As part of the UK production hub and with its own unique locations on offer, Northern Ireland is now a highly desired country for filming. Acting as a film office for the region, Northern Ireland Screen is the first port of call for Location Managers so we sat down with the head of the organisation, Andrew Reid to get to grips with his role in the industry.
The third series of the BBC’s highly successful period drama, Poldark has now commenced filming with scenes being shot in Cornwall, Bristol and at The Bottle Yard Studios. All of these locations have been visited by the production in the past and will be familiar to fans of the show.
Strawberry Films, acting as a service company for Stink Berlin have shot a large portion of their Feel Connected commercial for Telekom AG in the Hungarian capital of Budapest. Hungary has been used represent a number of major European countries including Vienna.
The BBC’s new period drama The Moonstone, starring John Thomson (Cold Feet) and Sarah Hadland (Miranda) has begun filming in North Yorkshire. The production will be conducting on location shoots at Thornton Watlass Hall, a Grade I listed Georgian country house that will serve the show’s 19th century period setting.
Loch Ness, a new drama commissioned by ITV will film at its namesake location and in the Scottish Highlands. Split into six episodes, the series will follow the lives of Detective Annie Redford and her family when a body is discovered by the Carn Mor mountain just as a human heart turns up on the shores of Loch Ness.
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.
Belladonna Productions has been in operation for over twenty years and is now under the helm of René Bastian and Linda Moran with no signs of slowing down any time soon. With clients all over the world, the company has extensive experience with a multitude of locations but has a particular fondness of unique locations within the US.
A Game of Thrones app has been released on the Google Play store to highlight the filming locations used for the show, with an iOS release expected soon.