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The Lone Ranger builds Western sets filming on location in New Mexico
Disney’s big-budget feature production of The Lone Ranger built Western sets for extensive filming in New Mexico. Based on the classic 1950s TV series, the film features Johnny Depp as Tonto and Armie Hammer as Ranger John Reid. Among the…
Filming out of the ordinary in Lapland
Finnish Lapland is full of extremes. In the Lappish winter, snow covers everything. The snow and ice arrive earlier than anywhere else in Scandinavia. Thanks to the long period of snow cover, the look and texture of snow varies greatly,…
Elementary brings television location filming to Trafalgar Square in London
American crime drama Elementary has become the latest production to film on location in Trafalgar Square in central London. The modern-day Sherlock Holmes series is usually filmed in New York but has shot in the UK for the opening of…
Georgia plans regional location filming boost with Atlanta Film Office
A dedicated state film office has been confirmed for Georgia in the south-east US. Authorities have recognised the need for a single, centralised agency to help co-ordinate shoots like locally-filmed zombie drama The Walking Dead as the state’s production industry…
Malta Film Commission makes bid to boost local film crew pool
The Malta Film Commission is aiming to boost local film crew numbers by inviting learning institutions to submit training services bids under a tender process. Training will be carried out as part of the European Social Fund Project ‘Re-skilling of…
Dubai Film and TV Commission plans new online portal for filming productions
The Dubai Film and TV Commission is planning a new online portal to make location filming in the city more efficient. Public and private sector organisations will be linked in a bid to reduce bureaucracy, while processing times for location…
Pennsylvania fails to remove annual filming incentive cap
Pennsylvania has failed to remove the annual spending cap from its filming incentive programme for the next fiscal year. The state has a 25% filming tax credit but the annual film fund is worth only USD60 million and this figure…
Jake Scott and RSA Films double Uruguay for Cuba in new Bacardi campaign
RSA Films and director Jake Scott doubled Uruguay for a period Cuba in a new series of spots for Bacardi. The ¡Vivimos! campaign recreates the experiences of revolutionary underground leader Emilio Bacardi during the Cuban Wars of Independence at the…
Dubai plans production hub with new studio space and informal filming incentives
Dubai set up a film and TV commission in mid-2012 and the city plans to establish itself as the Middle East's central production hub. The emirate lacks a formal filming incentive but has faith in an informal and fully customisable…
Palace of Westminster in London may allow commercial filming
The Palace of Westminster in London – home to the Houses of Parliament – could become available as a commercial filming location. Politicians will consider the move as part of a wider proposal to cut costs in the Commons and…