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Bioscope Films shoots street race on location in Johannesburg for Toyota
Bioscope Films has shot a street race in Johannesburg, South Africa, in a campaign for the new Toyota Etios Cross. Urban Challenge pitches the vehicle and driver against BMX champion Siphiso ‘Skizo’ Nhlapa. “We shot in downtown Johannesburg in the…
South Africa filming incentives bring Homeland to Cape Town and boost industry
South Africa is enjoying surging popularity as an international filming hotspot. Location Manager Robert Bentley talks about the Cape Town shoot for US spy drama Homeland and how the series has doubled the South African city for locations around the…
Hampshire in southern England has strong year with high-profile films and TV
Hampshire in the south of England had a strong 2014, hosting nearly a dozen feature films and five high-profile TV shoots. Superhero sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron and Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible 5 were among the biggest feature productions.…
Veteran producer calls for Savannah to expand crew pool and film facilities
A veteran producer has described a need for more experienced crew and improved infrastructure in the Georgia city. Ralph Singleton has more than 30 years of production experience and was hired last year by Savannah authorities to help promote the…
TV drama Foyle’s War films Liverpool as London and Europe
Period drama Foyle's War has filmed Liverpool as London, Southampton, Poland and France for its new series. The long-running show follows the exploits of an MI5 officer in post-war Britain. Previous series of the drama were filmed on location in…
North Carolina downgrades filming incentive to grant programme
North Carolina has downgraded its filming incentive to a grant programme worth USD 10 million a year. Drama series Under the Dome has claimed half the fund for this year, but a regional film commission says production interest in the…
National Trust properties in UK prepare for BBC Wolf Hall film tourism boost
Historic National Trust properties in the UK are hoping for a film tourism boost when they appear in the BBC’s period drama Wolf Hall in 2015. Television drama Downton Abbey and movies like Tim Burton’s recent Alice in Wonderland have…
Fall in Norwegian krone drives national 35% production cost drop
This winter is a cost-effective time to shoot in Norway as the Norwegian krone has fallen to its weakest position in more than a decade. One British pound now gives you 11.5 krone, up 35% from 8.5 krone two years…
The Hobbit: Supervising Location Manager Jared Connon on epic New Zealand filming
Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies closes the filmmaker’s epic fantasy trilogy. Supervising Location Manager Jared Connon discusses the long months of scouting and Middle-earth’s dramatic journey back to the big screen. Scouting across New Zealand…
Michigan plans to extend filming incentive but with reduced tax credit cap
Michigan is making moves to extend its filming incentive to boost the state’s production appeal, but the current plan also involves reducing the state’s tax credit cap. Detroit was the base for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice but the…