Steven Spielberg’s film adaptation of Ernest Cline’s novel, Ready Player One is now filming on location in Digbeth, doubling the location for a dystopian Ohio. Footage of the shoot emerged online, showing a van speeding around the corner of Floodgate Street.
Terry Gilliam’s long awaited film, The Man Who Killed Don Quixote has now entered into production with shoots taking place in Lisbon and Tomar. Scenes will also be filmed in Castilla-La Mancha and the Canary Islands.
After a 51.9% majority of the UK population have voted to leave the European Union, a number of key industry figures have published official statements regarding their thoughts on Brexit.
Now working as a major executive in the Warner Bros. Productions (WB) hierarchy, Roy got his start on some of cinema’s greatest films including Star Wars and Indiana Jones, and has since amassed a portfolio that few can compete with.
In a bid to compete with other major locations and secure large scale international productions, New South Wales have introduced a USD20 million film fund. Made in NSW will aim to expand the film industry within the Australian territory by doubling the existing fund to an incredible USD40 million over the next two years.
In an effort to simplify the process of applying for and receiving the Abu Dhabi filming incentive, the programme will now be run solely by the Media Zone Authority company, Image Nation Abu Dhabi. Operation of the incentive was previously split between Image Nation and the SANAD Film Fund.
As part of a collaboration between Production Service company twofour54, Broadcasting Company MBC (via their subsidiary O3 Productions) and Abu Dhabi Ports, the United Arab Emirates capital has expanded its local studio facilities with the implementation of the city’s first backlot.
Through an investment supplied by UKTI’s Northern Powerhouse Fund, the British Film Commission have launched an initiative to highlight locations and facilities in Northern England to the American film industry. As part of this initiative, six key executives from American Production Companies made the journey to Northern England last week to explore what the area has to offer.