New rescue drama SAF3 (pronounced ‘Safe’) is filming on location in Cape Town, doubling the South African city for California. The drama focuses on an elite unit of Malibu’s fire department that encompasses specialists in sea, air and fire rescues.
Epic new TV drama Outlander will spend the next few weeks filming on location at Doune Castle in central Scotland. The castle is 600 years old and has been used as a filming location before, most famously for the feature comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail in the mid-1970s.
With the sole reason of presenting Poland as a potential shooting destination to the Indian Film Industry, Polish Tourist Organisation (POT) and Film Polska Productions jointly organised an official Indian producers' fam trip to Poland.
Domestic terrorism drama Homeland has been greenlit for a fourth season and will continue filming on location in North Carolina. The state doubles for Washington, DC, in the show that was first attracted to the region partly by the 25% refundable filming tax credit.
Dolphin Tale 2 has started filming on location at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium in the city of Clearwater on Florida’s west coast. The movie is a sequel to the original family drama Dolphin Tale, which was a huge success in 2011.
Actor Michael Fassbender is filming new western Slow West on location in New Zealand, doubling the country for 19th Century Colorado. Shooting is taking place in the town of Twizel in the Canterbury region of New Zealand’s South Island.
North Carolina’s production industry is fighting to have the state’s filming incentive programme extended beyond the end of 2014. The region is a thriving production hub, but conservative politicians are spearheading a move to direct the incentive funds to other parts of the economy.
Chris Hemsworth, star of new Marvel sequel Thor: The Dark World, has praised the UK’s location filming opportunities. The movie shot mostly at Shepperton Studios and on location in and around London, marking a production shift for Marvel.