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Russell Crowe drama Fathers and Daughters secures Pittsburgh filming incentive
Russell Crowe’s new feature, family drama Fathers and Daughters, has secured a filming incentive payment to shoot in Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania. The film will jump between the 1980s and the present day to tell the story of a troubled author…
Captain Phillips and 12 Years a Slave among Oscar front-runners
Paul Greengrass’ modern piracy tale Captain Phillips and Steve McQueen’s historical drama 12 Years a Slave are among the Best Picture nominees for the 86th Academy Awards. David O Russell’s Massachusetts-filmed American Hustle is the overall front-runner with ten nominations.…
Clint Eastwood and Darren Aronofsky support Icelandic Film Fund as cuts beckon
Clint Eastwood and Darren Aronofsky are among the high-profile filmmakers voicing their support for the Icelandic Film Fund as the industry faces major cuts in 2014. Iceland’s production industry has been booming but the government is under pressure to reduce…
Historical miniseries Hannibal could film in North Africa or Mediterranean
A new historical miniseries focussing on the legendary general Hannibal Barca could consider filming locations in North Africa or the Mediterranean. Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry is producing the project with History Channel, which based its first scripted drama Vikings in…
New England Studios targets film production boost in Massachusetts
New England Studios has opened for business in Devens, near Boston in Massachusetts. The studio managers plan to use the facility to drive a location filming boost in the state and attract more productions on the scale of David O…
UK and Morocco agree location filming treaty
The UK and Morocco have signed a co-production filming treaty that the UK government says is designed to “strengthen ties within the film industry, encourage the sharing of knowledge and ideas, and drive economic growth through film production.” Morocco has…
Vinnie Jones films Russian sci-fi thriller Calculator on location in Iceland
Russian production company Unified Media Group has filmed sci-fi thriller Calculator partly on location in Iceland with footballer-turned-actor Vinnie Jones. The Icelandic leg of the shoot lasted around three weeks, with the country standing in for an alien planet. “We…
Sci-fi movie Division 19 gets filming incentive payment for shooting in Detroit
Dystopian feature Division 19 has been awarded a filming incentive payment to shoot on location in Detroit, Michigan, this month. The production will spend around USD840,000 locally and will get an incentive payment of around USD261,000. “The compelling locations found…
Spielberg oversees Need for Speed as it wins Michigan filming incentive
Videogame adaptation Need for Speed – overseen by Steven Spielberg through DreamWorks - will get a filming incentive payment from Michigan to shoot scenes on location in Detroit. The production will spend just under USD5 million locally and get a…
Supervising Location Manager Terry Blyther doubles Budapest for Moscow in Die Hard 5
A Good Day to Die Hard is the latest in the iconic Bruce Willis action movie franchise. Supervising Location Manager Terry Blyther turned Budapest into Moscow for the fifth instalment, which sees Willis’ John McClane coming to the aid of…