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Stink illuminates forest in Portugal filming on location for IKEA
Stink filmed on location near Lisbon in Portugal for a new spot for Swedish furniture retailer IKEA. The commercial shows a forest at night illuminated by countless household lights and promotes the brand’s long-term pledge to sell only energy-efficient LED…
The Lego Movie uses visual effects incentives filming in Australia
New family comedy feature The Lego Movie was produced in Sydney by digital studio Animal Logic. A combination of computer-generated imagery and advanced stop-motion animation was used to realise the production, which has been a huge box-office hit. Australia offers…
Wes Anderson films in eastern Germany for The Grand Budapest Hotel
Director Wes Anderson filmed on location in eastern Germany for his new feature The Grand Budapest Hotel. Set mainly between the First and Second World Wars, the story follows the quirky exploits of Ralph Fiennes' hotel manager and his lobby…
Historical action drama Pompeii films on location in Toronto
Historical action drama Pompeii recreated the eponymous ancient Roman city filming on location in Toronto, Canada. The film tells the story of a slave-turned-gladiator struggling to save the aristocratic woman he loves against the backdrop of Pompeii's infamous volcanic eruption.…
New study will evaluate effectiveness of filming incentives in Europe
A new study has been commissioned by the European Audiovisual Observatory to evaluate the effectiveness of filming incentives throughout Europe. Consultancy firm Olsberg SPI will lead the report and the results will help clarify advantages and disadvantages of each programme.…
House of Cards to return for third season filming on location in Maryland
Hit drama series House of Cards will return for a third season and will continue filming on location in Maryland. The high-end political drama doubles Baltimore for Washington, DC, and made history in 2013 for becoming the first series to…
Author of acclaimed novel The Luminaries chooses New Zealand for series filming
A miniseries based on Booker Prize-winning novel The Luminaries should film on location in New Zealand, the author has said. Eleanor Catton’s novel is set in 1866 during the Otago Gold Rush of southern New Zealand and she wants the…
Pirate drama series Black Sails films on location at Cape Town Film Studios
Pirate drama Black Sails filmed on location at Cape Town Film Studios in South Africa, doubling the region for the Bahamas. Set in 1720, the series is pitched as a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic pirate novel Treasure Island…
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.…
Sons and Daughters films snowman attack on location in Toronto for Nissan
Canadian production company Sons and Daughters filmed on location in downtown Toronto for a new wintry spot for Nissan. Winter Warrior depicts a frozen business district where a Nissan driver bravely rescues a stranded family from an army of evil…