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Spike Lee facing filming incentive issue in Chicago with new movie Chiraq
Director Spike Lee could face problems securing filming incentive support for a planned Chicago shoot for his new black-on-black gang movie Chiraq. Authorities are unhappy with the title, which is a word being used in rap lyrics comparing Chicago’s gang…
TV series of YA fantasy story The Mortal Instruments to film in Toronto
A new TV series of the popular Young Adult (YA) fantasy novel franchise The Mortal Instruments will film in Toronto from this May as Shadowhunters. The Ontario capital got a production spending boost last year hosting Guillermo del Toro’s Crimson…
New TV pilots film on location in Chicago
Two new TV pilots are filming on location at Cinespace Chicago Film Studios in Illinois. Crime drama Runner is based on a Turkish TV series and is set in the shadowy world of the illegal arms trade. Love is a…
Location Managers Guild of America announces nominations for 2015 awards
The Location Managers Guild of America has announced the nominations for its second annual awards show. Location professionals will spend the next few weeks voting and the winners will be announced at a ceremony in Beverly Hills on 7 March.…
Filming Jupiter Ascending and Sense8 on location with the Wachowski siblings
Marco Giacalone worked with the Wachowski siblings as Supervising Location Manager on their sci-fi feature Jupiter Ascending, and on their upcoming Netflix series Sense8. Giacalone discusses working with the creators of the iconic Matrix franchise. Science fiction fantasy Jupiter Ascending…
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…
Georgia location filming surges past a billion dollars for first time
Location filming in Georgia surpassed the billion-dollar mark in the 2013/14 fiscal year as the state attracted movies like Insurgent and the Hunger Games sequels. Nearly 160 productions filmed locally, spending USD1.4 billion, but the overall economic impact is estimated…
West Michigan Film Office gets cash injection to promote regional shooting
The West Michigan Film Office has been given a cash injection by state authorities to help promote regional filming. Michigan production tends to focus on Detroit in the east, with features like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice being among…
Marvel boss warns of Georgia crew shortage as filming incentive flourishes
An executive at Marvel Studios has warned of the issue of crew shortages for location shoots in Georgia. David Grant is Vice President of Physical Production for Marvel and is overseeing work in Atlanta on Ant-Man. The state is also…
Wachowski siblings to film debut TV series on location in Chicago
Filmmaking siblings Andy and Lana Wachowski will film part of their debut TV series in Chicago. Still best known for their iconic Matrix movies, the siblings are working on the sci-fi TV drama Sense8, which will spend six weeks filming…
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