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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…
Jurassic World filming delivers big spending boost for Kauai County in Hawaii
Hawaii location filming for Jurassic World had a big impact on the US state’s production industry. The dinosaur sequel was shot partly on the island of Kauai County north-west of Honolulu and producers spent around USD 3 million locally. Jurassic…
Alex Garland films AI sci-fi drama Ex Machina in Norway and at Pinewood
Screenwriter Alex Garland filmed his directorial debut Ex Machina on location in Norway and at Pinewood Studios in the UK. The film tells the story of a young coder given the task of interacting with an artificially-intelligent female robot in…
Filming on location with The Roots of Chile
In the last four years, Chile’s cultural and geographical diversity has made it a top site for film production. In the burgeoning capital city of Santiago, there exists a beautiful balance between rich, Neo-Classic architecture as well as Ultra-Modern cityscapes.…
UK creative industries grow for 4th consecutive year to nudge £77bn
The UK’s creative industries have grown for a fourth year to reach a value of nearly GBP 77 billion. Government figures apply to 2013 but the production industry is likely to grow for 2014 when the UK hosted The Avengers:…
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…
Wes Anderson movie The Grand Budapest Hotel leads 2015 BAFTA nominations
Wes Anderson’s quirky comedy The Grand Budapest Hotel has landed 11 nominations for the 2015 BAFTAs. Stephen Hawking romance The Theory of Everything and Alejandro G Iñárritu’s Birdman are among the other leading contenders, with ten nominations each. The Grand…
Arctic drama series Fortitude films on location in London and Iceland
Sky Atlantic’s Arctic crime drama Fortitude created a studio space in London and filmed on location in Iceland. Stanley Tucci, Michael Gambon and Sofie Gråbøl are among the stars in the story of a murder investigation in a remote Arctic…
The Walking Dead spinoff series could film on location in California
A spinoff series from hit zombie drama The Walking Dead could become the first high-end TV production to shoot in California using a boosted filming incentive. California has suffered a serious runaway production problem in recent years, partly because of…
Clint Eastwood and Bradley Cooper film American Sniper in Morocco and California
Clint Eastwood and star/producer Bradley Cooper recreated Middle Eastern settings at California movie ranches and in Morocco for their true-life biopic American Sniper. The drama tells the story of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who became the deadliest sniper in US…