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Thank you for attending FOCUS
After two days of networking, industry talks and panels, interviews and incredible parties, the first FOCUS has officially come to an end. We would like to extend our thanks to not only our exhibitors but to everyone in attendance at this year’s event, without whom FOCUS would not have been such a success.
Drone filming & the freedom of unmanned flight
[slideshow id=411]Aerial drones – or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), to use the industry terminology – have become an increasingly prevalent part of the international production landscape.
BBC gangster drama Peaky Blinders to film Liverpool again for third season
The BBC’s hit period gangster drama Peaky Blinders will once again double parts of Liverpool for 1920s Birmingham. Cillian Murphy stars as the head of a criminal gang in the Midlands city trying to expand his business empire in the aftermath of the First World War.
BBC Worldwide to film new docudrama on Svalbard in Arctic Circle
A new docudrama series likened in tone to Fortitude has been commissioned by BBC Worldwide to shoot on Svalbard in the Arctic Circle. The Norwegian archipelago is one of the world’s northernmost inhabited regions and is home to a small expat community.
BBC period drama Poldark helps boost film tourism in Cornwall
The BBC’s period drama Poldark, set in late 18th century Cornwall, helped boost film tourism in the region over the summer. A full 25% of people visiting the south-western county were inspired to do so partly by the TV series, according to a report from Visit Cornwall.
Horror movie Vessels to film onboard ship The Queen Mary in California
New horror film Vessels is set to become the first feature to shoot on famous cruise ship The Queen Mary. The story is inspired by tales of ghosts haunting the liner, which has been permanently moored in Long Beach, California, since being retired in the late 1960s.
Adventure series Hooten & The Lady to start filming on location in Rome
New adventure series Hooten & The Lady will start filming shortly in Rome. Likened in tone to the Indiana Jones films and the TV drama Relic Hunter, the show will follow an adventurer who joins forces with an aristocrat from the British Museum to track down treasures.