Ireland has expanded its generous filming incentive package to cover salaries from talent originating outside the European Union (EU), which will include US star salaries. The move will help the country compete with the UK and could help attract more productions like Vikings.
Paris-based Quad Productions headed to the Ecuadorian jungle and the unique landscapes of the Galapagos Islands to showcase the picture quality on Samsung’s new curved OLED TV. The spot features atmospheric natural vistas and exotic animals prowling in the wild.
A new TV spy drama set during America’s Revolutionary War of the 1770s will be filmed on location in Virginia with star Jamie Bell. Turn could be similar in style to the 1992 film The Last of the Mohicans, which is also being developed into a miniseries.
A top executive at HBO has been considering Game of Thrones’ production legacy in Northern Ireland. The hit fantasy drama is filming its fourth season from its Belfast base and HBO’s executive vice-president Jay Roewe praised local enthusiasm for the production.
Tom Hanks and director Paul Greengrass filmed Malta and the military facilities of Virginia in the US for modern piracy drama Captain Phillips. The movie tells the true story of Captain Richard Phillips, whose merchant ship the Maersk Alabama was hijacked by Somali pirates in 2009.
Dutch production company MediaMonks Films shot on location in Barcelona for a wet test for Geox Amphibiox footwear. The campaign involved drenching a brave test subject with artificial rainclouds as he explored the city, to test how the shoes cope with wet-weather conditions.
Screen Australia has announced plans to launch a new fund designed to boost high-end television production in the country. The High-end Television Development Program will support up to five TV productions each year with funding of up to AUD40,000 for each project.
Yosemite National Park in California is one of the popular American filming locations suffering as a result of the continued US government shutdown. Politicians in Washington, DC, have failed to agree a new budget, meaning federally-owned land across the US is closed for business.