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Jurassic World filming delivers big spending boost for Kauai County in Hawaii
Hawaii location filming for Jurassic World had a big impact on the US state’s production industry. The dinosaur sequel was shot partly on the island of Kauai County north-west of Honolulu and producers spent around USD 3 million locally. Jurassic…
Alex Garland films AI sci-fi drama Ex Machina in Norway and at Pinewood
Screenwriter Alex Garland filmed his directorial debut Ex Machina on location in Norway and at Pinewood Studios in the UK. The film tells the story of a young coder given the task of interacting with an artificially-intelligent female robot in…
Los Angeles reports location filming boost
Los Angeles saw an overall 10% increase in location filming in 2014, according to a new report from FilmL.A. Television production rose by 12%, but feature film activity declined by 3%, including a dramatic drop of nearly 30% in the…
BBC espionage drama The Night Manager to film with Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston
The BBC has commissioned a miniseries adaptation of espionage drama The Night Manager, starring Hugh Laurie and Tom Hiddleston. Based on a novel by John le Carré, author of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, the series will tell a story of…
UK creative industries grow for 4th consecutive year to nudge £77bn
The UK’s creative industries have grown for a fourth year to reach a value of nearly GBP 77 billion. Government figures apply to 2013 but the production industry is likely to grow for 2014 when the UK hosted The Avengers:…
American Sniper helps boost filming days in Santa Clarita region of California
Clint Eastwood’s true-life drama American Sniper helped boost location filming days in Santa Clarita in Los Angeles County, California. In 2014 the city posted year-on-year increases in both the number of filming permits issued and the number of overall filming…
South Africa filming incentives bring Homeland to Cape Town and boost industry
South Africa is enjoying surging popularity as an international filming hotspot. Location Manager Robert Bentley talks about the Cape Town shoot for US spy drama Homeland and how the series has doubled the South African city for locations around the…
Florida authority creates film incentive fund for new Tim Burton movie
A regional authority in Florida has created a film incentive fund in a bid to secure location filming for Tim Burton’s new movie. Hillsborough County encompasses the city of Tampa on Florida’s Gulf Coast and has approved filming incentives worth…
Veteran producer calls for Savannah to expand crew pool and film facilities
A veteran producer has described a need for more experienced crew and improved infrastructure in the Georgia city. Ralph Singleton has more than 30 years of production experience and was hired last year by Savannah authorities to help promote the…
Las Vegas scores record film year but enters 2015 with defunded incentive
In 2014 some 400 film permits were issued for shoots in Clark County, Nevada, which encompasses Las Vegas, marking a regional record. Nevada launched a filming incentive in January, but the programme was largely defunded in September. The filming incentive…