Filmmaker Kenneth Branagh has scouted locations on the island of Guernsey for his new feature project, an adaptation of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society. Guernsey is a British Crown dependency and is part of the Channel Islands off France’s Normandy coast.
Washington Filmworks is asking for USD3.5 million to help attract filming projects to Washington State during the next legislative term. The state ended its 30% cash rebate filming incentive last year and Washington Filmworks has since been operating unfunded.
Marvel Studios will start filming Iron Man 3 in North Carolina in May. Shooting is scheduled from May to September, using EUE/Screen Gem Studios as a base. It took a full year of negotiations to secure the shoot, with Michigan, New Mexico and Georgia all originally in contention.
Peter Jackson has offered a video diary update on the Hobbit shoot in New Zealand. The initial stage of location filming lasted nearly eight weeks and wrapped in December with a main unit of around 500 crew members, plus around 200 people on the second unit with Andy Serkis as director.
It’s been a good year for the established production hubs around the world, with regions like Buenos Aires, South Africa, Eastern Europe and New Zealand maintaining their appeal for commercial projects. Australia has seen a production resurgence, while in the US the spectre of budget deficits has put real pressure on state filming incentives.
[slideshow id=220]After graduating from Columbia University in 2002, Ginger decided to travel extensively in Latin America to learn Spanish. She ended up in Argentina and has slowly made Buenos Aires her home.
[slideshow id=221]Florence is the Fiji Audio Visual Commission's Chief Executive Officer, the Government agency responsible for the development and promotion of the audio visual industry in Fiji.
[slideshow id=214]Craig is the Senior Location Specialist with the Georgia Film, Music and Digital Entertainment Office, and is tasked with promoting the state as a shooting location for all types of productions.