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Film fixer Eric Brown: California very viable location for commercial producers
California is still a popular filming location for commercial shoots, despite steadily losing out on feature and TV drama production. Eric Brown runs Fixer Films and explains that commercials have not been as affected by California’s limited filming incentive as…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles filming boosts New York with $55m spend
A reboot of action franchise Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has helped boost New York’s production industry with direct spending of more than USD55 million. The new film shot for over 70 days in New York City and spent USD30 million…
Ben Stiller sequel Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb films London
Ben Stiller’s family comedy sequel Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb has promoted its London filming locations ahead of the movie’s December opening. The film follows Stiller’s night security guard and his adventures with museum exhibits that magically…
Leading directors convince US studios to commit to Kodak motion picture film
A group of leading Hollywood filmmakers have successfully convinced the major US studios to help ailing film stock manufacturer Eastman Kodak and keep the company in business. The studios will likely commit to purchasing film each year, despite the rise…
North Carolina production spending rises but filming incentive future still uncertain
North Carolina has seen an increase in production spending for the first half of 2014, compared to the same period last year. Television dramas like Sleepy Hollow and Under the Dome have helped drive a filming boost, but the future…
Late Show to keep New York filming location despite appeal from Los Angeles
The Late Show will keep filming on location in New York next year when comedian Stephen Colbert takes over as host. David Letterman announced his retirement in April, prompting an immediate appeal from the Mayor of Los Angeles to relocate…
Sam Worthington to film Hunter’s Prayer on location in Hungary and Yorkshire
Australian actor Sam Worthington, star of James Cameron’s Avatar, is set to film new feature Hunter’s Prayer on location in Hungary and in Yorkshire, in north-east England. The movie will tell the story of a lone assassin protecting a small…
Crime miniseries The Killing Pool to film on location in Liverpool
Crime miniseries The Killing Pool is set to film on location in Liverpool in north-west England. The drama was announced at the Dream Factory event as part of the International Festival for Business in Liverpool and adds to a list…
FilmLA cautious as Los Angeles posts television filming boost for Q2
Television filming in Los Angeles rose more than 30% over the past three months, but FilmLA said the figure should be seen in a broader context. The organisation said the boost was down to “production schedule shifts” and should not…
Santa Clarita in California reports location filming surge and record-breaking June
Authorities in the Californian city of Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles, have reported a location filming surge for the past year and the best June in the region’s history. According to the Santa Clarita Film Office, the city saw…