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Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott to film period TV drama Taboo in the UK for BBC
Actor Tom Hardy will partner with filmmaker Ridley Scott on Steven Knight’s new eight-part period miniseries Taboo, which will film in the UK. Scott will be an executive producer on the drama set in 1813 that will star Hardy as…
Northern Ireland launches film tourism campaign with HBO and Game of Thrones
Northern Ireland is launching a new film tourism campaign that hinges on the spectacular international success of HBO’s Game of Thrones. The fourth series starts next week and the film tourism campaign will run in nine different countries through to…
Northern Ireland Screen gets large funding increase to boost location filming
Northern Ireland Screen has received a funding increase from the government of more than 50% to help boost the region’s production industry over the next four years. Funding of nearly GBP43 million will help Northern Ireland build on the international…
Joss Whedon apologises for Avengers 2 disruption as Marvel films Seoul
Filmmaker Joss Whedon has apologised to residents of the Korean capital Seoul as Marvel’s superhero sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron starts filming in the city. Whedon said that the film should help present Seoul in a way not necessarily…
Game of Thrones and Iron Man 3 among winners at inaugural LMGA Awards
Location professionals from Game of Thrones and Iron Man 3 were among the winners at the inaugural Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) Awards in Los Angeles over the weekend. Robert Boake was awarded for Outstanding Achievement by a Location…
Historical drama New Worlds films on location at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol
Historical miniseries New Worlds filmed on location in and around Bristol in south-west England and was based at the city’s Bottle Yard Studios. Set during the Restoration period of the 1680s, the drama follows the lives of four young people…
The Avengers 2 starts filming on location in northern Italy
Superhero sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron is filming on location in the town of Aosta in northern Italy. Second-unit work has already taken place in Johannesburg, South Africa, and filming is also scheduled for the Korean capital Seoul. The…
Vikings TV drama gets third series filming on location in Ireland
Historical drama Vikings has been given a third series and will continue to film on location in County Wicklow, Ireland, with a base at Ashford Studios outside Dublin. The show was History Channel’s first scripted series and tells the story…
Eleisha McNeill: Working as a TV fixer on location in New Zealand
Having been a production manager and then reporter for a New Zealand TV show, I spent five years setting up shoots all around my home country, seeing small-town New Zealand and meeting the colourful characters who make this country what…
Northern Film and Media in England lobbies for regional film fund
Northern Film and Media in England is lobbying local authorities to set up a film fund to help boost production in the region and build on the success of dramas series like Vera. Currently, the organisation can offer no more…