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MJZ lets jungle wildlife loose on Ikea kitchen set for filming in Costa Rica
Production company MJZ built an Ikea kitchen set in the Costa Rican jungle for a new campaign for the Swedish furniture retailer. Wonderful Everyday features a menagerie of exotic animals playing around with the fully-furnished kitchen that appears in their…
Thailand plans new filming incentive
Authorities in Thailand have announced plans to launch a filming incentive programme for the first time. The country attracts hundreds of international productions every year but has had only limited success with high-profile western shoots. Lawmakers are reportedly considering launching…
HBO TV adaptation of 70s sci-fi movie Westworld to film partly in Utah
New HBO drama Westworld will get incentive support to film scenes on location in Utah. The series is adapted from the famous 1973 movie of the same name which saw holidaymakers hunted by malfunctioning android cowboys in a futuristic theme…
Sci-fi movie SFv1 to film on location in Sydney and South Australian Outback
New sci-fi film SFv1 is set to shoot on location in Sydney and in Outback regions of South Australia. The movie will tell a rescue story in a future where humanity has colonised other planets. “With intense characters and relationships,…
Media Toaster launches to offer post-production services in California
New technology company Media Toaster has launched in Burbank, California, offering content delivery and post-production services, including audio. Chief Technical Officer Michael Meis has worked on projects including The Walking Dead and Killing Me Softly. Media Toaster was designed and…
Jamie Bell praises NZ filming as Iranian Embassy siege movie shoots Auckland
Actor Jamie Bell has praised New Zealand’s production industry after new movie 6 Days, based on the true story of the Iranian Embassy siege in London in 1980. Funded partly by the New Zealand Film Commission, the movie shot scenes…
London Wimbledon Studios reopens
London Wimbledon Studios has reopened as a filming facility in the south-west of the city. Although closed for a short time last year, resident broadcaster Marjan Television Network Ltd has now made a sales and marketing deal with film location…
Australian/Chinese co-production The Nest 3D to film Queensland
Screen Australia has announced its support for Australian/Chinese co-production The Nest 3D, a visual effects-driven story of an ancient Chinese mummified emperor brought back to life. Production will take place mainly in Queensland, which recently hosted Unbroken. “The Nest 3D…
California Film Commission considers benefits of job-focused filming incentive
The California Film Commission has discussed the advantages of allocating its filming incentive tax credits according to how many jobs a production will create. California boosted its filming incentive earlier this year and is now considering 254 feature applications. Lawmakers…
Mel Gibson to film war drama Hacksaw Ridge on location in Australia
Mel Gibson will direct true-life Second World War feature Hacksaw Ridge on location in New South Wales (NSW) with a base in Sydney at Fox Studios Australia. The film will tell the story of Desmond Doss, the only conscientious objector…