Northern Film and Media in England is lobbying local authorities to set up a film fund to help boost production in the region and build on the success of dramas series like Vera. Currently, the organisation can offer no more than GBP3,000 for projects looking for funding in the north-east of England.
The History Channel could film in the south-west US for its new Western miniseries, tentatively titled Texas Rising. Featuring a cast led by Bill Paxton and Brendan Fraser, the drama will be History's second Western after Hatfields & McCoys, which co-starred Paxton and Kevin Costner.
A third series of period drama Mr Selfridge has been commissioned by British broadcaster ITV and will return to filming locations in north London and the Historic Chatham Dockyard in Kent. The series stars US actor Jeremy Piven as the real-life founder of department store Selfridge & Co.
The Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) has announced a nominations shortlist for its inaugural awards event. On 29 March 2014 the ceremony will take place at the Writers Guild Theatre in Beverly Hills, with The Location Guide as a partner.
Historical action drama Pompeii recreated the eponymous ancient Roman city filming on location in Toronto, Canada. The film tells the story of a slave-turned-gladiator struggling to save the aristocratic woman he loves against the backdrop of Pompeii's infamous volcanic eruption.
In March 2014 the BBC is screening a new series of drama Shetland, named for the remote archipelago north of the Scottish mainland where it's filmed and set. Douglas Henshall stars as a detective working in the small island communities.
Locations in Victoria in British Columbia are doubling for the fictional northern Californian town of Gracepoint in the US remake of hit British drama Broadchurch. British actor David Tennant once again stars as the lead detective in the story of a child murder investigation.
Developers in Manchester in northern England are preparing to launch a new filming facility aimed at drama productions. The Space Project is scheduled to open in May 2014 and will offer five purpose-built studio spaces, as well as workshop, dressing and make-up facilities.