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HBO to film Sarah Palin drama on location in Maryland with Julianne Moore
Cable channel HBO will film scenes for new political drama Game Change on location in Maryland. The TV movie will focus on the 2008 US general election from the Republicans’ point of view from the moment when Sarah Palin was…
TLG talks to legendary film pilot Marc Wolff
I managed to catch up Marc on a rare day off at his home in the South of France, to hear about the best aerial views in the world, the way digital effects have changed the game, vintage biplane flying…
Utah considers increasing location filming incentive by 5%
Film productions choosing to shoot in Utah could soon access a sweetened state incentive. The plan is to increase the current available figure from 20% to 25% of eligible expenditure, while digital media projects could also be supported. Marshall Moore,…
Ukraine as a location for filming
The Golden Age of Ukraine was over a thousand years ago, but the largest country in Europe’s topography and rich history have made it a playground for the world’s film crews in the last five years. Ukraine’s media business is…
Mercedes films on location in Austria with Michael Schumacher and Mika Hakkinen
Mercedes has taken to the icy roads of Austria for a new spot showcasing the brand’s 4MATIC all wheel drive system. Sunday Drivers shows Formula One champion Mika Hakkinen trying to overtake a slow motorist on an icy mountaintop road.…
Glenn Close film shooting on location in Dublin
Glenn Close is the producer, co-writer and star of Albert Nobbs, which is filming on location in Dublin for the next few weeks. The story’s set in Victorian Dublin in 1898. Several other countries were considered as shoot locations before…
Location Manager Christian McWilliams talks to TLG
This month I talked to Christian McWilliams, the English Location Manager who has reinvented himself as the undisputed go-to guy for Morocco. We discussed Tony Scott, Peter Weir’s The Way Back, and the most beguiling, history-steeped studio in Africa: Atlas…
The Way Back films on location in Bulgaria, Morocco and India
Peter Weir’s new film The Way Back is set during World War II and tells the story of a group of POWs who escaped from a Siberian gulag in 1940 only to face an epic trek to India. The production…
Hong Kong producers discuss filming the city
Hong Kong has always punched above its weight as a film-producing city. Nearly 15 years since coming under the administration of China, how do local and international producers feel they have fared under the change? Phillip Lee, an Executive Producer…
New Michael Caine feature to shoot in North Carolina
Michael Caine begins work on his new film in North Carolina in the next few days. Journey 2: The Mysterious Island is the sequel to Journey to the Centre of the Earth and will be filming in Wilmington for around…