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New Mexico lawmaker to propose filming incentive change to boost TV
A New Mexico lawmaker is to propose a change to the state’s filming incentive that could boost TV production. Rep. Brian Egolf wants to remove TV shows from the spending cap on New Mexico’s incentive programme, which could attract more…
Scotland faces stiff competition to host filming for Highlands-set novel Seeker
Scotland will face stiff competition to host sci-fi story Seeker, which is set partly in the Scottish Highlands. The Young Adult novel will be published next month and Sony Pictures has already bought the movie rights as it eyes a…
Ridley Scott to exec produce American Civil War series filming in Virginia
Filmmaker Ridley Scott is an executive producer on a new Civil War miniseries that will film in Virginia. The state has hosted numerous Civil War productions in recent years, including Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning Lincoln and the TV drama Turn: Washington’s…
Calgary chosen as filming location for major Bollywood movie from Ajay Devgn
Bollywood star Ajay Devgn is set to direct himself in new movie Shivaay that will film partly on location near Calgary in Canada. The Alberta city got a profile boost last year hosting the highly-acclaimed TV drama Fargo with Martin…
Scotland faces renewed pressure to build studio and streamline film support
The Scottish government is facing renewed pressure to develop a film studio and to streamline production support. Holyrood has heard that a lack of both filming infrastructure and unified Scottish support resulted in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones…
Filming on the Ministry of Defence Estate
For some it may come as a surprise to hear that the UK’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been providing film locations for many years. It’s well placed to do so as the MOD is one of the country’s largest…
Filming expert Location One opens office at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol
Location One has become the latest company to open an office at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol, in the west of England. The firm supplies equipment and services for location filming and has worked on major productions like Downton…
BBC Films bases war memoir Testament Of Youth on location in Yorkshire
A feature adaptation of famous First World War memoir Testament Of Youth based its location filming in Yorkshire, northern England, but also shot in Oxford and London. The film tells the story of Vera Brittain’s experiences as an Oxford student…
North Carolina filming incentive downgrade alienates Sleepy Hollow producers
Television drama Sleepy Hollow will shift filming locations from North Carolina to Atlanta if it gets a season renewal. Raleigh has downgraded the state filming incentive to a grant system, with half of this year’s USD 10 million fund already…
Civil rights drama Selma spends $10m filming on location in Georgia
Civil rights feature Selma helped boost Georgia’s production industry by spending more than USD 10 million over 95 days in the state. Ava DuVernay’s film tells the true story of the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama,…