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Kate Winslet films period Australian drama The Dressmaker in Victoria
Kate Winslet has completed production on Australian comedy feature The Dressmaker. Filming was based at Dockland Film Studios in Melbourne, Victoria, and also filmed on location across the south-east Australian state. “This shoot would not have been possible without the…
Ben Stiller films Night at the Museum 3 on location at the British Library
Ben Stiller filmed partly on location at the British Library in London for Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, the third movie in the successful children’s franchise. The film follows Stiller’s night watchman as he has more adventures…
Fall in Norwegian krone drives national 35% production cost drop
This winter is a cost-effective time to shoot in Norway as the Norwegian krone has fallen to its weakest position in more than a decade. One British pound now gives you 11.5 krone, up 35% from 8.5 krone two years…
Scottish film professionals sign letter supporting Glasgow studio
Dozens of Scottish production professionals have signed an open letter advocating the development of a new film studio in Glasgow. The feeling is that a purpose-built facility is needed if Scotland is to attract more shoots on the scale of…
Fargo TV series to return to Calgary for second season location filming
The TV miniseries adaptation of Fargo will return to Calgary to film its second season. Based on the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-winning 1996 movie, the new series will feature different characters and tell a new story set in 1979. Calgary will…
The Hobbit: Supervising Location Manager Jared Connon on epic New Zealand filming
Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies closes the filmmaker’s epic fantasy trilogy. Supervising Location Manager Jared Connon discusses the long months of scouting and Middle-earth’s dramatic journey back to the big screen. Scouting across New Zealand…
Production Guild of Great Britain signs agreements with US and Italy
Agreements have been signed between the Production Guild of Great Britain and its counterparts in the US and Italy to foster greater co-operation between the three regions. The agreements should lead to a stronger exchange of ideas in film and…
Disney to film Pete’s Dragon remake partly in New Zealand region of West Otago
Disney is set to film its remake of the 1977 fantasy Pete’s Dragon partly on location in the West Otago region of New Zealand’s South Island. The production was confirmed for New Zealand last month and will be based at…
Michigan plans to extend filming incentive but with reduced tax credit cap
Michigan is making moves to extend its filming incentive to boost the state’s production appeal, but the current plan also involves reducing the state’s tax credit cap. Detroit was the base for Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice but the…
Seychelles aim for Bollywood filming boost with direct Mumbai flights
The Seychelles in the western Indian Ocean want to secure more Bollywood film shoots with the launch of a new direct flight route to Mumbai. Dawn flights by Air Seychelles will leave Mumbai for the archipelago once mid-week and twice…