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Action fantasy I, Frankenstein films on location in Melbourne
New action fantasy movie I, Frankenstein filmed on location in Melbourne, Australia. Based on a graphic novel, the film follows Frankenstein’s monster in a dystopian city 200 years after he was created in the events of Mary Shelley’s original book.…
Filming on location in Spain and Portugal with producer Peter Welter Soler
Peter Welter Soler is a producer with production service company Fresco Film, which covers Spain and Portugal. Locations and permitting flexibility are major factors drawing productions to Spain and Portugal, while the weather in places like Malaga are also an…
Screen Yorkshire gets extra funding of £7.5m to fund regional filming
Screen Yorkshire in northern England has secured an extra GBP7.5 million in funding from the European Regional Development Fund. The money will help fund productions filming on location in the area, which recently have included the Birmingham-set period gangster series…
Young Director Award prepares to open for 2014 competition
The CFP-E (Commercial Film Producers of Europe)/Shots Young Director Award (YDA) competition will open for entries on 10 February 2014. Filmmakers submitting their shorts will have the opportunity to showcase their work to the global production industry. A panel of…
Henry de Czar recreates European coast in South Africa filming for Renault Megane
Paris-based Henry de Czar recreated a scenic European coastline in South Africa filming a new spot for the Renault Megane. Catch Me If You Can shows a bored young woman taking a drive in her Megane and leading her partner…
Joshua Tree films carousel spot on location in Romania for Kirloskar generators
Mumbai-based Joshua Tree filmed on location in a Romanian funfair to promote the longevity of generators made by Indian conglomerate Kirloskar. The spot shows a small girl riding a brightly-lit carousel in the dead of night and morphing into a…
George Clooney films World War II drama The Monuments Men in Germany
George Clooney filmed on location mainly in Germany for his World War II drama The Monuments Men. The movie tells the true-life story of a platoon of museum directors and curators who were sent into the European battlefield to safeguard…
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit uses UK filming incentives to double Moscow
New spy thriller Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit used the UK’s generous filming incentives and doubled parts of London and Liverpool for Russia. The film is the latest reboot of the franchise featuring CIA agent Jack Ryan, who first appeared nearly…
Antonio Banderas films true-life miner drama The 33 in Colombia and Chile
Antonio Banderas is filming on location in Colombia and Chile for feature The 33. The film recounts the true-life experiences of a group of Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days in 2010 following an accident, in a…
Success of new BBC Sherlock series could boost London film tourism
The continuing success of the BBC’s modern-day detective series Sherlock could help boost film tourism in London. Nearly ten million UK viewers watched the opening third-series episode broadcast on 1 January 2014 and the series starts in the US later…