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Scotland announces new fund as national film and TV incentive
Scotland has announced a new fund to encourage more film and TV productions to shoot on location north of the border. The country has attracted high-profile shoots like the historical romance Outlander, but the government is under pressure to do…
Michael Fassbender filming videogame movie Assassin’s Creed in Malta
Michael Fassbender has started filming a long-awaited movie adaptation of the videogame franchise Assassin’s Creed in Malta. The production reunites Fassbender with director Justin Kurzel and co-star Marion Cotillard, all of whom worked together on the upcoming Macbeth. Assassin’s Creed…
New US drama series to film in Cuba
American drama series Cuba will film on location on the eponymous island nation. Cuba recently hosted the feature film Papa, shot as a Canadian-Cuban production, and earlier this year Conan O’Brien became the first talk show host in decades to…
Queensland secures new US film and plans extra stage to boost production
New US thriller The Shallows will be among the latest international features to shoot in Queensland. The announcement comes days after plans were unveiled for an extra stage facility for the Gold Coast area, which has recently hosted Unbroken and…
Kinopravda films heel drama in Budapest and Barcelona for Yvein Monq
Barcelona-based directing collective Kinopravda filmed in Barcelona and Budapest for a new promo for Hungarian electro composer Yvein Monq. TWUN features a series of women struggling to stay upright in flamboyant heels to Monq’s skittish music. Kinopravda worked on the…
Action sequel Hitman: Agent 47 films on location in Berlin and Singapore
New action movie Hitman: Agent 47 used Berlin as its production base and also became the first major Hollywood film to shoot in Singapore, in South-East Asia. The movie is an adaptation of a popular videogame franchise and a sequel…
Pablo Escobar Netflix miniseries Narcos films Colombia
New ten-part Netflix miniseries Narcos tells the story of infamous Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar and got a filming incentive of USD 2 million to film in Bogota. Colombia recently launched a formal filming incentive of up to 40% for…
Game of Thrones to focus on Spain filming rather than Croatia for new season
Game of Thrones will not return to Croatia to film its new season, meaning Spain is likely to become the setting for all the story’s warm-weather locations. Croatia has been a mainstay for the show over the past few seasons,…
UK gets European approval to boost filming incentive support
The UK has been given approval by the European Union (EU) to boost its filming incentive programme. Productions will now get a 25% tax credit on all their eligible UK spending, in a move that could help attract more shoots…
Amazon adventure movie Lost City of Z filming in Belfast and Colombia
Amazon adventure movie Lost City of Z has started filming in Belfast and will later shoot on location in Colombia. The Northern Ireland capital offers Titanic Studios, where HBO’s hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones is based. Lost City of…