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Leonardo DiCaprio survival drama The Revenant films remote Alberta locations
Leonardo DiCaprio is shooting period survival drama The Revenant in remote parts of Alberta, Canada, with filmmaker Alejandro G Iñárritu. Alberta is a popular double for remote locations and stood in for Canada’s Yukon in the recent historical miniseries Klondike.…
Finnish film commissions prepare for Berlinale location filming lunch
Finland’s film commissions and The Location Guide have organised a lunch at Berlinale tomorrow (6 February) to promote Finland’s production industry among location professionals in Germany. The Berlinale is one of the world’s top film festivals. Johanna Karppinen is head…
Hollywood studios make film deals with Kodak
Six of the major Hollywood studios have agreed to keep buying film stock from Kodak. Despite the broad industry preference for digital production, several of this year’s Oscar nominees were shot on film, including Boyhood, Foxcatcher, Interstellar and The Imitation…
Green chauffeur service opens for film productions at Bottle Yard Studios
An environmentally-friendly chauffeur service has opened at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol. Studio Cars offers a fleet of low-emission and electric vehicles to transport production crew, cast and VIPs to and from the studio. Studio Cars’ green credentials are…
The Weinstein Company to film true-life sniper TV drama The Reaper
A summer shoot is being set up by The Weinstein Company for TV drama The Reaper based on the experiences of Nicholas Irving, a sniper with the US Army’s 3rd Ranger Battalion. The series will follow the stunning success of…
Auckland plans film fees rise as TV fantasy Shannara starts local shoot
Auckland in northern New Zealand is planning to raise its filming fees to help the city recoup more of the cost of administering shoots. The city has hosted features including the World War Two drama Emperor, and the TV fantasy…
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.…
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.…
New Mexico lawmaker to propose filming incentive change to boost TV
A New Mexico lawmaker is to propose a change to the state’s filming incentive that could boost TV production. Rep. Brian Egolf wants to remove TV shows from the spending cap on New Mexico’s incentive programme, which could attract more…
Scotland faces stiff competition to host filming for Highlands-set novel Seeker
Scotland will face stiff competition to host sci-fi story Seeker, which is set partly in the Scottish Highlands. The Young Adult novel will be published next month and Sony Pictures has already bought the movie rights as it eyes a…