Archive for January, 2016

Hollywood takes steps toward film production in Cuba

By The Associated Press   HAVANA — The producers of Showtime’s dark comedy “House of Lies” had $3 million and a mission: shoot the first episode of scripted American television in Cuba in more than half a century. With less than a week to shoot the entire fifth-season finale on the chaotic streets of central Havana, […]

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Atlanta Named Best Big City For Film Industry Workers

By JOHN LORINC Atlanta is the best big American city for people working in the film industry this year, according to an annual report from MovieMaker Magazine, an industry trade journal. The magazine cites the city’s atmosphere and restaurant culture among the factors that help the industry thrive. A flexible attitude has also helped. “There’s a bunch […]

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Government opening up all areas of Indonesia’s film industry to foreign investment

By Coel Healy The Indonesian film industry has been earning more and more international attention in the past few years, with local titles such as “The Raid” gaining worldwide acclaim and 2015’s “The Look of Silence” being nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary. We’ve also been seeing more signs that international filmmakers are interested in […]

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Busy Canadian film industry has low loonie to thank?

Joanne Cochrane Manitoba’s film industry has a love-hate relationship with the struggling Canadian dollar. On one hand, producer Kyle Irving says it’s attracting productions to come over the border here. “If the financing is coming from outside, and you’re spending Canadian dollars, then it’s a huge advantage. The Canadian film production scene hasn’t been this busy […]

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