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Third series of Mr Selfridge to film in London and Chatham Historic Dockyard
A third series of period drama Mr Selfridge has been commissioned by British broadcaster ITV and will return to filming locations in north London and the Historic Chatham Dockyard in Kent. The series stars US actor Jeremy Piven as the…
Producers of Nashville TV drama request continued filming incentive support
Producers of the TV drama Nashville are asking for continued filming incentive support to enable the show to remain in its namesake city in Tennessee, should the show get a third series. Nashville follows the dramas of an ageing country…
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…
Park Pictures creates Prohibition-era US city in Johannesburg filming for Dulux
Park Pictures in London created a Prohibition-era US city in Johannesburg, South Africa, for a new spot for Dulux. Colour Love Story presents a period city where colour is banned, but when a truckload of paint crashes in the street,…
Political drama Suffragette to become first to film in Palace of Westminster
Period political drama Suffragette is to become the first film to shoot commercially on location in the Palace of Westminster in central London. The scenes will reportedly feature Meryl Streep as Emmeline Pankhurst, a key figure in the suffragette movement…
Filming on location in South America with Gabriel Carratu of Vagabond Films
Gabriel entered the production industry as a PA before graduating to camera operator and then on to assistant directing on jobs that took him across the US, South America and to Europe. He met his Vagabond business partner Lorenzo Benedick…
The Location Guide sponsors AFCI Locations Show 2014 opening reception
The Location Guide is sponsoring the opening reception of the AFCI Locations Show 2014 in Los Angeles. Running on 27-29 March, the Locations Show is a major event in the international production calendar, offering seminars and networking opportunities. This year…
House of Cards delays third season over Maryland filming incentive uncertainty
Producers on the Netflix political drama House of Cards have delayed filming on the show’s third series because of uncertainties about Maryland’s filming incentives. The drama has doubled Baltimore for Washington, DC, over two seasons but the state’s film fund…
Oman hosts first Indian movie to film entirely on location in the country
Feature film Velli Vechathil (Silver Light) has become the first Indian movie to film entirely on location in Oman on the Arab Peninsula. The production involves a 70-strong Indian crew and the story will focus on the lives of both…
Scotland on course for film studio development as Pinewood chooses Cardiff
Scotland is continuing to consider the options for large-scale film studio development and a feasibility study will be published in the near-future. Authorities face criticism that Scotland lost out on the opportunity to host a Pinewood facility, days after a…