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France: inward production
Canada may double for New York or Chicago, but when it comes to France, producers often choose the real deal. The Da Vinci Code, The Devil Wears Prada and Marie-Antoinette all shot in the territory.While there are no specific tax breaks for international productions the national film commission, Film France, ...
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Ireland: inward production
Historically, Ireland has managed to attract high-end international productions, such as Mel Gibson's Braveheart and Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan. But the territory's bidding position has been undermined by a strong euro and a weak US dollar.The Irish Film Board recently established an office in LA under the management of ...
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New Zealand: inward production
During the past year, New Zealand has played host to a range of ambitious projects, including Warner Bros' epic 10,000 B.C., directed by Roland Emmerich. James Cameron, meanwhile, is in pre-production on his long-awaited Avatar.Although a lack of studio space is an issue, a significant attraction has been the Large ...
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Mexico: inward production
With its proximity to Los Angeles and its low costs, Mexico has long benefited from footloose US productions. The Mexican government recently dissolved the Mexican Film Commission because it wants to redefine its function.In the interim, Hugo Villa Smythe (pictured) of the Mexican Film Institute Imcine is in charge of ...
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Protestors mar Los Angeles Latino fest
The 4th Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival ended on a sour note July 30 when the entrance to the festival venue, the Egyptian Theatre, was picketed by a radical Latino group protesting against DreamWorks' The Road To El Dorado. Actor and festival president Edward James Olmos narrated the voice ...
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Thailand: inward production
Thanks to its lush settings, Thailand has long been a prime location. Despite the devastating tsunami in 2004, last year's military coup and the more recent Bangkok bombings, the territory is still attracting production.Recent high-profile shoots include the remake of Bangkok Dangerous starring Nicolas Cage, and Ridley Scott's American Gangster, ...
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Spain: inward production
Spain has attracted a growing number of high-profile international productions, many of which turn to local companies such as KanZaman or Filmax as Spanish co-producers, bringing in local subsidies. The Spain Film Commission was created in 2001 to unite film commissions across Spain. Carlos Rosado, the head of the Andalusia ...
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Malta: inward production
In recent years, Malta has successfully attracted some ambitious projects, such as Troy and Munich. The Mediterranean island may offer tax credits, ocean-side water tanks, sunshine and plenty of spectacular locations but the challenge now is to lure big US projects in the face of heavy competition from Eastern European ...
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UK: inward production
The UK has been a popular location for major US and international productions for decades. But with uncertainty in recent years over the territory's tax incentives and a clampdown on Gaap financing, Colin Brown - who was appointed in December 2006 - will need to convince US studios of the ...
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Features
Playing to the crowd
One of the great debates for international film is why movies so rarely trouble the box office beyond their national boundaries. For all the talk of cultural diversity, the blockage generally comes down to the simple fact of language. Dubbing and subtitles remain a big obstacle.Finding ways to break through ...
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Ancient Greece is the word
300 continues to conquer at the international box office and took a whopping $48.2m at the weekend as it expanded into an additional 20 territories. The Spartan epic was boosted by 241% and had number one openings in all markets, bringing its international total to $79.3m after just three weeks. ...
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Market focus - Double ahead for India
India 's film industry is expected to more than double in value in the next five years, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers. The business will be worth $4.1bn (rup175bn) by 2011, compared to the $2bn (rup84.5bn) it was worth in 2006, according to the report presented at this week's Ficci-Frames conference in ...
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Constantin, SamFilm and Zipfelmutzen lead German producers in 2006
German producer-distributor Constantin Film has double cause for celebration after being named the most successful German producer and distributor of 2006 by the German Federal Film Board (FFA) and posting the 'most successful fiscal year of its history' in 2006. This was the third year running that Constantin had received ...
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Bomb injures six on Afghanistan film set
A terrorist bombing has injured six actors and crew on the set of Iranian film maker Samira Makhmalbaf's Two Legged Horse (Asbedopa).The film was half way through its planned shoot but production has now been halted while the Makhmalbaf family leaves Afghanistan. A production spokesman said they don't yet know ...
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Norway's Zwart to direct Wolff for Universal
Norwegian director Harald Zwart has been signed to direct Universal's Wolff And Byrd, also known as Supernatural Law, based on Batton Lash's comic-book about two lawyers who specialise in macabre cases.Zwart recently finished his US directing debut One Night At McCools, starring Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon and Michael Douglas, for ...
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UK Film Council looks for certification manager for new tax test
As of today, the certification unit for the new Cultural Test for British Film introduced as part of the UK 's new film tax relief will be based at the UK Film Council, moving from its previous home at the Department of Culture, Media & Sport. The UKFC is currently ...
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Sunshine
Dir: Danny Boyle. UK-US. 2007. 107mins. The sun is dying. Eight astronauts, 55 millions miles from Earth, are on a mission to re-ignite it and thereby save humanity. Thus begins Danny Boyle's highly impressive sci-fi thriller Sunshine, a work that combines eye-popping visuals with an eco-conscious screenplay and several striking ...
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Soda works with festival to launch Spanish film DVD label
UK independent distributor Soda Pictures has joined forces with Viva Spanish and Latin American Film Festival to create a DVD distribution label specialising in Spanish and Latin American films.The label, dubbed the Soda Viva Collection, comes after the film festival's launch (March 15-25) and before its theatrical tour in the ...
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Seoul unveils first foreign production incentives
Seoul Metropolitan City Government has announced its first incentives for foreign film and television shoots to take place in the South Korean capital. The government has allocated $532,000 for incentives out of a $745,000 fund meant to promote tourism through marketing the city of Seoul in visual media. The city's ...
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Bergstein group buys Image Entertainment
Los Angeles-based entrepreneur David Bergstein is poised to add a home entertainment platform to his growing entertainment empire as he closes in on the acquisition of Image Entertainment.Bergstein bought the UK's Capitol Films and New York-based THINKFilm earlier this year. Now BTP Acquisition Company, the investor group he leads, has ...