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BBC announces new location filming for Natural History and Science
The BBC has announced more than 50 hours of new filming productions to be presented through its Natural History and Science division. Projects include a follow-up to oceans documentary Blue Planet, and The Hunt, which will focus on the relationship…
British Film Institute takes delegation of producers to Rio Film Festival
The British Film Institute (BFI) has taken a delegation of British producers to the Rio Film Festival in Brazil to help develop relations between the two production industries. A new co-production treaty between the two countries is expected to come…
US filmmaker shoots spy thriller My Lucky Star on location in China
American director Dennie Gordon filmed on location in Hong Kong and on mainland China for new spy fantasy My Lucky Star, featuring Taiwanese star Ziyi Zhang. For Gordon, the shoot was an event-filled experience that highlighted the differences between Eastern…
Filming Detroit: Attracting the big hitters of Hollywood to an iconic city
Detroit set an unwanted record in mid-2013 as it became the largest city in the US to file for bankruptcy protection. Since then, the iconic Michigan metropolis has hosted Michael Bay’s Transformers: Age of Extinction, while Zack Snyder’s Batman Vs…
Boardwalk Empire producer praises New York filming incentives after Emmy wins
A producer of HBO’s hit drama Boardwalk Empire has praised New York’s filming incentive programme and stated that without it the show would be filming elsewhere. The Prohibition-era gangster series has filmed four seasons and this weekend won five Emmys.…
BBC crime drama By Any Means films Birmingham doubling for London
New BBC crime drama By Any Means filmed largely on location in Birmingham in the West Midlands region of England, doubling the city for London. The drama was the first British show to qualify for the UK’s new TV tax…
BBC fantasy drama series Atlantis films on location in Morocco
The BBC has filmed parts of its new fantasy drama series Atlantis on location in Morocco. Filming took place at the Atlas Film Studios near the city of Ouarzazate in the centre of the country, which has previously hosted films…
HBO Asia period miniseries Serangoon Road films on location in Singapore
Television period miniseries Serangoon Road was filmed on location in Singapore for HBO Asia. Set in mid-1960s Singapore, the show is a ten-part detective story set against the backdrop of social upheaval as the country begins to emerge as an…
BBC to film on location in Manchester for miniseries From There To Here
New BBC miniseries From There To Here will star Philip Glenister and will film on location in and around Manchester in northern England. The story begins with the IRA bomb that struck the city in 1996, and spans four years…
Frozen Ground filmmaker highlights need for Alaska production industry growth
The filmmaker behind recent serial killer drama The Frozen Ground has commented on the need for Alaska to develop its production infrastructure. Filming incentives enabled Scott Walker to shoot the Alaska-set story on location in and around Anchorage. “If the…