Feature film Loving, based on the true story of a married interracial couple in Virginia who were arrested under race laws in 1958, will be filmed in the state. Virginia is a popular filming location for historical and period dramas and is currently hosting the Civil War TV drama Mercy Street.
New Peter Pan adaptation Peter & Wendy is shooting as a TV movie with filming locations in London, Dorset and Luxembourg. The ITV production will begin with Wendy as a patient with a heart condition at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in modern London.
Tangerine Films and FPS Productions have shot a new campaign for Canon cameras in Istanbul. A series of short films follow a popular photography couple, a graffiti artist, a travel blogger and a group of free runners as they trial Canon equipment in the Turkish city.
Perth production company The Penguin Empire orchestrated a global shoot to promote the University of Western Australia (UWA). Pursue Impossible follows a student running through cities and wilderness locations around the world as she chases her ambitions.
Primo filmed on location on the streets of Buenos Aires for a new campaign for Scotch Whisky brand Johnnie Walker. Entitled The Journey, the spot treats viewers as the subject and challenges them to inspire individuals and crowds in the streets of an unnamed modern city.
Filmmaker George Miller shot on location in the deserts of Namibia to capture the post-apocalyptic visuals he needed for Mad Max: Fury Road. Released 30 years after Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the new adventure stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron.
Epoch Films shot scenes in a rural Bolivian community as part of an international campaign for Internet.org, an organisation set up by Facebook to boost global web connectivity. Erika and Esmeralda follows two children who invented a hydraulic mechanical arm for a school project.
Pinewood Studios has launched Pinewood Productions Ireland Limited as a new full service production company to assist clients filming on location in Ireland. The company’s services will include budgeting, location scouting, crew sourcing and equipment and facilities rental.