New World War II feature The Book Thief filmed on location at Studio Babelsberg near Berlin. Based on a novel by Markus Zusak, the film tells the story of a young girl who steals books to find solace from the horrors of Nazi Germany.
Cinespace Chicago Film Studios in Illinois has revealed details of its expansion plan. Having opened in 2011 the studio currently offers 18 sound stages but wants to build an additional 12, while also negotiating with local authorities to set up a back lot and a water tank.
The BBC has started filming the new series of sci-fi hit Doctor Who on location in Cardiff with new star Peter Capaldi. More than ten million UK viewers watched Matt Smith’s popular three-year tenure end as he regenerated into Capaldi in the show’s Christmas Day episode.
Tobey Maguire is a producer on new post-apocalyptic feature Z for Zachariah, which will start filming on location in New Zealand in the next few weeks. Based on a 1974 children’s novel by Robert O’Brien, the story takes place in a remote valley in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust.
Nevada in the western US has launched a new filming incentive designed to boost the state’s production industry. The new programme is worth up to 19% of local production spending and has an annual film fund of USD20 million.
Stink Digital filmed on location in the Douro Valley region of northern Portugal in a new spot for Japanese contact lens brand Miru. The production used an adapted remote-controlled OctoCopter camera rig to create a 720-degree view of balloons drifting through the countryside.
A new version of the BBC’s now-classic comedy The Office is to film on location in the Czech Republic. Comedians Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant created the original show - which Gervais also starred in - and the Czech production marks the format’s ninth international sale.
A series of major TV dramas – including the Stephen King miniseries Under the Dome – filmed in North Carolina in 2013 and helped deliver production spending of USD254 million. This could bolster calls to renew the state’s 25% filming incentive, which is set to expire at the end of 2014.