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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…
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…
PPI China and actress Sophie Marceau film the streets of Paris for Citroen
Production company PPI China and French actress Sophie Marceau have filmed on the streets of Paris in a new spot for Citroen. The piece compares the car’s driving experience to the luxury of a private jet flight as Marceau meets…
Traktor builds lemon grove and Parisian street filming on location in India for HSBC
Traktor built a lemon grove and a Parisian street on location in southern India for a new commercial for banking giant HSBC. The spot shows a small American girl meeting a new supplier in India for her multinational lemonade stand…
Tom Hooper’s Les Miserables films period Paris in English city of Bath
Bath in western England has doubled for Paris in Tom Hooper’s new feature adaptation of musical classic Les Miserables. Filming has taken place across southern England and also on the new Richard Attenborough stage at Pinewood Studios. Pat Karam is…
Winchester in UK doubles for period Paris in Les Misérables
The historic city of Winchester in Hampshire, southern England, has doubled for 19th Century Paris in Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Les Misérables. Today is the last day of a two-week shoot that’s focussed on areas around the city’s cathedral. Ian…
Jason Statham’s Killer Elite doubles Australia for UK, Oman and Paris
Jason Statham’s latest action thriller, Killer Elite, is set in places like the UK, Oman, Dubai and Paris, but filmed mostly in the Australian state of Victoria. More extensive shooting was considered in places like the UK, but keeping prices…
Amazon Prime Video to release first African original movie
Gangs of Lagos, Prime Video’s first African original movie, is set to be released on the streaming service on 7 April. The action crime-thriller, directed by Jáde Osiberu, follows a group of childhood friends navigating the complexities and dangers of…
Problems and promises highlighted in Channel 4 and Amazon Studios industry access survey
Channel 4 and Amazon Studios joined forces to produce The Industry Access Survey 2022 titled Access into Action. With a range of figures and unexpected discoveries, the survey draws attention to the sectors of the television industry that are falling…
Set Ready returns to South London for screen industry training programme
Non-profit training and employment organisation Set Ready have announced their next free TV and film industry training programme. With trainees who have worked on esteemed projects such as Spectre, The Crown and Ted Lasso, Set Ready are giving opportunities to…
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Romania
Romania's reliable studios, a wide range of filming locations and experienced crews have long attracted production work. The introduction of a generous 35-45% incentive in 2018 has also reinvigorated its appeal to high-profile productions. Recent productions include Netflix’s A Christmas…
Maldives
The Maldives straddle the middle of the Indian Ocean and comprises more than a thousand islands across 90,000 sq km. Two hundred of these islands are inhabited and of these almost half are used as holiday resorts. Renowned across the…
Mauritius
Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean situated 1,200 miles south-east of the African mainland. Independent from Britain since the late 1960s, the country offers idyllic white-sand beaches and modern cityscapes within close proximity, all of which appeal…
Namibia
Namibia’s standout landscapes have attracted productions looking for epic and unique and wilderness settings. It is one of the least densely populated countries and its wide open spaces covering everything from high dunes and rugged mountains to canyons, dense bush…
South Africa
South Africa has long been favoured as a location due to a perfect blend of conditions, infrastructure and expertise. High-end TV dramas are increasingly shooting in South Africa while advertising productions continue to frequent the country due to production value…
Incentives (20)
South Australia: Production Incentive
ABC TV ARTS Documentary Feature Fund Initiative
Regional Filming Fund (RFF)
The Regional Filming Fund offsets costs associated with shooting in regional areas of NSW. Regional NSW is defined as all areas in NSW outside the Sydney Metro area (excluding the ACT).
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…
Screen NSW: Slate Development Loan
The Slate Development Loan program offers interest free loans for slate development to NSW production companies. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis throughout the year.
Screen NSW: Advanced Development Fund
Advanced Development contributes towards later stage draft and non-draft costs to complete financing where a strong interest has already been established in the marketplace.
Seoul Film Commission Location Incentive: Location Scouting Support
The Seoul Film Commission will cover the expenses of any location scouting trips that occur within the city. This includes payment of return flights for up to two people, accommodation, a domestic location coordinator and a rental car.
Seoul Film Commission Location Incentive: Production Cost Support
The Seoul Film Commission will cover the expenses of any location scouting trips that occur within the city. This includes payment of return flights for up to two people, accommodation, a domestic location coordinator and a rental car.
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…
Japan: Film Aid Funds available
Many film commissions in Japan offer fee exemptions of public facilities. Some film commissions offer funds and/or fee exemptions, such as: Matsumoto: Film aid fund (max. 5 million yen) Nagoya: Film aid fund (max. 10 million yen) Osaka: Location scouting…