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British Columbia hosts Mission: Impossible but can’t prevent production slide
British Columbia (BC) - and Vancouver in particular - has a reputation as a global production hub and recently hosted Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, but a new report shows overall production in the province has slipped this year. The…
Alaskan filming incentives attract Nic Cage and John Cusack feature The Frozen Ground
Alaska’s generous incentive scheme hasn’t attracted any big-budget studio productions, but feature The Frozen Ground is currently in East Anchorage. Starring Nicolas Cage and John Cusack, it’s probably the state's biggest shoot since Big Miracle (formerly Everybody Loves Whales). Budgeted…
Anna Karenina to film on location near Oxford with Keira Knightley and Jude Law
British filmmaker Joe Wright will soon be shooting Anna Karenina on location near Oxford with Jude Law and Keira Knightley. The project will film on a heritage railway centre near Didcot Parkway station, doubling for a Russian location. Film crew…
Editor’s Weekly
It’s been a big week for the UK film industry with the launch of Creative England, the organisation that’s designed to replace the UK Film Council. Then there’s Kristen Stewart’s new film shooting in Wales and the Bond franchise making…
Sam Mendes’ James Bond film to shoot on location in Istanbul
The new James Bond film, starring Daniel Craig and directed by Sam Mendes, will be filming scenes in Istanbul, according to the Anatolia news agency. The popular tourist area of Sultanahmet is likely to be the focus, but other parts…
Creative England opens to support the creative industries outside London
Creative England is now open to offer support for the creative industries operating outside London. The new organisational structure replaces the UK Film Council. It will be operating with Caroline Norbury as Chief Executive and has also announced its first…
Editor's Weekly
Guinness re-asserted itself as a brand this week with an epic rain-soaked battle shot in Hungary. South Africa and New Zealand formed a co-production agreement that could boost both of these global production hubs, and there was news from two…
Zack Snyder’s Superman to double Vancouver Island in British Columbia for Alaska
It seems Alaska is still having problems attracting the big productions. The new Superman film, Man of Steel, will be doubling British Columbia for Alaska. Specifically, the production will be building an Alaskan fishing village in the District of Ucluelet…
Tom Cruise and Superman could boost Canada’s 2011 screen industry income
Canada’s film and TV industries made almost CAD7 billion for the national economy in 2010, according to figures from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Major projects like Tom Cruise’s Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and a new Superman film could lift the figure…
Tanya Seghatchian resigns from heading The Film Fund at the British Film Institute
Tanya Seghatchian has resigned from her position as head of The Film Fund at the British Film Institute (BFI). She had been overseeing the fund’s transition from the now-defunct UK Film Council to the BFI, having originally been in charge…