Two new TV pilots are filming on location at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios in Illinois. Crime drama Runner is based on a Turkish TV series and is set in the shadowy world of the illegal arms trade. Love is a Four Letter Word is an ensemble drama looking at race and gender.
Filmmaker Rob Reiner, famous for classic comedies like This Is Spinal Tap and The Princess Bride, will get filming incentive support to shoot his new independent movie in Utah. Moab in eastern Utah is a popular filming location and has appeared in movies like 127 Hours and John Carter.
A remake of 1994 supernatural thriller The Crow is set to become the first major feature film to be shot at Pinewood Studio Wales. The adapted Cardiff studio offers two 20,000 sq ft sound stages and extensive additional space for production offices and workshops.
Lucky Fish Productions used Cape Town as a near-future anonymous metropolis in a spot for the Audi A6. The commercial was shot over four days, with visual effects used to make Cape Town less recognisable.
Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan will be in Croatia this week filming scenes for his new movie Fan. The production will use Croatia’s filming incentives to spend nine days shooting in Dubrovnik, before relocating to London.
The Korean Film Commissions & Industry Network has put in place a new international team to promote South Korea as a country, rather than by region. South Korea will get a profile boost in the coming months as a filming location for superhero sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron.
FilmWorks New Orleans has officially opened as a new adapted studio space for producers shooting in Louisiana. The state offers an uncapped 30% filming incentive and Matthew McConaughey’s Civil War drama The Free States Of Jones is currently filming near New Orleans.
Markenfilm Crossing’s new commercial shoot for the Mercedes Benz G500 has become the first to close Chile's central Portillo international trucking route. The spot showcases the G500’s handling as it speeds across a mountainous wilderness.