Bollywood star Shahrukh Khan will be in Croatia this week filming scenes for his new movie Fan. The production will use Croatia’s filming incentives to spend nine days shooting in Dubrovnik, before relocating to London.
The Korean Film Commissions & Industry Network has put in place a new international team to promote South Korea as a country, rather than by region. South Korea will get a profile boost in the coming months as a filming location for superhero sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron.
FilmWorks New Orleans has officially opened as a new adapted studio space for producers shooting in Louisiana. The state offers an uncapped 30% filming incentive and Matthew McConaughey’s Civil War drama The Free States Of Jones is currently filming near New Orleans.
Visual effects work for Harrison Ford’s upcoming romantic drama The Age of Adaline will be completed partly in Brisbane, Australia, using Queensland’s new visual effects incentive. The film follows Blake Lively as a 29-year-old woman who stops ageing after surviving an accident.
Harry Potter and period drama Downton Abbey helped drive film tourism in England in 2014. Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, and the Dorset filming locations used for child murder drama Broadchurch, contributed to an overall spend of up to GBP 140 million.
Belfast is set to host a third season of the BBC's hit serial killer drama The Fall. Gillian Anderson will return to star as Detective Inspector Stella Gibson on the trail of Jamie Dornan’s disturbed murderer Paul Spector.
South African filmmaker Neill Blomkamp shot on location in Johannesburg for his new sci-fi feature Chappie. The movie looks set to boost South Africa’s production profile, but the country faces a challenge providing the studio facilities to meet growing international demand.
New feature The Truth Commissioner will spend the next five weeks filming on location in Belfast and Dublin, and other parts of the Republic. Belfast is home to Game of Thrones and Dublin hosts shows including Vikings and Ripper Street.