Europe’s only end of year event for the location and production industry, FOCUS, will be returning to London’s Business Design Centre for the 6th and 7th of December. Now in its second year, FOCUS 2016 boasts more content than ever before with free sessions on feature films, television programming, advertising and interactive content.
Othello Khanh is one of the most prolific production professionals working in Vietnam today, having spent over 30 years in the business and working on projects for Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Unilever to name a few.
Airing on ABC and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards took place last night to honour the very best examples of television entertainment throughout the last year. Most expectations were met as HBO’s powerhouse series Game of Thrones took away the award for Outstanding Drama Series along with 11 others.
ABC and Lonestar Company’s upcoming series about the history of the Torres Strait Islands is filming in the location itself and throughout Far North Queensland, Australia.
ABC’s family-comedy Fresh Off the Boat will film parts of its third season on location in Taiwan. Specific locations have yet to be chosen as Location Scouts are still conducting research but the shoot is expected to run for three days. The show stars Randall Park (Veep), Constance Wu (Parallels) and Hudson Yang (The Sisterhood of Night).
CBS’ new Star Trek television series will now be filmed in Toronto despite initial reports that the production would be shot in Los Angeles. The yet-to-be-titled show will be the first of the Star Trek TV productions to film entirely outside of LA, as previous shows have taken up residency at Paramount Studios, Warner Bros Studios and Desilu Studios (now closed).
The pilot for ABC’s upcoming drama series, The Death of Eva Sofia Valdez has begun filming on location in Mullins, South Carolina. Production on the series began last week as lock-offs were initiated on Main Street and Park Street. The show is penned by Cuban-American playwright Charise Castro Smith (Devious Maids) and will star Gena Torres (Suits) in the titular role.
Disney’s ABC Studios has started filming a second series of the fairy tale comedy Galavant at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol. Galavant will spend 16 weeks shooting on purpose-built sets in the Tank House 3 space.