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The Pursuit of Love filmed on location in Bristol, Bath and Paris, France
The aristocratic comedy about love and friendship by Nancy Mitford has been adapted into a 3 x 60 minute drama for the BBC. The series was one of the first high-end dramas to begin filming after lockdown and shot in…
Healthy Creativity in Advertising
In today's fast-paced pressured world health and wellness has taken centre stage in people's lives. As individuals become increasingly conscious of their well-being, the market for related products and services has exploded. However, in this saturated marketplace, consumers are not…
Global Entertainment Awards announce 2024 winners
The Global Entertainment Awards (formerly known as World Trailer Awards) took place this past weekend in Wyndham Grand Algarve, Portugal. Celebrating the people behind the promos, trailers and marketing for movies, games and series of the last year, the ceremony…
Nine additional recipients awarded through BFI U.K. Global Screen Fund
Today, the BFI announced the nine additional recipients of their UK Global Screen Fund including feature films, documentaries, television series and animation projects. In this latest wave of awarding, 12 territories have received the fund for their co-productions with the…
Melanie Bridge and Sharlene George appointed as Co-CEOs of The Sweetshop
Founding partners Melanie Bridge and Sharlene George of New Zealand based production company The Sweetshop are moving into co-CEO roles. The award-winning partners who have guided the company to success over the past 2 decades, will now be at the…
New Zealand is Master of All Roads in new Isuzu campaign
In their new film series, Isuzu have crowned New Zealand their Master of All Roads as some of Asia Pacific’s best motorsport drivers tackle the terrains of the region. Directed by automotive specialist Tenn and assisted by production service company…
Lane Street Studios opens in New Zealand
New Zealand has opened the doors to Lane Street Studios, a new purpose built film studio in Wellington. Since finishing construction in January, the 10 acre site has welcomed a host of local and international productions. The site consists of…
A Savage Christmas filming now in Queensland
Australian feature A Savage Christmas is currently filming in Queensland. With support from the Queensland government through Screen Queensland’s Screen Finance Programme and principal production investment from Screen Australia, this project will be the debut form production company Roaring Entertainment…
Jaclyn Philpott joins AFCI as Executive Director
After a meticulous worldwide search, the Association of Film Commissioners International announced the appointment of Jaclyn Philpott as executive director on 22 December. The new executive director will relocate from Auckland, New Zealand to Los Angeles for the position. With…
The Location Guide Round-up 2022
2022 has been another extraordinary year for The Location Guide with plenty of excitement and quality performances from the whole team. Two new issues of makers magazine covered some of the most topical content in our industry, while FOCUS and…
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Film Construction
Category: Production Companies
Country: New Zealand
Covering: New Zealand, Australia, AsiaFilm Bay of Plenty
Category: Government Film Liaison Office
Country: New Zealand
Covering: Bay of Plenty, New ZealandPhotoplay
Category: Production Companies
Country: Australia
Covering: Australia, New Zealand, USAStone Soup Production Company
Category: Production Companies
Country: Taiwan
Covering: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, China, Australia, New Zealand, IndonesiaFinch Company
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Australia
Covering: Australia, New ZealandFilm Otago Southland
Category: Film Commissions
Country: New Zealand
Covering: Queenstown-Lakes, Dunedin, Southland, Central Otago, Waitaki, CluthaBatch Film
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: New Zealand
Covering: New ZealandFlying Fish New Zealand
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: New Zealand
Covering: New ZealandJoy Inc
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: New Zealand
Covering: New Zealand, and global for documentarySpinnaker Films
Category: Production Service Companies
Country: Australia
Covering: Australia, New Zealand, South Pacific
Locations (7)
Alaska
Alaska has cancelled its filming incentive programme and will redirect the funds elsewhere in the economy. For the past few years the state has offered a base 30% filming tax credit that specifically rewarded productions shooting in remote areas at…
China
International production companies appear to be more interested in Chinese locations as a way of accessing its lucrative domestic market, rather than being driven by an interest in exotic filming locations. China is not thought of as being a particularly…
Fiji
The Fiji islands offer a growing film production industry and breathtaking film locations that can double for many other countries. Visiting film crews can take advantage of turquoise waters, white sandy beaches, tropical rainforests, lakes, rivers and waterfalls. Fiji has…
French Polynesia
French Polynesia has been playing host to the film industry since the 1930s. In recent years it has been more favoured by documentary and commercial productions but still sees at least one feature a year. Located over 5,000 kilometres away…
New Zealand
New Zealand reels in big budget features and high-end drama through its generous incentives, expert crews, and facilities throughout the country and its stunning locations. The crew base has a high level of skills including award winning HOD's. There are…
Tunisia
Tunisia is a country about the size of California with a tremendous variety of scenery from forests, mountains, beaches and desert to industrial landscapes and souks. There is a solid infrastructure due to the well-developed tourist industry and a small…
US Virgin Islands
MJZ filmed on location in the US Virgin Islands for a new campaign for the American satellite service provider DirecTV. The spots feature US model Hannah Davis on a tropical beach, while her New Zealand-accented talking horse ruminates on his…
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Brazil: Audiovisual Act
Co-production funds are available to Brazilian production companies for feature films, documentaries and TV. Brazil has co-production treaties with Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Russia,…
New Zealand Screen Production Grant
Feature films must spend at least NZD 15m to qualify for the 20% grant. Television productions and other non feature films must spend at least NZD 4m. A 20% grant is also available for productions that spend at least NZD…