The Irish Film Board took to the stage yesterday at the National Gallery of Ireland to announce its new government funded programme. Entitled Creative Ireland, the five-year initiative seeks to project Ireland’s industry on a global scale whilst investing in domestic projects and talent.
After concluding its first season last Sunday with a critically acclaimed finale, reports have emerged that production on the second season of HBO’s Westworld will commence in summer 2017. Abstaining from the traditional approach in television of airing a new season each year, Westworld season two will premiere in 2018.
After receiving confirmation in September 2015 from the Texas Film Commission, Corpus Christi has now been certified as an official film friendly location.
Savannah-based entrepreneur Rodney Dickey has unveiled plans to establish a new film studio in the Georgian city. Entitled River Oaks Film Studios, the company will take over the warehouse at 198 Gulfstream Road, renovating the premises to accommodate large scale productions.
A remake of the classic 1973 drama Papillon starring Steve McQueen and Dustin Hoffman, has wrapped filming on location in Malta. The new adaptation will star Charlie Hunnam (Pacific Rim) alongside Rami Malek (Mr Robot), taking over the roles of McQueen and Hoffman respectively.
A variety of UK-based companies and organisations vying for your business will be present at the extensive UK Village exhibit at FOCUS 2016, December 6th and 7th at the Business Design Centre in London.
Rob W. King’s science-fiction feature, The Humanity Bureau has begun filming in the small lakeside town of Osoyoos, British Columbia. The film stars Nicolas Cage and Sarah Lind, depicting a dystopian United States destroyed by global warming, leading the Government to banish citizens who are deemed unessential to the rebuilding process.
Arizona’s newly launched Film and Digital Media Office, dubbed ‘Studio 48’ will be making its first public appearance at FOCUS 2016, December 6th and 7th at the Business Design Centre in London.