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Kenneth Branagh films Cinderella in southern England and at Pinewood Studios
Kenneth Branagh’s new live-action version of Disney’s Cinderella filmed at Pinewood Studios near London and also on location across southern England. The film is the latest live-action fairytale feature from Disney and follows the success of Maleficent, which also filmed…
Stephen Poliakoff filming BBC drama Close To The Enemy in London and Liverpool
Stephen Poliakoff has started filming his new BBC period drama Close To The Enemy on location in London and Liverpool. The filmmaker previously shot his early-1930s drama Dancing on the Edge in West Midlands. Close To The Enemy is set…
Pinewood Studios to raise £30m to part fund London expansion plan
Pinewood Studios near London is set to raise nearly GBP 30 million to part-fund its major expansion plan. The company will place eight million shares and create new bank facilities to fund the first part of the three-phase Pinewood Studios…
Red Planet Pictures films BBC biblical tale The Ark on location in Morocco
The BBC’s new one-off biblical drama The Ark filmed entirely on location in Morocco. Starring David Threlfall, the drama follows Noah’s mission to build an ark in the desert to survive a devastating flood. Producer Jules Hussey had previous experience…
Milk VFX to work on Sherlock and Beowulf from new Cardiff studio
Boutique visual effects company Milk is set to open a new studio in Cardiff and will start work on the upcoming Christmas special of Sherlock and ITV’s Dark Ages fantasy Beowulf. The company will also work on the new series…
BBC signs agreement to support Northern Ireland filming industry
The BBC has signed an agreement to support Northern Ireland’s production sector by making closer ties with Northern Ireland Screen. Northern Ireland is known internationally as the home of Game of Thrones and the BBC films locally for crime drama…
History Channel drama Vikings to film fourth season in Ireland
History Channel’s scripted drama Vikings will film a fourth season on location in Ireland this spring. The show is based at Ashford Studios outside Dublin and tells the story of the Nordic race. “Vikings has raided the hearts of both…
Somesuch creates colourless city filming in Ukraine for new Dulux campaign
Somesuch filmed on location in Kiev in the Ukraine for a new campaign for paint manufacturer Dulux. Set in a future city devoid of colour, the spot follows a worker discovering a hidden group of rebels intent on delivering a…
BBC relocates Dragons’ Den filming to Space Project hub in Manchester
The BBC is relocating its long-running show Dragons’ Den to the new Space Project production hub in eastern Manchester. More than 55,000 sq ft of stage space is available to producers in the new facility, plus 10,000 sq ft of…
Outlander boosts film tourism for Scotland
Historical romance Outlander has already had a big impact on film tourism in Scotland and its appeal could grow when the show launches in the UK later this week. Outlander tells the story of a woman caught between lives and…