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Period drama Agnus Dei films in Poland
New period drama Agnus Dei has wrapped seven weeks of location filming in Poland. Based on a true story, the film is set in 1945 and follows a young intern with the French Red Cross helping repatriate French survivors of…
Los Angeles appoints film liaison officer ahead of tax credit boost
The Mayor of Los Angeles has appointed a film liaison officer to help make the city more film-friendly. California’s filming incentive programme gets a major boost this summer and city departments in Los Angeles will also get more funding to…
Michael Bay to film Benghazi drama 13 Hours in Morocco and Malta
Filmmaker Michael Bay is set to shoot the true-life rescue drama 13 Hours on location in Morocco and Malta. Set in the Libyan city of Benghazi, the film will tell the story of the 2012 terror attack on the city’s…
Michigan takes first step towards cancelling filming incentives
Authorities in Michigan have begun the process of cancelling the state’s filming incentive programme. The state recently hosted Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice but a vote has now gone in favour of ending filming incentive support later this year.…
Jerusalem-set drama Dig launches following filming in Israel and Croatia
New drama series Dig launches in the US tonight. Set in Jerusalem, the production started filming the city for real last summer before renewed violence flared between Israel and Gaza and producers decided to relocate to Croatia, with studio work…
BBC dramas Luther and The Dresser start filming in London
The BBC has started filming in London for a new two-part special of the hit crime thriller Luther, while its period drama The Dresser is also shooting in the city. Idris Elba returns to the role of DCI John Luther,…
Eeksaurus Productions films phone charger cable riff in Sri Lanka for Samsung
Eeksaurus Productions filmed on location in Sri Lanka for a new ad promoting the longer battery life of the Samsung Z1 mobile phone. The spot shows commuters having to use kilometre-long charger cables to cope with their phones’ inferior batteries.…
Mission Impossible 5 helps drive six-fold location filming increase in Morocco
Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible 5 has helped drive a six-fold rise in foreign production spending in Morocco. Nearly 40 international shoots filmed in the North African country in 2014, spending USD 120 million – more than the last five years…
House of Cards delivers boost for Maryland with Baltimore filmed as Washington
Political drama House of Cards has returned to Netflix and is likely to raise Maryland’s production profile as a double for Washington, DC. Baltimore doubles for the US capital in the popular drama and has now hosted the show for…
Alberta anticipates boosted production industry with new film studio
Alberta in western Canada is aiming to boost its production industry with a new film studio. Work started last November on the Calgary Film Centre, a build that could help the city attract more shoots like the TV version of…