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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes films Vancouver and Louisiana for San Francisco
Sci-fi sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes followed the example of its 2011 predecessor Rise of the Planet of the Apes by filming mainly in Louisiana and Vancouver. The producers used generous filming incentive deals to create the…
Carnival Films and BBC America to film historical miniseries The Last Kingdom
Carnival Films and BBC America are to co-produce new historical miniseries The Last Kingdom. Based on novels by Bernard Cornwell, the drama is likely to be similar in tone to Game of Thrones and Vikings, and will be set in…
Independence Day producer advocates Oregon filming incentive boost
Producer Dean Devlin has advocated changes to the filming incentive programme in Oregon. Best known for his 90s movie hits Independence Day and Stargate, Devlin has also filmed extensively in Oregon for long-running crime drama Leverage and adventure series The…
Georgia builds on filming appeal with Insurgent and Oprah Winfrey-produced Selma
Georgia is building on its national production appeal by hosting the young adult sci-fi sequel Insurgent and the 1960s-set civil rights drama Selma, which has Oprah Winfrey as a producer. The state is already the long-term host of hugely successful…
Homeland co-creator calls for more US TV productions to film Israel
The Israeli co-creator of hit US terrorism drama Homeland has called for more US productions to film in international locations including Israel. Gideon Raff is currently working on new US dramas Tyrant and The Dig, both of which are shooting…
BBC period drama Wolf Hall starts filming at Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol
Company Pictures has returned to The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol, western England, to film new six-part period drama Wolf Hall for the BBC. The production company previously based its period drama New Worlds at the studios. Wolf Hall is…
Buenos Aires Province: Filming on location on a great film set
The province of Buenos Aires is known for its fields, a land of gauchos. Its endless horizon leads us to think about nothing but the vastness of the humid pampas. Buenos Aires is as large as Italy or Greece, yet…
New report urges caution over expansion of California filming incentive
A new report has urged caution over any plans to expand California’s filming incentive programme. The study warns that competing with rival incentives elsewhere in the US could be very expensive for the state especially as it says the tax…
Filming on location in Estonia with Allfilm
Estonia’s AV sector is growing fast and more production houses from around the world are realising the country’s potential as a great location for shooting both commercials and features. Estonia is full of surprising and undiscovered locations. Starting from magnificent…
Supervising Location Manager James Lin on Captain America 2 and California filming
Marvel made the unusual step of bringing big-budget film production to California for its comic-book sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Supervising Location Manager James Lin talks about the challenges of the shoot and California’s filmmaking future. Captain America: The…