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New York City extends location filming halt after storm Sandy
New York City’s halt of all location filming throughout its five boroughs will last at least another 24 hours in the aftermath of storm Sandy. Studio filming is allowed, but location shoots will not be officially permitted until at least…
India and Spain sign location filming agreement to boost regional production
India and Spain have signed a location filming agreement designed to boost production in each respective country. Neither nation offers a formal filming incentive programme but the deal is intended to improve how they share their filmmaking and artistic resources.…
Argo Location Manager wins at California on Location Awards
Chris Baugh, a veteran Location Manager, has been recognised for his work on Ben Affleck’s Argo at the California on Location Awards (COLAs). Baugh won in the Studio Feature Film category for his work doubling various California locations for Iran.…
Filming on location in the Bahamas with Film Commissioner Craig Woods
Craig Woods is Film Commissioner at the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. The Bahamas is part of the British Commonwealth and encompasses 700 Caribbean islands, of which 30 are inhabited. Craig is in charge of promoting and arranging film shoots in…
Homeland doubles Israel for Iran and Lebanon in second-season filming
Hit TV show Homeland has doubled Israel for Iran and Lebanon while filming for its second season. The domestic terrorism series is based in North Carolina in the US, but a unit travelled to Israel to film scenes involving Claire…
Filming on location at the Biltmore Estate in North Carolina
The Biltmore Estate is in the mountains of Asheville, North Carolina, in the eastern US and was built by George Washington Vanderbilt. It’s America’s largest privately-owned home and has welcomed an impressive number of film, TV and commercial shoots over…
Epic BBC drama The White Queen commits to Bruges location shoot
An epic TV costume drama from the BBC will film on location in Bruges in Belgium. The White Queen will be a ten-hour miniseries and literary adaptation telling the story of three women caught up in the War of the…
Julia Roberts feature qualifies for filming incentives in Oklahoma
Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep are among the big-name stars heading to Oklahoma in autumn 2012 for dark comedy August: Osage County. The production has qualified for the Oklahoma Film & Music Office’s Film Enhancement Rebate Program. Deby Snodgrass is…
Channel 4 films on location in Bath for TV miniseries The Fear
Bath in western England is being used as a filming location for upcoming TV miniseries The Fear, produced by UK broadcaster Channel 4. Places like the city’s Circle Bath hospital and Kingswood School will double for Brighton, where the story…
Filming in Texas with Location Scout Bo Svensson
Bo started out in the industry in 1999 as a set PA and tried his hand at various different jobs before moving to Locations. With half his family based in Sweden he was a regular tour guide for them on…