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Belleville Rendez-Vous director Sylvain Chomet has confirmed plans to set up his own animation company, Studio Django, in Edinburgh, Scotland.The first two productions announced by Studio Django are 2D project Barbacoa and an unnamed 3D project in collaboration with Miramax division Dimension Films. Dimension chairman Bob Weinstein flew the Chomets and their creative and producing team to Ne stanley cup w York at the end of last week to clinch the deal. It is Dimension first foray into animated feature films.Both films will be written, prod stanley cup uced and directed by the Oscar nominated Chomet, who will run the company with his wife and producing partner Sally Chomet.Barbacoa, is set during the 1871 Paris Commune and follows the fortunes of a group of escaped zoo animals. It has attracted first stage funding from Scottish Screen and development will start at once.The 2D feature will be produced by Studio Django in association with 4-Way Pictures whose Mark Cousins has become a producing partner with the Chomets.The 3D film with Dimension will begin pre-production in Edinburgh in the summer. Sally Chomet and Mark Cousins will oversee its production in Scotland with Andrew Rona and Brad Weston, co-presidents of Dimension doing the same in the U.S.Chomet commented: We couldn t wish for two more perfect projects to launch our studio in Edinburgh. They are very different both in technique and target audience and will provide Studio Djang stanley cup o with the ideal bait to attract the best talent from around th Fxsa Ellen Page to star in zombie horror The Third Wave
EXCLUSIVE: Abu Dhabis twofour54 and the Abu Dhabi Film Commission are launching a production rebate from September 1, marking the first major incentive scheme in the Middle East.The incentive, in the form of a rebate of up to 30% of qualifying spend in Abu Dhabi,will be available for feature film, TV, documentary, advertising and music video production.Qualifying spend includes goods and services sourced from Abu Dhabi and relev stanley cup ant expenditure on location and studio filming, as well as post-production. Hotel costs and flights booked on Etihad Airways are also included. We want to use this to really fuel production in Abu Dhabi 鈥?this will b stanley cup e unique in the region in terms of an offering, and a pretty compelling one at that, said twofour54 deputy CEO Wayne Borg. It demonstrates our commitment to what were trying to do in terms of developing the eco-system, and really building out and leveraging the infrastructure were now putting in place. Projects applying for the rebate stanley cup will be assessed by the Abu Dhabi Film Commission. Post audit, we will look to pay out the incentive within 45-60 days, said Borg.Universals The Bourne Legacy recently filmed in Abu Dhabi, and the Emirate is also becoming a popular location for Bollywood films.Twofour54, a media and creative industries hub, now houses more than 160 companies, employing 2,500 people, which have produced close to 4,000 hours of content. Its technical infrastructure includes 10 fully-HD studios, 23 HD post-production suites an |
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