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HBO to film Game of Thrones partly on location in Spanish city Girona
Filming for the sixth season of Game of Thrones will take place partly on location in the city of Girona in Catalonia, north-eastern Spain. The series filmed in Spain for the first time last year and helped boost film tourism…
BBC to film Second World War TV drama on location in Northern Ireland
The BBC will film the Second World War TV drama My Mother And Other Strangers on location in Northern Ireland. Belfast is a popular filming location for UK TV productions and also hosts the huge international hit Game of Thrones.…
British Film Commission fam trip takes North American TV delegates across UK
A week-long familiarisation (fam) trip organised by the British Film Commission has taken a North American delegation across the whole of the UK for the first time. The trip was designed to showcase the UK’s TV filming potential after recent…
BBC signs agreement to support Northern Ireland filming industry
The BBC has signed an agreement to support Northern Ireland’s production sector by making closer ties with Northern Ireland Screen. Northern Ireland is known internationally as the home of Game of Thrones and the BBC films locally for crime drama…
Pinewood Studio Wales secures remake of The Crow as first major film
A remake of 1994 supernatural thriller The Crow is set to become the first major feature film to be shot at Pinewood Studio Wales. The adapted Cardiff studio offers two 20,000 sq ft sound stages and extensive additional space for…
Hit BBC crime drama The Fall to return to Northern Ireland filming locations
Belfast is set to host a third season of the BBC's hit serial killer drama The Fall. Gillian Anderson will return to star as Detective Inspector Stella Gibson on the trail of Jamie Dornan’s disturbed murderer Paul Spector. “I want…
Political thriller The Truth Commissioner starts filming in Belfast and Dublin
New feature The Truth Commissioner will spend the next five weeks filming on location in Belfast and Dublin, and other parts of the Republic. Belfast is home to Game of Thrones and Dublin hosts shows including Vikings and Ripper Street.…
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…
Nearly 40 international movies help drive 35% increase in UK film production
Thirty-six international films shot on location in the UK in 2014, according to the British Film Institute. The shoots helped drive a 35% rise in overall production spending in the UK compared to the previous year. The new Star Wars…
BBC to film in Yorkshire for TV adaptation of classic novel An Inspector Calls
The BBC will film on location in Yorkshire for a new TV adaptation of the classic novel An Inspector Calls. Yorkshire has become a popular UK filming location and recently hosted BBC Films’ First World War drama Testament Of Youth.…