David Beckham has filmed a new BBC rainforest documentary on location in Brazil. Directed by Anthony Mandler, the 90-minute film will follow the football star and a small group of friends as they experience life in the rainforest ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in June.
An adaptation of Vera Brittain’s First World War memoir Testament Of Youth is filming on location in the UK in Yorkshire, Oxford and London. Heyday Films and BBC Films are co-producers on the adaptation of the 1933 memoir.
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has established a presence in Northern Ireland by teaming with local executives to form Stellify Media in Belfast. Game of Thrones has helped transform the region’s production industry in recent years and the UK’s filming incentives are an added boost.
The European Commission has approved the UK government’s plan to boost its filming incentive programme, Chancellor George Osborne revealed in his 2014 Budget. From 1 April this year the tax credit will be easier to use and more accessible, while the cultural test will be modernised.
The sequel to sci-fi drama Divergent will shift from Chicago to film mainly on location in Atlanta, as the production team looks to Georgia’s more generous filming incentive programme. Similar to The Hunger Games, Divergent tells a Young Adult drama set in a dystopian city.
Production company Camino Media has launched its Production Service Network (PSN) to facilitate commercial filming across multiple European territories. Officially launched at ADFEST 2014 in Thailand, the PSN comprises Camino Media’s partners in 12 different countries.
We all agree that sleep is key to wellbeing, mood and overall health. Good quality sleep is even more important when filming on location for long periods of time and certain crew members (think locations and the production department) often don’t get nearly enough of it!
Lucasfilm and parent company Disney have confirmed that filming for Star Wars: Episode VII will start at Pinewood Studios in the UK in May this year. The UK was first confirmed as the main filming location in May 2013.