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Crime miniseries The Killing Pool to film on location in Liverpool
Crime miniseries The Killing Pool is set to film on location in Liverpool in north-west England. The drama was announced at the Dream Factory event as part of the International Festival for Business in Liverpool and adds to a list…
Filming for Rainn Wilson crime drama Backstrom doubles Vancouver for Portland
Upcoming crime drama Backstrom filmed in Vancouver, doubling the city for Portland, Oregon. The show features US comedy star Rainn Wilson in his first dramatic role as a disgruntled detective in the vein of Gregory House. It’s based on a…
MOB Film subverts Hollywood action movies with VW shorts in South Africa
MOB Film played with the conventions of Hollywood action movies filming a series of new commercials for Volkswagen on location in South Africa. The spots show high-speed movie dramas being unintentionally sabotaged by VW’s safe distance technology. Bus features a…
Carnival Films and BBC America to film historical miniseries The Last Kingdom
Carnival Films and BBC America are to co-produce new historical miniseries The Last Kingdom. Based on novels by Bernard Cornwell, the drama is likely to be similar in tone to Game of Thrones and Vikings, and will be set in…
BBC adaptation of JK Rowling book The Casual Vacancy filming near Bristol
The BBC’s adaptation of JK Rowling’s 2012 novel The Casual Vacancy starts filming today on location in Stroud, near Bristol in south-west England. Produced by Bronte Film and Television and in association with HBO, the story traces tensions in a…
China and South Korea sign filming co-production agreement
China and South Korea have signed a co-production filming deal. The agreement will enable Korean movies made as official Chinese co-productions to bypass China’s strict quota on the number of international films that can be released each year. “South Korea-China…
California releases list of productions for filming incentive support
The California Film Commission has announced initial filming incentive approval for 26 productions for the next year. Eleven features and 13 TV series are among those selected for the state’s 20% tax credit, including one show – Being Mary Jane…
Ciclope International Festival of Craft 2014 opens for entries
The Ciclope International Festival of Craft 2014 has opened for entries. Ciclope recognises the craft of storytelling in international audiovisual production and this year will be the festival’s fifth edition. It will take place in Berlin on 6 and 7…
New China filming incentives could boost international production interest
New filming incentives announced by China as a way of boosting its domestic production industry could also grab the attention of international producers. An annual subsidy worth USD16 million has been set up to support up to ten Chinese movies…
BBC films political drama The Honourable Woman in London and Morocco
The BBC filmed on location in London and Morocco for new drama miniseries The Honourable Woman, doubling the African country for parts of the Middle East. Maggie Gyllenhaal stars as a woman drawn into political turbulence and intrigue as she…