The Namibia Film Commission has disputed claims that Mad Max: Fury Road damaged desert landscapes during its shoot last year. George Miller’s sequel filmed on location in the Namib Desert, but an environmental report accuses the production of causing permanent damage.
Television pilot Under the Dome has started filming on location in North Carolina. The Stephen King story follows a small town’s struggles when a huge transparent dome inexplicably seals it off from the outside world. Filming will take place partly at EUE/Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington.
Sam Raimi has praised the Michigan film industry ahead of the release of his epic new movie Oz the Great and Powerful. The film shot at the former Raleigh Michigan Studios – now called the Michigan Motion Picture Studios - and collected a filming tax rebate of around USD40 million.
A Chinese delegation has toured studio facilities in Dubai as they consider a formal production tie with the Middle Eastern city. Representatives from the China State Administration of Radio, Film & Television (SARFT) toured Dubai Media City and Dubai Studio City.
Hong Kong-based production company Bleu Arc chose a Budapest location shoot for Chinese clothing brand Youngor when the city offered cheaper production costs. The original plan to film around Oxford University in England proved too expensive.
[slideshow id=352]Blink Productions headed north of Scotland to Shetland to film a dancing Shetland pony in a celebration of silliness for the Three network. The spot features the tiny pony showing off its dance moves on a scenic cliff top.
Atlantic Pictures chose dusty filming locations in Texas to shoot the live-action trailer for videogame Defiance. Delivering Mad Max-style visuals, the spot shows a team of drifters fleeing a brawl in a remote bar before facing off against an alien invasion in a dystopian California.
Reno Tahoe Studios has opened in Reno, Nevada, in the south-west US, and could help boost location filming in the area. Set up by the Reno-Sparks Convention and Visitors Authority (RSCVA), the facility offers six stages and office space spanning 300,000 square feet.