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London-Rio+ Production Forum to boost UK-Brazil location filming
The London-Rio+ Production Forum will be held in London this autumn. Presented by Film London and the Barbican, the one-day event on 24 September will promote filming incentives in the UK and Brazil, and will encourage co-productions between the two…
Visual effects companies Cinesite and Image Engine announce merger
Major visual effects companies Cinesite and Image Engine are set to merge and will offer more than 525 artists between London, Montreal and Vancouver. Cinesite was set up in London in the mid-90s and its current projects include Ant-Man and…
Matt Damon’s The Great Wall becomes biggest US-China co-production
Upcoming fantasy epic The Great Wall features a cast led by Matt Damon and is the biggest US-China co-production ever made. Filmed on location in the Chinese city of Qingdao, the story posits that China’s Great Wall was in fact…
Exports from UK creative and film industries increase 34%
Global exports from the UK’s creative industries rose by 34% between 2009 and 2013, according to new government figures. Television dramas like the BBC’s Sherlock and The Musketeers have been major international hits. Jobs in the UK’s creative industries increased…
Unofficial Chariots of Fire sequel films in China and North America
An unofficial sequel to the classic British movie Chariots of Fire is filming in China, as well as the US and Canada. The Last Race tells the true story of athlete Eric Liddell, a medal winner at the 1924 Paris…
Period crime drama Houdini & Doyle to film in Manchester and Toronto
New ITV period crime series Houdini & Doyle will film on location in Manchester in the UK, and in Toronto. Set at the turn of the 20th century, the drama will follow Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and…
New series of BBC contemporary war drama Our Girl to be set in Kenya
A second season of the BBC’s modern war drama Our Girl will be set in Kenya. The series follows a female soldier in the British Army and is relocating the story to Kenya after the first season used South Africa…
Woody Harrelson to film presidential biopic LBJ in Texas and Louisiana
Woody Harrelson will play Lyndon B Johnson in a new film about the 36th President of the United States that will shoot on location in Texas, Louisiana and Washington, DC. Production for LBJ will follow historical drama The Free State…
Bristol Film Office launches local movie maps to boost film tourism
Bristol Film Office has launched a series of online movie maps in a bid to boost regional film tourism. The city in the west of England has been used for several high-profile UK TV shows, including Sherlock, Wolf Hall and…
Penny Dreadful to film third series in Dublin
Gothic TV drama Penny Dreadful will film a third series on location in the Irish capital Dublin. Created by screenwriter John Logan, the show follows the adventures of an assortment of iconic horror characters from 19th century literature in Victorian…