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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.…
American remake of The Intouchables swaps Paris for Philadelphia
An American remake of the critically acclaimed French film, The Intouchables, is currently being filmed in Philadelphia. Entitled, Untouchable, the remake stars Bryan Cranston as a quadriplegic millionaire who hires a younger man, played by Kevin Hart, to be his…
The Creative Coalition to be honoured with LMGI Humanitarian Award
For the upcoming 10th annual LMGI Awards, The Creative Coalition have been honoured with the Humanitarian Award. Recognising The Creative Coalition’s commitment to using arts and entertainment to advocate for social change, the award will be revived at the live…
Cannes Lions 2023: New Creative Benchmarks
As befits a champion of creative excellence and progress, the Cannes Lions Awards have evolved to include gaming, the metaverse, a greater focus on effectiveness and with sustainability and diversity running throughout its core. In recognition of the pervasive impact…
Jharrel Jerome is larger than life for Prime Video’s I’m A Virgo
Filmmaker Boots Riley brings I’m A Virgo to Prime Video, starring Emmy-winning actor Jharrel Jerome. The colourful sock wearing creative stands as creator, writer and executive producer for the project adding the eclectic series to his roster of projects which…
Antoine Fuqua’s Emancipation brings Will Smith back to the Oscars conversation
Apple Original Films revealed their first trailer for Antoine Fuqua’s gripping slavery thriller Emancipation. Starring Will Smith, the film is set to be released on the streaming platform on 2 December 2022. The first screening of the film was shown…
World premiere of Sidney graces the stage of TIFF
The Toronto International Film Festival saw the world premiere of the Sidney documentary on 11 September 2022. The film centering around actor, filmmaker and Civil Rights activist Sidney Poitier, features candid interviews with admirers of the beloved star. Sidney is…
Savannah Leaf makes feature directorial debut with Earth Mama
Olympian and Grammy Award-winner Savannah Leaf is set to release the coming-of-age story Earth Mama through independent entertainment company A24. Serving as writer and director to the production, the former volleyball champion will bring the depth and delicateness of her…
Onyx Collective set to release first all-black produced drama series Reasonable Doubt
Onyx Collective, a platform led by creatives of colour, gives a teaser of its first drama series. Reasonable Doubt is executive produced by Kerry Washington and the product of an all-black writer’s room led by Raamla Mohamed. The show follows…
USD350 million film studio will be developed in Ghana
A major new film studio and production house is being built in Ghana. The construction will be located across approximately 321 acres, creating one of the first major studios of its kind in Africa. Entrepreneur Nana Dakrabo I – also…
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Political drama House of Cards has returned to Netflix and is likely to raise Maryland’s production profile as a double for Washington, DC. Baltimore doubles for the US capital in the popular drama and has now hosted the show for…
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Virginia played a key role in the Civil War and Richmond was the Confederate capital throughout the conflict. Eligible productions looking for location authenticity in telling Civil War stories can access state filming incentives, which include a base 15% tax…
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Qualifying productions filming in Washington can access a 30% cash rebate, although the annual cap is USD3.5 million. Regardless, the filming industries will be happy to be able to compete on some level, as they feel they need to offer…
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Washington DC: Rebates
Varies – 21% on qualified expenses not subject to taxation in DC; 30% for BTL resident crew; 42% for qualified expenses subject to taxation. The program is under revision. However, projects are being reviewed on a case by case basis.…
The Washington Motion Picture Competitiveness Programme
Washington Film offers funding assistance for qualified in-state expenditures of up to 30% for motion pictures and episodic series with less than six episodes and up to 35% for episodic series with at least six episodes. Also offers funding assistance…