In 2014 some 400 film permits were issued for shoots in Clark County, Nevada, which encompasses Las Vegas, marking a regional record. Nevada launched a filming incentive in January, but the programme was largely defunded in September.
Period drama Foyle's War has filmed Liverpool as London, Southampton, Poland and France for its new series. The long-running show follows the exploits of an MI5 officer in post-war Britain.
New James Bond movie Spectre is filming on location in Austria, continuing a shoot that’s scheduled to span seven months and at least five different countries. The new film’s title was announced at Pinewood Studios in December.
North Carolina has downgraded its filming incentive to a grant programme worth USD 10 million a year. Drama series Under the Dome has claimed half the fund for this year, but a regional film commission says production interest in the area is declining.
Sky Atlantic’s Arctic crime drama Fortitude created a studio space in London and filmed on location in Iceland. Stanley Tucci, Michael Gambon and Sofie Gråbøl are among the stars in the story of a murder investigation in a remote Arctic mining town.
The BBC will film a new miniseries of War and Peace on location in Russia, Lithuania and Latvia. Tom Harper will direct the six-part drama telling Leo Tolstoy’s story of Russian aristocrats against the backdrop of the French invasion of Russia in the early 19th century.
Radical Media filmed on location in the Almeria region of southern Spain for a new spot for the BMW i8. Curiosity explores the development of modern driving by showing early man discovering the freedom and power of horseback riding. The animal then morphs into a BMW.
Marion Cotillard co-directed short film Enter the Game for Dior and Bliss Inc in Meyreuil in the south of France, a location intended to evoke Los Angeles. Cotillard also stars as a woman enjoying the tranquil surrounds of her hillside home and pool.