Warner Bros will invest in the UK’s next generation of skilled film crew by recruiting trainees. The company, which owns Leavesden Studios outside London, will recruit two trainees through Creative Skillset on each film it shoots in the UK.
Iowa in the mid-western US has launched a new location filming support body. Named Produce Iowa, the organisation will promote film, television and multimedia production in the state.
Marvel’s Iron Man 3 delivered nearly USD180 million in local production spending filming on location in North Carolina, a new report shows. The study for the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) reveals that the production was given a USD20 million incentive.
The European Commission has launched its final public consultation on revised rules for film and audiovisual production support among Member States. A review of criteria for state aid has been underway for two years and the final Communication is due in June 2013.
On those days when I'm feeling a little discouraged, or I seem to be endlessly searching for a location which just doesn't manifest itself, I have to remind myself how lucky I am to do this job.
Location filming for superhero sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has headed to Rochester in upstate New York for a major car chase shoot. The second-unit filming will last nine days and will involve 450 crew members - 250 hired locally - plus 150 locally-hired extras.
Mumbai production house Curious has filmed India’s longest-ever commercial in a Budapest prison for digital TV provider Tata Sky. The three-and-a-half-minute spot shows inmates in an Indian prison launching an escape attempt to see an India-Pakistan cricket match.
Political TV drama House of Cards has started filming its second season on location in Baltimore, Maryland. The first season delivered USD140 million to the state in direct production spending, according to Governor Martin O’Malley.