Ahead of the AFCI Locations Show, The Location Guide will be dedicating its news section from April 11th to 15th entirely to articles about filming in the West Coast of America. We got a chance to interview Susannah Greason Robbins of Film SF and discover the unique incentives and locations available to productions filming in San Francisco.
The upcoming live action adaptation of the popular Japanese manga series, Ghost in the Shell has started filming on location in Wellington, New Zealand. The project will star Scarlett Johansson as the lead protagonist Motoko Kusanagi, with Michael Pitt having just been cast as the series’ iconic villain The Laughing Man.
From working as a Location Scout, a Location Manager and now more recently becoming a Production Executive for locations, it’s fair to say that Markus Bensch knows his way around the industry.
Production service company LS Productions recently took to the famous Strathisla Distillery in Edinburgh to film a commercial for Chivas Regal’s Japanese inspired whiskey ‘Mizunara’.
After two days of networking, industry talks and panels, interviews and incredible parties, the first FOCUS has officially come to an end. We would like to extend our thanks to not only our exhibitors but to everyone in attendance at this year’s event, without whom FOCUS would not have been such a success.
The cast and producers of Star Trek Beyond, the third in the rebooted sci-fi franchise, have gathered in Dubai ahead of two weeks of location filming in the city. Shooting will take place on location and at Dubai Studio City.
Jackie Chan starts filming in Dubai this week for his new movie Kung Fu Yoga. The production is scheduled to last around four weeks and is the first to be made under India and China’s recently signed co-production agreement. Servicing is being provided by AlKatraz Productions.
Location filming has wrapped in Alabama for USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, which recounts the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in the dying days of the Second World War. Alabama offers a 25% filming incentive for productions spending at least half a million dollars.