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BBC commissions new drama series Tatau set on Cook Islands
The BBC has commissioned a new drama series set in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Tatau will follow a young Englishman travelling with a friend to the Cook Islands, where he finds that the Maori tattoo he…
Santa Clarita in California reports location filming surge and record-breaking June
Authorities in the Californian city of Santa Clarita, north of Los Angeles, have reported a location filming surge for the past year and the best June in the region’s history. According to the Santa Clarita Film Office, the city saw…
Carnival Films and BBC America to film historical miniseries The Last Kingdom
Carnival Films and BBC America are to co-produce new historical miniseries The Last Kingdom. Based on novels by Bernard Cornwell, the drama is likely to be similar in tone to Game of Thrones and Vikings, and will be set in…
Pennsylvania renews call for uncapped filming incentive as Will Smith movie nears
The Pittsburgh Film Office has renewed calls for an uncapped filming incentive ahead of expected shoots involving Will Smith and Vin Diesel. Pennsylvania offers a 25% tax credit that has helped attract shoots like Tom Cruise’s Jack Reacher, but it…
BBC adaptation of JK Rowling book The Casual Vacancy filming near Bristol
The BBC’s adaptation of JK Rowling’s 2012 novel The Casual Vacancy starts filming today on location in Stroud, near Bristol in south-west England. Produced by Bronte Film and Television and in association with HBO, the story traces tensions in a…
Game of Thrones to film part of new season on location in Spain
Cable channel HBO will film part of the fifth season of Game of Thrones on location in the Seville region of southern Spain. The show has been based in Northern Ireland throughout its four-season run, with additional location filming focussing…
California releases list of productions for filming incentive support
The California Film Commission has announced initial filming incentive approval for 26 productions for the next year. Eleven features and 13 TV series are among those selected for the state’s 20% tax credit, including one show – Being Mary Jane…
Charleston hosts first major TV shoot as Reckless comes to South Carolina
Legal drama Reckless has become the first major network TV series to film on location in Charleston, South Carolina. The CBS drama spent six months shooting in the city, paying USD6.5 million in local wages alone. Local filming locations included…
Warner Bros Studios Leavesden to expand filming facilities with new sound stages
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden in north-west London – recently home to Tom Cruise’s sci-fi Edge of Tomorrow – is to build three new sound stages by the end of this year. The largest will be 35,000 square feet and there…
Mystery drama series The Leftovers films on location in New York
New drama The Leftovers filmed on location in Mount Vernon, in northern New York City. The series follows the lives of a disparate group of individuals in the fictional town of Mapleton in the aftermath of a mysterious event that…