a frozen Alps landscape. “The location is the glacier Langjokull, about…
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Balkan Film Services
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Country: BulgariaV Studios
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Country: France
Covering: Occitanie regionIncheon Film Commission
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Covering: Incheon, South KoreaFilm AlUla
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Country: Saudi ArabiaOzz Films
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Country: Morocco
Covering: MoroccoSignature Marquees Ltd
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Covering: UK and Europe but would travel further afieldUnique Venues of London
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Locations (43)
Alabama
Alabama lacks the filmmaking profile of some of its southern neighbours, but it has a lot to offer productions. It’s one of the most biologically diverse states and can provide everything from bustling modern cities to sandy beaches and dense…
Alberta
Alberta has become the sole filming location for all three seasons of FX's crime series, Fargo. The province was also featured in the Academy Award winning The Revenant. A period survival story, The Revenant follows a hunter seeking revenge on…
Argentina
Buenos Aires is one of the top production hubs in South America, especially for commercials. The period architecture can double for locations across Europe and the city offers warm weather during the northern hemisphere’s winter. The most famous of Argentina's…
Australia
Australia saw production soar during the pandemic as the country was deemed a safe destination for filming. Recent productions include Thor: Love and Thunder, Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, Blacklight starring Liam Neeson and Escape from Spiderhead. Australia has enjoyed a boom…
Bahamas
The Bahamas, an archipelago of Carribean islands north of Cuba and south-east of the USA, has always had a certain dreamy ring to it but it takes its reputation as a film-friendly location very seriously. All of the hotels in…
Brazil
Location-wise Brazil has everything. It's expansive and boasts the greatest biodiversity of any country in the world accompanied by astonishing landscapes. Iguazu Falls is one example of the impressive scenery which has made it to the big screen in Marvel…
Bulgaria
Bulgaria still lacks a formal incentive package for international shoots but the fact that it is so cheap still makes it a huge draw for international productions. As an alternative, productions can receive a full VAT refund on expenditure and there is a flat…
Canada
Canada remains a top international filming location, with Toronto, Vancouver and Montreal as the main production hubs rivalling the likes of New York, Atlanta and Los Angeles. Generous provincial filming incentives are a key element of Canada’s overall success, as…
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…
Croatia
Croatia’s blend of striking visuals and a 25-30% filming incentive programme has helped the country sustain a high production profile. Recent international productions have included Amazon Studios’ sci-fi drama Bliss which filmed in Split and the islands of Šolta and…
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RioFilme
- 30% cash rebate for use of the Rio de Janeiro location by international production. Increases to 35% if the city of Rio de Janeiro is the primary location of filming. Requirements include: - For international production, Rio de Janeiro…
Russian Rebate System
Rebates start at 30%, A subsidy can be increased to 40% in some cases Companies must pass a screening test and meet minimum spending requirements for various audiovisual productions: RUB15 million for live action; RUB3.75 million for documentaries and RUB5…
Production Growth Fund
- Awards are likely to range from £200,000 up to a maximum of £500,000. - The ratio of the Estimated Scottish Spend to the level of funding requested should be a minimum of 8:1. Producers based within and outside Scotland…
Slovakia film and TV cash rebate
Minimum expenses required for a cash rebate: 300,000 EUR for TV features (or series), slates of films (max. 3 films per slate) spent in the Slovak Republic over a period of 3 years, after project registration. 150,000 EUR for individual…
Polish 30% cash rebate
Animated feature films and series are also eligible. 10% of the annual budget is intended to support animated productions. Funds are distributed on a first come first served basis. Feature films, animations, documentaries and series made in Poland can benefit.…
Screen NSW: Production Finance
An interstate production company must spend at least 80% of the total budget in NSW. International co-productions with an interstate production company must spend at least 80% of the total Australian budget in NSW. The 50/80% requirement will be relaxed…
KOFIC Location Incentive
- 30% rebate : Shoot more than 10 days Spend more than 2 billion KRW (2 million USD) - 25% rebate : Shoot more than 7 days Spend 500 million KRW (500,000 USD) / less than 2 billion KRW (2…
Foreign Audio-visual Works Production Grant
Eligible productions will be evaluated on: (1) the degree to which the work creates tourism ("tourism creation"); (2)the degree to which the work contributes to Korean film industry's capacities, ("capacities contribution"); and (3) the extent to which foreign capital participates…
Dominican Republic Film Law
Note: minimum spend is $500,000 USD Transferable tax credit is paid in the form of a certificate which can be sold to companies that pay taxes in the Dominican Republic. Free permits to shot in public places. Tax free import…
Tunisia: no formal incentive in place
There are no formal incentive programmes in place at present. Significant projects will be evaluated on a case by case basis. However, the Tunisian government will assist with army personnel (extras/workers), army equipment (helicopters etc), the use of government buildings…