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China partners with Cannes for planned Film City and festival near Shanghai
China is developing plans for a new Film City in Anji, near Shanghai. Working through a partnership with authorities in Cannes, three Chinese entities want to develop a special zone inspired by the French city’s cultural impact that will provide…
Sam Worthington to film Hunter’s Prayer on location in Hungary and Yorkshire
Australian actor Sam Worthington, star of James Cameron’s Avatar, is set to film new feature Hunter’s Prayer on location in Hungary and in Yorkshire, in north-east England. The movie will tell the story of a lone assassin protecting a small…
Joshua Tree films off-road in southern India for new Tata Safari commercial
Joshua Tree filmed off-road in the southern Indian state of Karnataka for a new campaign for the Tata Safari. The lifestyle piece shows a group of friends enjoying themselves as they take a leisurely drive through the Indian countryside. The…
Dwayne Johnson films scenes for disaster movie San Andreas in San Francisco
Action star Dwayne Johnson is filming scenes for his upcoming earthquake disaster movie San Andreas on location in San Francisco. The city is in fact a relatively minor pit-stop for the film, which is not eligible for filming incentive support…
Directing duo Norman Bates produce Birth short for Young Director Award
Belgian directing duo Norman Bates produced a short entitled Birth, which was used as the ident for this year’s Young Director Award (YDA) ceremony in Cannes. The short film takes the point of view of a baby as it’s born,…
Crime drama NCIS starts filming spinoff show on location in New Orleans
The long-running US crime drama NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) starts filming its spinoff series NCIS: New Orleans on location in Louisiana this week. Special episodes were shot in New Orleans earlier this year as a pilot of sorts, but…
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes films Vancouver and Louisiana for San Francisco
Sci-fi sequel Dawn of the Planet of the Apes followed the example of its 2011 predecessor Rise of the Planet of the Apes by filming mainly in Louisiana and Vancouver. The producers used generous filming incentive deals to create the…
BBC commissions new drama series Tatau set on Cook Islands
The BBC has commissioned a new drama series set in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Tatau will follow a young Englishman travelling with a friend to the Cook Islands, where he finds that the Maori tattoo he…
Santa Clarita in California reports location filming surge and record-breaking June
Authorities in the Californian city of Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles, have reported a location filming surge for the past year and the best June in the region’s history. According to the Santa Clarita Film Office, the city saw…
Las Vegas location filming deals made with dedicated hotel movie units
Hotels and casinos in Las Vegas are making Nevada filming more viable for Hollywood productions through the use of dedicated film units. Productions like the comedies Last Vegas and the upcoming Think Like A Man Too have made special deals…