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BBC to film Jimmy McGovern historical TV drama Banished on location in Australia
The BBC will start filming new historical TV drama Banished on location near Sydney, Australia, in the next few weeks. McGovern’s seven-part drama is loosely based on real events and tells the story of Britain’s first Australian penal colony in…
Gothic drama series Penny Dreadful films in Dublin and County Wicklow
New gothic drama series Penny Dreadful filmed entirely in Dublin and County Wicklow, recreating Victorian London in the Irish capital. Created by John Logan, the drama features famous literary characters such as Victor Frankenstein and Dorian Gray in a dark…
Atomic bomb TV drama Manhattan to start filming in New Mexico
New TV drama Manhattan will start filming in New Mexico later this month. Crime drama Breaking Bad boosted the state and the new series will tell the story of the infamous Manhattan Project that led to the development of the…
Smuggler celebrates British movie villains filming in and around London for Jaguar
Smuggler filmed in and around London for a celebration of British movie villains in a new Jaguar campaign. Oscar-winning filmmaker Tom Hooper directed British actors Ben Kingsley, Mark Strong and Tom Hiddleston, all of whom have experience playing suave villains…
Modern Family Australia shoot could help boost film tourism
Hit US comedy show Modern Family could help boost film tourism in Australia following its special two-week shoot in Queensland and New South Wales. The show’s Australia filming marks the first time the comedy has shot outside the US. Negotiations…
Period crime drama Ripper Street returns to Dublin to film third series
A third series of period crime drama Ripper Street will return to film in Dublin, using the city as a double for Victorian London. Flagging ratings had prompted the BBC to cancel the drama, but the show has been resurrected…
Goodcop films on location in Kenya and South Africa for coms company MTN
Production company Goodcop filmed on location in Kenya and South Africa for a new spot for South Africa-based telecommunications company MTN. Coffee features two friends in a cafe ruminating on the long process that brought the coffee to their mugs.…
Former Staten Island prison to become new film studio for New York
A former prison facility on Staten Island in New York is to become a new film studio. Broadway Stages already operates sound stages in the city and will spend USD20 million renovating the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility into five separate…
A New York Winter’s Tale delivers millions filming entirely in the Empire State
Romantic feature A New York Winter’s Tale – or simply Winter’s Tale in the US – filmed entirely on location in the Empire State. Figures from the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) reveal that the movie spent more than…
Ken Ziffren is new ‘film czar’ for Los Angeles
Ken Ziffren has been appointed the new ‘film czar’ for Los Angeles, faced with the task of boosting location filming in the city. Ziffren is an experienced entertainment attorney and succeeds Tom Sherak, who tragically died of cancer in January…