The BBC’s period series The Musketeers was the biggest-spending international production to shoot in the Czech Republic in 2014. Two series of the drama have filmed near Prague, spending around USD 25 million, according to figures from the Audiovisual Producers’ Association.
Visual effects company Sony Pictures Imageworks has officially opened its new headquarters in Vancouver. The firm’s recent productions have included The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy, while upcoming projects include the new Ghostbusters movie.
Massachusetts on America’s eastern seaboard is set to keep its 25% filming incentive following a decision from lawmakers. The state has hosted high-profile productions like The Fighter and American Hustle, and a new Ghostbusters movie is now filming locally.
Better Call Saul, the prequel series to the acclaimed Breaking Bad, is filming its second season in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The drama follows the exploits of lawyer Jimmy McGill several years before he became Saul Goodman and met crystal meth dealers Walter White and Jesse Pinkman.
An executive at Twentieth Century Fox has warned that Louisiana’s filming incentive changes could alienate big-budget features. Fred Baron is Fox’s executive vice-president of feature production and has filmed the new Fantastic Four and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes in Louisiana.
A period drama telling the story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the 1920s will be filmed on location in South Africa for ITV. British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of the Ancient Egyptian boy-king in 1922 after years of searching.
Los Angeles has claimed the top spot as the most popular North American filming location for TV pilots by a huge margin, according to new figures from FilmLA. Ninety-one pilots were shot in the city in the 2014-15 production cycle, while New York came a distant second with 25.
The London-Rio+ Production Forum will be held in London this autumn. Presented by Film London and the Barbican, the one-day event on 24 September will promote filming incentives in the UK and Brazil, and will encourage co-productions between the two countries.