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British wartime drama Home Fires to film new series in northern England
Wartime TV drama Home Fires will film a second series on location in Cheshire, northern England. Set during the Second World War, the drama follows a group of women keeping up morale and their community spirit in an English village.…
BBC builds Victorian set in London to film new drama Dickensian
The BBC has built a Victorian set in an adapted warehouse space in London for new period drama Dickensian. Written by Tony Jordan, the series presents intertwining stories of some of Charles Dickens’ most famous characters who it posits are…
Film France prepares for boosted filming incentive and expanded locations library
Film France appointed Valérie Lépine-Karnik as its new Chief Executive Officer a year ago and the organisation is now preparing to boost France’s Tax Rebate for International Productions (TRIP). An expanded database of location photos is also being planned. The…
Norway announces plan for filming incentive modelled on Iceland offering
The Norwegian government has announced plans to launch a national filming incentive inspired by Iceland’s support programme. Details are set to be confirmed in the next few months for a launch sometime in 2016, but a reimbursement of 20% to…
Tom Cruise films drug-smuggling drama Mena on location in Georgia
Tom Cruise is filming Mena on location in Georgia. The movie is based on the true story of former airline pilot Barry Seal who clashed with cartels when he began smuggling drugs between the Americas in the 70s. The film…
California sees increase in feature film activity
California saw a steep rise in the number of locally-shot feature films released theatrically in 2014, according to a new report. Twenty-two features shot in the state were released last year, although only two of these had production budgets above…
Scottish Borders digital map launches to promote regional film tourism
A new map has been launched to promote regional film tourism in Scotland's Borders region south of Edinburgh. The campaign marks filming locations used by nearly two dozen movies and TV productions since the early 70s. Film Edinburgh produced the…
Period drama Indian Summers returns to film second series in Malaysia
British TV drama Indian Summers is filming a second series and will again double the Penang region of Malaysia for Simla in northern India. The new season is set in 1935 and follows a story of social drama and adultery…
Michael Gambon to play Churchill in post-war story filming London and Kent
Michael Gambon will play Sir Winston Churchill in a TV movie set nearly a decade after the Second World War. Churchill’s Secret will film in London and Kent and will look at events in 1953 when the re-elected Prime Minister…
BBC to film Second World War TV drama on location in Northern Ireland
The BBC will film the Second World War TV drama My Mother And Other Strangers on location in Northern Ireland. Belfast is a popular filming location for UK TV productions and also hosts the huge international hit Game of Thrones.…