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British Columbia to open new film and TV office in Los Angeles
Authorities in British Columbia have announced a new film and TV office for Los Angeles. Vancouver is one of the top production centres in North America and a regular double for California. Comic book drama Deadpool has been a high-profile…
TV drama of comic book Wynonna Earp to film on location in Calgary
A new TV drama based on the comic book character Wynonna Earp is set to film on location in Calgary. The Alberta city is currently best-known for the TV version of crime drama Fargo, which has filmed two seasons locally.…
VFX company Sony Pictures Imageworks opens new HQ in Vancouver
Visual effects company Sony Pictures Imageworks has officially opened its new headquarters in Vancouver. The firm’s recent productions have included The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy, while upcoming projects include the new Ghostbusters movie. The company will…
Los Angeles most popular North America filming location for TV pilots
Los Angeles has claimed the top spot as the most popular North American filming location for TV pilots by a huge margin, according to new figures from FilmLA. Ninety-one pilots were shot in the city in the 2014-15 production cycle,…
Archer’s Mark films underwater Mexican cave for Ballantine’s Scotch whisky
Archer’s Mark filmed on location in an underwater cave in Mexico for an ambitious photo shoot promoting Ballantine’s Scotch whisky. Working with photographer Benjamin Von Wong, the team staged the shoot above a toxic sulphur river. The campaign - Ballantine's…
Dragon post-production facility in Wales to be re-launched as UK hub
Post-production specialist Dragon in Bridgend, South Wales, is to be re-launched next month as a UK technology hub with a major investment from the Welsh government. Dragon has provided technical services on acclaimed films including Hunger and Submarine. The company…
Double Negative and Prime Focus World to open new Mumbai VFX facility
Visual effects house Double Negative (Dneg) and Prime Focus World are to open a new facility in Mumbai. Dneg’s recent major productions have included Alex Garland’s Ex Machina, Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar and the Wachowski siblings’ Jupiter Ascending. The new visual…
Historical TV drama The Bastard Executioner to film full series in Wales
A full series of new historical drama The Bastard Executioner will be filmed on location in Wales after a successful pilot shoot. Wales is already the long-term host of historical drama Da Vinci’s Demons, which doubles the country for Renaissance…
Pinewood Studios makes motion capture filming partnership with Centroid
Pinewood Studios has announced a production partnership with Centroid, a company that specialises in full performance capture technology. Centroid is already based at Pinewood and has been involved with Guardians of the Galaxy and Godzilla. Performance capture technology is now…
Fargo TV series films fake snow against mild Calgary winter
The production team on the new series of the TV adaptation of Fargo have had to adjust to this year’s mild Alberta winter by using fake snow to create the iconic mid-western setting. Season Two of Fargo is set a…