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Interstellar Location Manager Mandi Dillin on US filming hubs and California hopes
Mandi Dillin has worked on many of the biggest movies of recent years, including Inception, The Dark Knight Rises and now Interstellar for Christopher Nolan. She talks to The Location Guide about US production centres and her hopes for California’s…
Global UK TV exports to China increase by 40% but US still biggest market
Global exports of UK television productions to China rose by a staggering 40% in 2013/14, but the US remains the single biggest international market for UK shows. The figures, published by the independent producers’ trade association Pact, show that overall…
China plans $163m in annual filming grants for movies shooting at Qingdao studio
China is planning to launch an annual film grant programme worth about USD 163 million for movies that shoot at the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis. Plans for the USD 8.2 billion studio on China’s east coast were announced by the…
New ruling allows six US production companies to film with unmanned drones
A new ruling in the US has allowed six production companies to use unmanned drones for commercial filming purposes in American airspace. Officially referred to as unmanned aircraft systems, the drones can be used by these companies with far fewer…
Atomic Fiction becomes latest visual effects company to open Montreal office
Atomic Fiction has become the latest visual effects company to open an office in Montreal, Quebec. The company’s recent projects include the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Need for Speed. The firm will retain…
Studio Center film facility in Detroit plans refurbishment for 2015
Michigan’s Studio Center filming facility in Detroit is to be refurbished and rebranded to boost its profile from 2015. In recent years the facility has hosted scenes for George Clooney’s political drama The Ides of March, while Michigan is currently…
Thai film companies come together to form new studio targeting Chinese market
Four separate film companies in Thailand have come together to form a new studio that aims to boost the country’s production industry and expand its influence in China. Transformation Film has USD5.5 million in registered capital and plans to release…
West Michigan Film Office gets cash injection to promote regional shooting
The West Michigan Film Office has been given a cash injection by state authorities to help promote regional filming. Michigan production tends to focus on Detroit in the east, with features like Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice being among…
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…
Transformers Age of Extinction focuses filming on Hong Kong and Detroit
Michael Bay’s new action movie Transformers: Age of Extinction spotlights Hong Kong filming locations with an epic finale set against the backdrop of the city. The movie spent several weeks in Hong Kong and on the Chinese mainland, but also…