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Kenya plans bespoke filming incentive to secure Angelina Jolie movie Africa
The Kenya Film Commission has reached out to Angelina Jolie in an effort to secure filming for her next project, Africa. Jolie will direct the movie based on the life of paleoanthropologist Richard Leakey, but South Africa currently offers better…
Coen Brothers boost Los Angeles location filming with new movie Hail Caesar
Filmmaker siblings Joel and Ethan Coen are helping boost California’s production industry by shooting their new movie Hail, Caesar! on location in Los Angeles. California’s uncompetitive filming incentive means that few features have been based in the state in recent…
Japanese movie Persona Non Grata doubles Poland for global filming locations
Japanese feature film Persona Non Grata recently wrapped a shoot in Poland. Produced by Cine Bazar of Tokyo and set during World War Two, the movie tells the true story of a Japanese diplomat based in Lithuania who saved thousands…
Virginia reports production boost as Maryland study urges filming incentive axe
Location filming in Virginia got a boost in 2013 with TV dramas like TURN: Washington’s Spies, according to the Governor’s Office. In contrast, a report published in neighbouring Maryland has urged the cancellation of the state’s filming incentive. Production spending…
Middle East dramas in vogue but Israel loses location filming to Malta and Croatia
Biblical screen stories are enjoying a surge in popularity, with Ridley Scott’s Exodus: Gods and Kings planning to emulate the global success of Darren Arronofsky’s Noah. However, a summer of violence in the Middle East means Israel is now losing…
Queensland water tank and filming incentives crucial to Angelina Jolie's Unbroken
Angelina Jolie filmed her true-life World War Two drama Unbroken partly on location in Queensland, Australia. Jolie’s second film as director needed the right combination of filming incentives and water tank facilities for a movie with many ocean-set scenes. Unbroken…
American Sniper and Taken 3 among film winners at California On Location Awards
Clint Eastwood’s true-life drama American Sniper and Liam Neeson’s action sequel Taken 3 were among the movie winners at this year’s California On Location Awards (COLAs). The ceremony has been recognising the achievements of location professionals in California for 20…
BBC films new comedy series Woody on location in Canary Islands
The BBC is filming on location on Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands for new TV comedy series Woody. Set on a fictional Spanish island, the show follows an undercover reporter who gets caught in a series of crimes and…
RCN Films shoots in Colombian national park for glass bottle maker O-I
RCN Films shot in Colombia’s Tayrona National Park for a new campaign for the glass bottle manufacturer O-I. The spot features a castaway on a blustery desert island whose attempts to cast a message in a bottle into the sea…
Steven Spielberg adds Polish city to filming locations for Cold War spy drama
Steven Spielberg has added the city of Wroclaw in south-west Poland to his list of filming locations for his new Cold War spy drama. Now called St. James Place, the movie stars Tom Hanks and is shooting mainly in New…