New Australian TV miniseries Gallipoli filmed in Victoria, south-eastern Australia. The drama tells the story of the Allies' failed World War One campaign of 1914 in Ottoman Turkey that cost 100,000 lives, including those of 8,700 Australian soldiers.
The California Film Commission has approved an initial set of rules on how to issue the state’s new filming incentives that come into effect this summer. Specific details include penalties for productions that fail to create as many jobs as initially intended.
Comedienne Tina Fey is filming on location in New Mexico for a movie adaptation of Kim Barker’s journalism memoir The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The state is currently getting a profile boost with Better Call Saul, which shoots in Albuquerque.
Successful crime drama Banshee will relocate from North Carolina to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for its new series. Pittsburgh is a popular filming location and has hosted Tom Cruise’s vigilante drama Jack Reacher, while also appearing as Gotham City in The Dark Knight Rises.
Biscuit Filmworks shot on location in Los Angeles and San Diego for a new Turbo Tax commercial set during the Boston Tea Party of 1773. It's an event that centred on a tax dispute and the spot shows British troops initially diffusing the situation by offering Turbo Tax’s free filing service.
Curious Mumbai chose to film on location in Austria for a new commercial for electrical appliance the Milton Electron Tiffin. Set in a mountainous part of India, the spot features a group of soldiers whose spirits are raised when they receive a heated care package.
New Pictures filmed the lavish period TV series Indian Summers on location in Penang, Malaysia, doubling the region for northern India. Set in 1932, the Channel 4 series tells a story of social drama during the dying days of the British Empire’s colonial rule.
Singapore is getting a profile boost with the upcoming action sequel Hitman: Agent 47, which has launched a trailer ahead of it summer release. Based on the popular videogame franchise, the new movie was filmed partly on location in Singapore and at the island state’s Infinite Studios.