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Film Florida report outlines state-wide benefits of filming incentive
A new report from Film Florida has outlined how the state has benefited from the filming incentive programme that has attracted films like Dolphin Tale. According to the study, Florida makes a minimum of five dollars in investment for each…
Gotham City on-screen: Location filming options for James Gordon TV drama
New Fox TV drama Gotham will explore the early career of James Gordon, the detective who eventually helps Batman with his fight against Gotham City’s super-villains. Filming locations for the series will need to offer tax incentives and film-friendly production…
Historical action drama Pompeii films on location in Toronto
Historical action drama Pompeii recreated the eponymous ancient Roman city filming on location in Toronto, Canada. The film tells the story of a slave-turned-gladiator struggling to save the aristocratic woman he loves against the backdrop of Pompeii's infamous volcanic eruption.…
New TV drama Hieroglyph to recreate ancient Egypt filming in New Mexico
New TV drama series Hieroglyph will recreate ancient Egypt filming on location in New Mexico. The show will be based at Albuquerque Film Studios and could help further boost the state's profile after the success of Breaking Bad. Hieroglyph will…
Jurassic World and Terminator 5 filming on location in New Orleans
Dinosaur sequel Jurassic World and sci-fi sequel Terminator: Genesis will be among the big-budget productions filming in New Orleans over the coming months. A reboot of superhero franchise Fantastic Four is scheduled to film in Baton Rouge. Louisiana Entertainment released…
Spike Jonze combines Los Angeles and Shanghai to film future romance Her
Filmmaker Spike Jonze combined cityscapes in Los Angeles and Shanghai to create the near-future urban setting of his oddball romance Her. The film follows a lonely writer who develops a strange relationship with an artificially intelligent operating system. Jonze worked…
North Carolina advocacy group promotes benefits of filming incentives
Advocacy group the North Carolina Production Alliance (NCPA) has formed to promote the state’s filming incentive. A generous 25% filming tax credit is set to expire at the end of 2014 and the production industry is lobbying for a renewal…
RoboCop remake films on location in Toronto doubling for a future Detroit
Jose Padilha’s big-budget remake of iconic action crime drama RoboCop filmed largely on location in Toronto, doubling the Canadian city for a futuristic Detroit. Like Paul Verhoeven’s original, the film tells the story of a maimed police officer resurrected as…
New study will evaluate effectiveness of filming incentives in Europe
A new study has been commissioned by the European Audiovisual Observatory to evaluate the effectiveness of filming incentives throughout Europe. Consultancy firm Olsberg SPI will lead the report and the results will help clarify advantages and disadvantages of each programme.…
RSA Films shoots on location around the world for Apple Mac 30th anniversary
Jake Scott has directed a new spot for RSA Films marking the 30th anniversary of Apple’s first Mackintosh computer. Fifteen camera crews in ten countries around the world filmed scenes on iPhones on a single day – 24 January 2014…