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North Carolina set to triple film fund after downgrading incentive
Authorities in North Carolina plan to triple the state’s film fund to USD 30 million half a year after the formal filming incentive was controversially downgraded to a grant system. Drama Under the Dome claimed half of this year’s incentive…
Kenya gives initial approval for new filming incentive support
Lawmakers in Kenya have granted initial approval for a new 30% filming incentive as part of plans to raise the country’s filmmaking profile. The government is under particular pressure to bring Angelina Jolie Pitt’s true-life conservation movie Africa to Kenya.…
Isle of Skye to be focus of Macbeth film tourism campaign in Scotland
Skye in Scotland’s Inner Hebrides will be a key part of a film tourism campaign from VisitScotland focussing on Michael Fassbender’s upcoming adaptation of Macbeth. The new film was directed by Justin Kurzel and co-stars Marion Cotillard as Lady Macbeth.…
Rowan Atkinson filming detective drama Maigret in Budapest
British comedy star Rowan Atkinson has started filming in Budapest for a new TV movie drama based on the fictional French detective Maigret. The character first appeared on-screen in the early 60s and was last portrayed by Michael Gambon in…
Star Wars franchise to return for filming on remote Irish island
The next Star Wars film is set to return to shoot scenes on Skellig Michael off the west coast of Ireland. A production team for Star Wars: The Force Awakens shot there last year and it seems the location is…
Film London announces familiarisation trip for Nordic TV producers
Film London will hold a five-day familiarisation trip for Nordic TV producers from the end of November. Individuals from Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Finland will be invited to tour London studio facilities and attend C21’s Content London conference. The…
Production spending in Scotland climbs to eight-year high
Production spending from film and TV shoots in Scotland rose to an eight-year high of GBP 45.2 million in 2014, according to new government figures. Movies shot in Scotland over the past few years include Michael Fassbender’s Macbeth and Jonathan…
Markenfilm and Lewis Hamilton shoot for Mercedes-Benz in Spain and Portugal
Markenfilm recruited Formula One World Champion Lewis Hamilton as one of their famous faces for a new Mercedes-Benz spot that filmed in Spain and Portugal. Inspiration follows a group of high-profile individuals putting Mercedes Benz SUVs through their paces. The…
BBC films Lady Chatterley’s Lover adaptation on location in Wales
The BBC’s new TV movie adaptation of classic novel Lady Chatterley’s Lover was shot in Wales. Merthyr Mawr House and Estate in Bridgend, between Swansea and Cardiff in South Wales, were the principal filming locations. Hartswood Films co-produced the one-off…
First World War movie Theeb tackles desert location filming in Jordan
First World War story Theeb filmed entirely on location in Jordan. The director and producer spent a year living with the Bedouin to tell their story, set in 1916, of young Bedouin boy Theeb and his older brother who escort…