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Hunger Games Catching Fire films on location in Hawaii
Dystopian sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire filmed scenes on location in Hawaii, using the tropical setting for the story’s jungle and forest scenes. The film follows two young heroes competing in a life-or-death competition in a future North America…
Aproductions photo shoot marks Qatar Airways sponsorship of FC Barcelona
Madrid-based Aproductions organised a photo shoot in Barcelona to mark Qatar Airways’ sponsorship of top Spanish football team FC Barcelona. Shooting took place at the city’s Mediapark studio facility and had to be co-ordinated with a commercial that was shot…
Maryland Governor spotlights filming incentive benefits with Veep set visit
The Governor of Maryland spotlighted the benefits of his state’s filming incentive programme this week with a visit to the set of the award-winning political satire Veep. Although set in Washington, DC, the show films in Maryland because of the…
New TV show Looking wraps San Francisco location filming
New TV drama Looking has wrapped location filming in San Francisco. The eight-part series follows the lives of three gay men living in a changing city and shot in more than 40 different locations. “Whenever I come to San Francisco,…
Pirania Film shoots channel idents on location across Warsaw for Viva
Pirania Film shot at a dozen different locations across Warsaw filming idents for local Viacom channel subsidiary Viva. The short five-second films were designed to capture the vitality of European cities in a general sense and will be screened in…
Filming on location in Bulgaria with Executive Producer Christopher Bojilov
Christopher 'Fori' Bojilov trained as a computer engineer and began his career in post-production in 1997. He made his first feature in 1999 and later expanded to commercials as well, becoming an Executive Producer with Bulgaria Film Services. In 2005…
Dig TV show to become first US series to film entirely on location in Israel
A new TV show called Dig is set to become the first US series to film entirely on location in Israel. The show will be a murder mystery set at an Israeli archaeological dig and is based on an idea…
Chinese-language TV drama to film on location in Seattle in Washington State
A new Chinese-language TV drama will film on location in Seattle in Washington State. Washington Filmworks is co-producing with China’s DMG Entertainment and the so-far untitled show will chart the lives of Chinese nationals dealing with life in modern America.…
AFCI announces 2014 Board of Directors
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) has announced its Board of Directors for 2014. The AFCI is the professional global organisation for film commissioners assisting filming productions, with George David as President. Pam Haynes (West Virginia Film Office) has…
California Film Commission calls for more money to boost filming incentive
The California Film Commission has called for “a bigger pot of funds” for the state filming incentive. Commission head Amy Lemisch was speaking at a State of the Industry Conference at the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. A host of individuals…