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Supernatural TV drama Dominion to film in South Africa doubling for Nevada
New supernatural TV drama series Dominion is to start filming on location in South Africa. Based on the 2010 sci-fi horror Legion, the series will be set in a dystopian city – formerly Las Vegas – and chart a conflict…
Revolutionary War TV series doubles Virginia locations for New York
New TV drama Turn is set during the American Revolutionary War of the mid-18th Century and is doubling locations in Virginia for colonial-era New York. This tumultuous period of American history is drawing Hollywood’s eye, with Last of the Mohicans…
Filming in Gujarat in India with line producer Kishore Sinh Parmar
Kishore worked in advertising and marketing for major newspaper the Indian Express, before entering the film industry by way of a love for travelling and location photography. He has been a line producer for more than nine years. What can…
Mad Max 4 finishes filming with location work near Sydney
George Miller’s new dystopian sequel Mad Max: Fury Road finished filming recently with a location shoot just outside Sydney in Australia. Much of the film was shot on location in Namibia, which offered the right sun-blasted post-apocalyptic visuals needed for…
Historical miniseries Hannibal could film in North Africa or Mediterranean
A new historical miniseries focussing on the legendary general Hannibal Barca could consider filming locations in North Africa or the Mediterranean. Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry is producing the project with History Channel, which based its first scripted drama Vikings in…
New business plan helps bring commercial filming to Washington State
A new business plan is helping bring more commercial filming to Washington State in the north-west US. The Commercial Business Development Plan (CBDP) was created through a partnership with Washington Filmworks and the Seattle Office of Film + Music. Commercial…
Study for Dubai Film and TV Commission recommends formal filming incentives
A new study for the Dubai Film and TV Commission has advised the emirate city to consider formal filming incentives as part of a wider strategy to boost its production industry. Offering longer-term residency to production crew is also suggested.…
BWP Totem Productions films with Octocopter in Austria for MRF Tyres
Mumbai-based production house BWP Totem used a remote-controlled Octocopter filming on location on a mountain road in Austria for a new commercial for MRF Tyres. The spot shows a driver keeping his wife waiting at a romantic dinner date as…
Advertising company WPP predicts growth rate of up to 4.5% for 2014
Major London-based advertising company WPP has cautiously predicted a growth rate of between four and 4.5% for 2014. Sir Martin Sorrell, CEO, said that sporting events like the Sochi Winter Olympics and the football World Cup in Brazil should help…
South Africa plans film tourism drive for Nelson Mandela biopic
South African Tourism has partnered with the producers of new Nelson Mandela biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom to promote the film’s UK release. The movie stars British actor Idris Elba as the iconic South African leader and the aim…