Production began last Friday on the upcoming BBC psychological thriller The Replacement, shooting on location in Glasgow. The programme was commissioned by the BBC’s Polly Hill in December 2015 and will consist of three episodes of 60 minutes each.
In an effort to maintain Nova Scotia’s growing film industry and inspire more producers to shoot on location, the province’s Film Fund will be provided with an extra CAD1.5 million, bringing the overall total to CAD11 million.
A new piece of legislation could have major implications for New York’s film incentive programme, asking that USD5 million of the fund’s overall USD420 million be allocated specifically to projects that employ women and minorities in lead writing and directing roles.
The upcoming film by Swedish Director Lisa Langseth (Hotel) Euphoria, will be shot on location in Bavaria. The film will star Alicia Vikander who has already worked with Langseth on a number of projects, alongside Eva Green and Charlotte Rampling, and will tell the story of two estranged sisters who come together when they decide to embark on a journey into the mountains.
For the first time since its inception, Production Service Company LIMELITE will be a sponsor at The Location Beach Lounge during the 2016 Cannes Lions Festival. Working primarily on commercials productions, LIMELITE has offices based in Ukraine, Georgia and Kazakhstan, becoming a highly esteemed company throughout the Eastern Europe and Middle Eastern territories.
Ready to Shoot will be returning as a sponsor for The Location Beach Lounge at the Cannes Lions Festival 2016. Ready to Shoot are a Lisbon-based Production Service Company that specialise in feature film and commercials productions. Their list of services includes location scouting, catering and production design, amongst many others.
The Malaga-based Production Service Company, Fresco Film is returning as a sponsor for The Location Guide’s Cannes Soirée at the 2016 Cannes Lion Festival. Fresco Films specialises in service production throughout Spain and Portugal, having catered to a number of high profile productions including seasons five and six of HBO’s Game of Thrones, and the upcoming series Emerald City.
The Tenerife Film Commission (TFC) will return as a sponsor for The Location Guide’s Cannes Soirée at Cannes Lions 2016. The TFC seeks to ensure the best possible experience for productions hoping to film on location in Tenerife, by providing a number of services including swift acquisition of filming permits and an extensive locations directory.