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Bond actor Ben Whishaw officially opens new Q Stage at Pinewood Studios
Bond actor Ben Whishaw has officially opened the new ‘Q’ Stage at Pinewood Studios near London. The new stage offers 30,000 square feet of floor space and 15,000 square feet of additional production facilities. Pinewood is the historic home of…
Miami to discuss new film studio development with EUE/Screen Gems
Authorities in Miami, Florida, are set to start negotiating for EUE/Screen Gems Studios to develop a new filming complex in the city. The plan is to build the Miami Entertainment Complex in a bid to attract more high-end productions like…
Norway and Netherlands agree documentary filming co-production deal
Norway and the Netherlands have agreed a deal that will see the two countries co-produce a series of documentaries over the next two years. Six new productions will be made, split between minority Dutch and minority Norwegian shoots. “This is…
High-end TV: How the small screen became big business
Business is booming for television production and countries around the world are clamouring for a piece of the action. High-end television shows with movie-scale production values are commanding large audiences, but what impact does this have on local industries and…
Angelina Jolie shifts location filming of Unbroken to Sydney
Angelina Jolie has shifted location filming of her World War II feature Unbroken to Sydney in New South Wales (NSW), having completed scenes in Queensland. The film tells the story of US airman Louis Zamperini who survived weeks adrift at…
Maryland Governor spotlights filming incentive benefits with Veep set visit
The Governor of Maryland spotlighted the benefits of his state’s filming incentive programme this week with a visit to the set of the award-winning political satire Veep. Although set in Washington, DC, the show films in Maryland because of the…
New York Governor rejects proposal to expand filming incentives
The Governor of New York has rejected a bid to expand filming incentives to wealthier counties closer to New York City. Productions are more incentivised to film in upstate New York, which is designed as a way of boosting filming…
Nashville may need to boost filming incentives to keep namesake TV show
Nashville in Tennessee may need to boost its filming incentive programme to keep namesake TV show Nashville filming in the city for a third season in 2014. The series tells the story of a middle-aged country singer clashing with a…
California Film Commission calls for more money to boost filming incentive
The California Film Commission has called for “a bigger pot of funds” for the state filming incentive. Commission head Amy Lemisch was speaking at a State of the Industry Conference at the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce. A host of individuals…
New Zealand considers short-term location filming incentive boost
New Zealand is considering a short-term boost to its location filming incentive programme to sustain its international appeal. Authorities are under pressure to come up with an incentive offer that will convince filmmaker James Cameron to film his Avatar sequels…