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New York takes top filming spot over Los Angeles for TV pilot season
New York has taken the top spot as the number one filming location for the new TV pilot season in North America. No fewer than ten dramas and five comedies are filming in New York, compared to just five in…
Political drama Suffragette to become first to film in Palace of Westminster
Period political drama Suffragette is to become the first film to shoot commercially on location in the Palace of Westminster in central London. The scenes will reportedly feature Meryl Streep as Emmeline Pankhurst, a key figure in the suffragette movement…
Filming on location in South America with Gabriel Carratu of Vagabond Films
Gabriel entered the production industry as a PA before graduating to camera operator and then on to assistant directing on jobs that took him across the US, South America and to Europe. He met his Vagabond business partner Lorenzo Benedick…
Miniseries Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell starts filming in York Minster
Period fantasy miniseries Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell has started filming on location in York Minster in northern England. Based on the novel by Susanna Clarke, the drama follows two men in an alternate 19th Century who reintroduce magic to…
Filming in Italy with Rome-based Location Manager James Walker
James Walker is a freelance Location Manager and local fixer who has been living and operating in Italy since the mid-70s. He has extensive experience in television documentary filmmaking and he is also a producer, researcher, Location Manager and fixer…
The Tonight Show secures 30% filming incentive relocating to New York
Iconic entertainment programme The Tonight Show has been given a 30% filming incentive relocating to New York, a report suggests. The show has switched filming locations from Los Angeles where it had been based since the early 70s. New York-based…
Blue Falcon Productions and Gorilla film around the world for Amway
Michigan-based Blue Falcon Productions worked with Gorilla on a new campaign for home care giant Amway that involved a global location shoot. Our Belief follows individuals around the world to promote Amway’s message of empowering people and their businesses. Filming…
California authorities introduce bill to boost state filming incentives
Authorities in California have introduced a bill designed to boost the state’s formal filming incentive programme. Production professionals are looking to extend the incentives for another five years and expand the existing USD100 million annual film fund. Supporters of the…
Markenfilm Crossing films Death Valley road trip with Hollywood stars for Mercedes
Markenfilm Crossing GmbH recruited star couple Joshua Jackson and Diane Kruger for a road trip through the heat of Death Valley in eastern California. Confiscating their bottled water, the pair was challenged to rely on the drinkable water vapour emissions…
California production industry prepares fight to boost filming incentives
Production professionals in California are preparing legislation that they hope will lead to a boost in the state’s filming incentive programme. The aim is to increase the annual film fund well above the current USD100 million and expand support to…