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Florida hopes for sustained location filming boost with Dolphin Tale success
It’s been a good few weeks for the Florida film industry, with feature Dolphin Tale proving a big box-office success in the US. The film shot on location in the state and tells the true story of an injured dolphin…
Scottish castle set for use in Sam Mendes’ James Bond film
A 12th Century castle in western Scotland will be an exterior shoot location for Sam Mendes’ new Bond film. Duntrune Castle near Lochgilphead in Argyll will be shot in February 2012. The region has a rich history and the castle…
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It’s been a big week for the UK film industry with the launch of Creative England, the organisation that’s designed to replace the UK Film Council. Then there’s Kristen Stewart’s new film shooting in Wales and the Bond franchise making…
Spectrum Films partners with Box Films to open production base in Chile
Spectrum Films, based in Mexico City, has opened a new production base in Chile. The company has partnered with Box Films in Santiago and the base will be run by Daniel de la Vega of Sahara Films and Carolina Guarachi…
Westside dodges weddings and uses motion control filming on location in Czech Republic
Czech Republic is a good destination for filmmakers looking for historical backdrops and reliable crews. Indian retail giant Westside has come for Endless Possibilities, a new commercial showing a young woman having fun in a retro city as she plays…
Gerard Butler’s Machine Gun Preacher doubles South Africa for Sudan
A worthy story hiding behind a B-movie heading, Machine Gun Preacher filmed partly on location in South Africa, doubling the country for what was then southern Sudan. It tells the true story of Sam Childers, a reformed US biker who…
Sam Mendes’ James Bond film to shoot on location in Istanbul
The new James Bond film, starring Daniel Craig and directed by Sam Mendes, will be filming scenes in Istanbul, according to the Anatolia news agency. The popular tourist area of Sultanahmet is likely to be the focus, but other parts…
DFI-funded The Reluctant Fundamentalist filming on location across the globe
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, a feature funded by the Doha Film Institute (DFI), has kicked off filming in locations in the US, Istanbul, Pakistan and India. It follows a young Pakistani man who studies at Princeton before his perceptions of the…
Michigan stops taking location filming incentive applications for 2011-12
The long-term prospects for Michigan’s film industry are very much up in the air. Right now the state's hosting Sam Raimi's big-budget Oz: The Great and Powerful, but its annual film fund has been slashed and the film office is…
HBO films Armando Iannucci comic satire Veep on location in Maryland
Satirical comedy has come to film on location in Maryland. Veep focuses on a senator who becomes Vice-President of the United States. It’s directed by satirist Armando Iannucci. The Maryland economy could make USD25 million from the shoot and it…