New US drama series Dig has returned to Croatia to film more episodes on location. The show is a murder mystery set in Jerusalem and filmed in the city until last year’s conflict between Israel and Gaza prompted the producers to relocate.
The National Trust has published a map of the UK filming locations used for the BBC’s historical drama Wolf Hall to help boost tourism. Some 40% of the series was filmed on National Trust properties and the organisation is expecting a 25% increase in visits.
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.
Jordan has had a renewed call for filming incentive support as Ridley Scott prepares to shoot locally for part of his new film The Martian. In recent years the country has hosted shoots such as Zero Dark Thirty but faces a major challenge in boosting its international appeal.
Former Game of Thrones star Sean Bean will start filming new ITV drama series The Frankenstein Chronicles next week. Northern Ireland will stand in for Regency London of the 1820s.
The Mayor of New York has warned against a plan to compile detailed monthly reports on location filming activity in the city. New York is one of the top production hubs in the US, but there have been calls from neighbourhood groups to regulate filming activity more closely.
The Scottish government is facing renewed pressure to develop a film studio and to streamline production support. Holyrood has heard that a lack of both filming infrastructure and unified Scottish support resulted in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones filming in Belfast.
The British Council has signed an agreement with the Royal Film Commission Jordan to help boost the Middle Eastern country’s production industry. Jordan has recently hosted Zero Dark Thirty, Monsters: Dark Continent and Jon Stewart’s Rosewater.