Global Search: Live by Night
Latest News (2887)
Hemingway feature Papa organises historic Cuba location filming with US talent
A new feature charting the true-life friendship between writer Ernest Hemingway and young journalist Ed Myers in the late 1950s, filmed on location in Cuba. Papa is the first feature in half a century to shoot in Cuba with a…
North Carolina filming incentive changes could undermine production industry
Proposed changes for North Carolina’s filming incentive programme could undermine the state’s filmmaking appeal, production professionals have warned. Governor Pat McCrory has set out plans that could hinder the state’s ability to attract features on the scale of Iron Man…
New X-Men movie films mutant drama on location in Montreal
Bryan Singer filmed new superhero sequel X-Men: Days of Future Past on location in Montreal, Canada. Through a time travel storyline, the film unites the X-Men franchise’s original characters, Professor X, Magneto and Wolverine, with their younger incarnations from X-Men:…
Rabbicorn Media doubles Spain for global locations filming new BMW campaign
Rabbicorn Media filmed on location in north-east Spain for a new campaign for BMW, doubling the region for global locations. Manifesto was directed by Marco Gentile and explores what BMW ownership means for drivers around the world. The production team…
History Channel doubles West Virginia for global locations filming The World Wars
History Channel filmed in West Virginia for its new docudrama The World Wars, doubling the eastern-US state for global locations. Shooting focussed on West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle and recreated a host of countries including Germany, Mexico, Italy and France. Production…
Pilot Productions films Tough Trains documentary on Yamal Peninsula in Siberia
British production company Pilot Productions filmed on location on the remote Yamal Peninsula in north-west Siberia in Russia for documentary series Tough Trains. Moscow-based fixer Alyona Pimanova helped facilitate the shoot through her Munro Productions banner. The production team was…
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice starts filming on location in Detroit
New superhero movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has started filming on location in Detroit. Studio work will take place at Michigan Motion Picture Studios and location filming will encompass the city of Detroit, as well as locations in…
Cannes 2014: Film London and Ile de France Film Commission renew partnership
Film London and the Ile de France Film Commission have renewed their partnership agreement. The two organisations have pledged to work together for a fifth year and continue the city-to-city co-operation between London and Paris. “I am delighted to be…
Abu Dhabi officially confirmed as first Star Wars: Episode VII filming location
Abu Dhabi has been officially confirmed as the first filming location for Star Wars: Episode VII. Lucasfilm is working locally with twofour54, the commercial arm of Abu Dhabi’s Media Zone Authority. The city offers a 30% filming incentive, which has…
Park Pictures builds Roman gladiator arena in New Zealand filming for Samsung
Park Pictures built a Roman gladiator arena near Auckland, New Zealand, for a new spot promoting Samsung’s curved Ultra High Definition TV. The ad features a father and son facing a gladiator charge in the Roman arena as the curved…