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Filming has wrapped on adaptation of David Walliams’ Billionaire Boy
The BBC adaptation of David Walliams’ children’s book, Billionaire Boy has concluded filming in South Yorkshire. The combination of fantastic crew & locations, brilliant performances from the local children and investment from Screen Yorkshire created the perfect package for a…
King Kong prequel Skull Island will film in Vietnam
It has been confirmed that Skull Island, the prequel to Peter Jackson’s King Kong released in 2005, will be filmed in Vietnam. This comes after the news that emerged last month that the film’s director, Jordan Charles Vogt-Roberts had travelled…
GBP5,000 available for production that showcases Plymouth archive footage
The Peninsula Arts Film Commission is being launched as an annual incentive, offering GBP5,000 to any production that utilises archive footage of Plymouth in its project. The potential for this to be a catalyst in transforming how SWFTA engages with…
Ballers season two begins filming in Miami
The second season of HBO’s comedy series Ballers starring Dwayne Johnson, has begun filming in the city of Miami. The series follows the exploits of Spencer Strasmore, a retired NFL player now operating as a financial manager, surrounded by wealth…
Applications are now open for Scotland’s new film and TV fund
Scotland’s new Production Growth Fund (PGF) aimed at providing support for film and TV productions is now taking in applications. Despite tough budgets, public funding for screen increased to GBP24.1 million in 2014, a rise of almost GBP8 million compared…
Norway’s brand new filming incentives will soon be available
Norway’s first formal programme for filming incentives is soon to be implemented, with information detailing what the system will offer having just been released. Previously the country only offered informal subsidies to regional projects but this is about to change.…
Popular Wrigley’s Extra commercial filmed on location in Madrid
Production company Rattling Stick filmed their latest commercial for Wrigley’s Extra ‘The Story of Sarah & Juan’ in Spain’s largest city, Madrid. We decided to shoot this commercial in Madrid due to the diversity of the locations it presented. The…
Location Manager Christian McWilliams on 13 Hours, Malta, and Michael Bay
Here at TLG headquarters, Location Manager Christian McWilliams is no stranger. Having been interviewed for the site before, Christian has been a key source of industry information and so we considered ourselves extremely lucky as he returned to discuss his…
US drama Music, War and Love filmed on location in Poland
Music, War and Love, an upcoming US drama about Polish life before and after the Second World War has been filmed in various parts of Poland. Directed by Martha Coolidge (Sex and the City, The Twilight Zone) the series will…
London pulled out all the stops for filming Spectre
A recent press release has detailed the lengths that Film London alongside the British Film Commission went to in order to secure London based scenes for the new Bond film, Spectre. It’s a real source of pride that London can…