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New James Bond movie Spectre films opening sequence in Mexico City
New Bond movie Spectre has filmed its opening sequence on location in Mexico City, recreating the country’s Day of the Dead celebrations, which in reality fall at the end of October. The production team has already filmed on location in…
Cold War drama The Americans doubles New York for 1980s Washington DC
Popular Cold War spy series The Americans doubles New York for 1980s Washington, DC. Currently in its third season, the drama follows two Russian KGB agents living undercover as an American married couple in northern Virginia towards the end of…
Ryan Reynolds comic book movie Deadpool to film Georgia Viaduct in Vancouver
Ryan Reynolds’ new comic book movie Deadpool will film partly on location on the Georgia Viaduct, a major twinned bridge in central Vancouver. The movie is a solo outing for the comic book hero Reynolds first played as a supporting…
UK government expands filming incentives
Further enhancements to the UK’s filming incentives have been announced by the Chancellor George Osborne. The TV tax credit that’s attracted shoots like 24: Live Another Day and Veep is now accessible with a lower spend and a dedicated children’s…
Crowns & Owls capture Mediterranean feel filming for Ted Baker in Wales
Filmmaking collective Crowns & Owls sought the Mediterranean feel of Portmeirion in north Wales for a new campaign for Ted Baker’s SS15 fashion collection. Short film Pinch Me follows a well-dressed gentleman exploring an exotic but secluded coastal village. Crown…
Jury announced for Berlin fashion Film Festival as closing date approaches
The entry window for film submissions to this year’s Berlin fashion Film Festival (BfFF) closes on 20 March next week. The festival celebrates branded video content focussing on fashion, lifestyle and luxury, and the festival has announced its jury for…
Film London familiarisation trip promotes UK animation industry to US delegation
A three-day familiarisation (fam) trip organised by screen agency Film London is to showcase the UK’s animation industry to a US delegation. The UK offers a production tax credit of up to 25% on eligible animation work. Executives from Tricon…
UK television tax credit drives massive increase in location filming spend
The UK’s new TV tax credit drove a huge increase in television location filming in its first full year, according to figures published by the British Film Institute (BFI). Designed to bring more high-end TV shoots to the UK, the…
BBC films Jimmy McGovern penal colony TV drama Banished near Sydney
RSJ Films and See-Saw Films shot partly on location near Sydney for the BBC’s new period drama series Banished, devised and written by Jimmy McGovern. The story is inspired by the establishment of the British First Fleet’s penal colony in…
British Columbia expands filming incentive programme to post-production
Productions filming in British Columbia can now get a tax credit on their post-production spending as part of an expansion of the Digital Animation or Visual Effects programme. Vancouver got a boost last year doubling for Seattle in Fifty Shades…