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Arctic drama series Fortitude films on location in London and Iceland
Sky Atlantic’s Arctic crime drama Fortitude created a studio space in London and filmed on location in Iceland. Stanley Tucci, Michael Gambon and Sofie Gråbøl are among the stars in the story of a murder investigation in a remote Arctic…
Ireland boosts filming incentive and expands programme to star salaries
Ireland has increased its formal filming incentive from 28% to 32% and has expanded support to cover expenditure on star salaries. Production is focused in and around Dublin, with major TV shoots including historical dramas Vikings, Penny Dreadful and Ripper…
Ben Stiller films Night at the Museum 3 on location at the British Library
Ben Stiller filmed partly on location at the British Library in London for Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, the third movie in the successful children’s franchise. The film follows Stiller’s night watchman as he has more adventures…
Disney to film Pete’s Dragon remake partly in New Zealand region of West Otago
Disney is set to film its remake of the 1977 fantasy Pete’s Dragon partly on location in the West Otago region of New Zealand’s South Island. The production was confirmed for New Zealand last month and will be based at…
Hong Kong and Korea sign deal to boost film co-productions and creative work
Hong Kong and Korea have agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to boost creative collaborations. Both regions are also building their international appeal, with Hong Kong having hosted the Transformers franchise and The Avengers: Age of Ultron filmed partly in…
Revolver films Romania as frozen northern Europe for Aldi Christmas campaign
Production company Revolver doubled Romania for frozen northern Europe for this year’s Christmas campaign for supermarket Aldi’s Australian market. The spot follows a man returning to his northern home after a trip to Australia, and bringing with him a range…
Rachel Weisz and Michael Fassbender film period movie in Tasmania town
British stars Rachel Weisz and Michael Fassbender are filming period drama The Light Between Oceans in Stanley in the Australian island state Tasmania. Willem Dafoe’s atmospheric drama The Hunter has been among the highest-profile features to shoot in Tasmania in…
Christopher Nolan films sci-fi epic Interstellar in Alberta and Iceland
Filmmaker Christopher Nolan shot his sci-fi epic Interstellar on location mainly in Alberta and California, and also shot scenes in Iceland. Set in the near future, the film tells the story of a group of cosmonauts sent through a wormhole…
Chinese movie Hollywood Adventures films on location in Southern California
New Chinese movie Hollywood Adventures has become the largest Chinese-language film to shoot on location in Southern California. The production features three Chinese stars but has a US director and co-stars, and is mostly being crewed by Americans. Hollywood Adventures…
Interstellar Location Manager Mandi Dillin on US filming hubs and California hopes
Mandi Dillin has worked on many of the biggest movies of recent years, including Inception, The Dark Knight Rises and now Interstellar for Christopher Nolan. She talks to The Location Guide about US production centres and her hopes for California’s…