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Production Guild of Great Britain recognises UK team behind 24 drama
The Production Guild of Great Britain has recognised the UK team behind 24: Live Another Day at its 2015 awards ceremony. Iain Smith, a producer and chairman of the British Film Commission, and his team took the award for Production…
Thailand eyes 2018 for first filming incentive payments to foreign producers
Thailand is planning to launch its first formal filming incentive programme in 2017, with the first payments available a year later. The government is looking to launch a 15% tax rebate, with a per-production cap equivalent to about USD 5.6…
Shakespeare comedy Bill films in York in northern England
New period film comedy Bill filmed on location in Yorkshire. The movie takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to what might have happened to William Shakespeare during his so-called ‘Lost Years’ in the 1580s when there are no records of what he…
Jackie Chan film Dragon Blade showcases Chinese bid for global appeal
Jackie Chan's new historical action movie Dragon Blade co-stars US actors John Cusack and Adrien Brody and showcases a shifting strategy in Chinese filmmaking. The country is looking to assert itself internationally by working with American talent and investing in…
New series of TV drama Safe House to film in England’s Lake District
A second series of ITV’s drama Safe House will film on location in the Lake District in north-west England. The new four-part story will follow a married couple whose countryside guest house is also used by the police to shelter…
Location Scotland Relaunches as LS Productions
Location Scotland, the Edinburgh-based Service Production Company, has re-launched as LS Productions. LS Productions has established itself as the UK’s largest and most experienced Service Production Company. The organisation works closely with international agencies, directors, production companies and brands to…
Action thriller sequel The Purge 3 to film on location in Rhode Island
A second follow-up to hit 2013 action thriller The Purge is set to film in Rhode Island in the eastern US. The franchise follows disparate characters in a dystopian future where for one night each year all crime is legal.…
Boardwalk Empire doubles New York for Cuba in final season filming
Prohibition drama Boardwalk Empire has ended after its fifth season, and has been rewarded with ten Emmy nominations. Set in Atlantic City in the 1920s and 30s, the series tells a story of gangsters and political corruption. New York doubled…
New sci-fi movie The Space Between Us to film in New Mexico
Peter Chelsom’s new science-fiction film The Space Between Us is set to shoot on location in New Mexico. The movie stars Asa Butterfield as a boy born and raised in secret on a Mars colony, who returns to Earth at…
BBC filming new series of period drama Poldark at Bottle Yard Studios
A second series of the BBC’s period drama Poldark is filming at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol in the west of England. The new series is set in 1790 and follows Ross Poldark’s attempts to save his tin mine…