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UK government opens up filming incentive programme and boosts visual effects
The UK government has opened up its filming incentive programme and has introduced support for visual effects. Chancellor George Osborne’s enhancements to the filming incentive included reducing the minimum production spend needed to access the tax credits. Productions will now…
The Inbetweeners Movie 2 filming on location in Australia and in UK
Comedy sequel The Inbetweeners Movie 2 will film scenes on location in Australia before moving back to the UK in January 2014. The first movie – made as a continuation from the hit school-set TV series – was the most…
South Africa plans film tourism drive for Nelson Mandela biopic
South African Tourism has partnered with the producers of new Nelson Mandela biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom to promote the film’s UK release. The movie stars British actor Idris Elba as the iconic South African leader and the aim…
Film London increases available filming space as TV tax credit boosts demand
Film London has made 1.25 million square feet of additional filming space available in the English capital. The move is a response to heightened demand since the launch of the UK’s TV tax credit earlier this year, a move that…
New York Governor rejects proposal to expand filming incentives
The Governor of New York has rejected a bid to expand filming incentives to wealthier counties closer to New York City. Productions are more incentivised to film in upstate New York, which is designed as a way of boosting filming…
Period TV drama The Mill to film second series on location in Cheshire
Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) will return to the historic Quarry Bank Mill in Cheshire, northern England, to film a second series of period drama The Mill. The new series will move forward in the mill’s history and chart the lives…
Utopia drama starts filming on location in York
Channel 4’s stylised TV drama Utopia has begun filming its second series on location in the city of York in northern England. The dark miniseries involves a group of disparate characters, a mysterious comic book that predicts world disasters, and…
Daniel Radcliffe to film Sebastian Coe Olympics drama in London and Moscow
Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe will film on location in London and Moscow for Olympics drama Gold. The actor will play British athlete Sebastian Coe in the film that will reunite him with his Woman in Black director James Watkins.…
Michael Fassbender western Slow West starts filming in New Zealand
Actor Michael Fassbender is filming new western Slow West on location in New Zealand, doubling the country for 19th Century Colorado. Shooting is taking place in the town of Twizel in the Canterbury region of New Zealand’s South Island. Slow…
Film London Production Finance Market gears up for two days of business events
The Film London Production Finance Market (PFM) is gearing up for two days of events designed to connect producers and financiers from around the world. Held in association with the BFI London Film Festival, the market will run on 16…