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Michael Bay secures US Navy destroyers to film TV miniseries The Last Ship
Filmmaker Michael Bay helped secure two active-duty US Navy destroyers for the filming of miniseries The Last Ship. Bay’s first TV production as a producer focuses on a Navy crew struggling to find a cure to a deadly virus that…
Ireland explores options for new film studios
Authorities in Ireland are exploring their options for developing new film studios. The Irish Film Board is working with the government to gauge private sector interest in expanding Ireland’s studio facilities and enabling the country to host more high-profile productions…
Dubai Film and TV Commission launches online location permitting system
Dubai Film and TV Commission has launched a new online location permitting system. Producers can now submit, track and pay for their filming permits through the commission’s website, while scripts can be submitted for approval in the same way. “We…
Georgia builds on filming appeal with Insurgent and Oprah Winfrey-produced Selma
Georgia is building on its national production appeal by hosting the young adult sci-fi sequel Insurgent and the 1960s-set civil rights drama Selma, which has Oprah Winfrey as a producer. The state is already the long-term host of hugely successful…
NCIS New Orleans crime drama spinoff commits to Louisiana location filming
The Louisiana-set spinoff to the long-running US crime drama NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) will film on location in New Orleans. A two-part pilot filmed scenes in the city earlier this year, but studio work was shot in Los Angeles.…
New film studio and theme park planned for development in Shanghai
A new film studio is being planned for construction in Shanghai through a deal between Beijing Enlight Media and Seven Stars Media. Hengdian World Studios is already established five hours’ drive from Shanghai, offering expansive sets and a replica of…
Wachowski siblings to film debut TV series on location in Chicago
Filmmaking siblings Andy and Lana Wachowski will film part of their debut TV series in Chicago. Still best known for their iconic Matrix movies, the siblings are working on the sci-fi TV drama Sense8, which will spend six weeks filming…
New Zealand film agencies create umbrella entity to boost production industry
Three of New Zealand’s film bodies have created a ‘virtual agency’ to bring them all closer together and boost the country’s production industry. The new agency, Screen NZ, could help New Zealand attract more big-budget productions like James Cameron’s Avatar…
The Location Beach Lounge Partner 2014: Joshua Tree
Joshua Tree is partnering with The Location Guide for our Location Beach Lounge at Cannes Lions. The Lounge will be on Plage Goeland from 16-20 June. Joshua Tree was set up in 2012 and is a film production house operating…
Michael Bay sought ‘new experience’ filming Transformers 4 on location in China
Filmmaker Michael Bay chose to shoot action movie follow-up Transformers: Age of Extinction partly on location in China to chase a “new experience” as a director. The new movie shot partly in Hong Kong, but also built a Hong Kong…