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London Wimbledon Studios reopens
London Wimbledon Studios has reopened as a filming facility in the south-west of the city. Although closed for a short time last year, resident broadcaster Marjan Television Network Ltd has now made a sales and marketing deal with film location…
British Columbia to open new film and TV office in Los Angeles
Authorities in British Columbia have announced a new film and TV office for Los Angeles. Vancouver is one of the top production centres in North America and a regular double for California. Comic book drama Deadpool has been a high-profile…
Former Doctor Who execs set up production company with South Wales office
Two former BBC executives and veterans of Doctor Who and Da Vinci’s Demons have set up new production company Bad Wolf that will have an office in South Wales. Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner plan to bring GBP 100 million…
Park Pictures films music promo for Florence and the Machine on Scottish island
Park Pictures filmed in western Scotland’s Inner Hebrides for a new promo for British indie rock band Florence and the Machine. Shooting for the atmospheric production – a double video for the band’s singles Queen of Peace and Long &…
International films account for bulk of UK production spending this year
Twenty-one international films dominated UK production spending in the first half of this year, according to a report from the British Film Institute (BFI). Between them the 21 movies spent just under GBP 520 million of a total figure of…
Georgia in western Asia plans filming incentive programme
Georgia is preparing to launch a filming incentive in early 2016. Positioned on the intersection between Europe and Asia, the country is planning to offer a 20% rebate for international productions filming locally, but details of the required minimum spend…
National Trust welcomes filming of Swallows and Amazons in Lake District
A new movie adaptation of Swallows and Amazons is being shot in the Lake District in north-west England and has been welcomed by the National Trust. Historical buildings managed by the organisation have appeared recently in the BBC’s period drama…
TV drama TURN: Washington’s Spies to film third series in Virginia
Period war drama TURN: Washington’s Spies is set to film a third season on location in Virginia. Set during America’s Revolutionary War of the 1770s, the series is based on the true story of a clandestine group of spies who…
VFX company Sony Pictures Imageworks opens new HQ in Vancouver
Visual effects company Sony Pictures Imageworks has officially opened its new headquarters in Vancouver. The firm’s recent productions have included The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy, while upcoming projects include the new Ghostbusters movie. The company will…
UK period drama Tutankhamun to film on location in South Africa
A period drama telling the story of the discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in the 1920s will be filmed on location in South Africa for ITV. British archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of the Ancient Egyptian boy-king in…