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Angelina Jolie Pitt to film true-life Khmer Rouge drama in Cambodia
Angelina Jolie Pitt will direct First They Killed My Father in Cambodia later this year. The film is based on the childhood experiences of Cambodian author and human rights activist Loung Ung, who was five years old when the brutal…
Slavery drama Roots to film in Louisiana
A new TV adaptation of the iconic 1970s slavery drama Roots will film in Louisiana. Based on the novel by Alex Haley, the series follows Gambian Kunta Kinte, sold into slavery in the late 1760s, and the experiences of himself…
New Zealand tweaks filming incentive after year of boosted international shoots
New Zealand is to make its visual effects incentive more accessible to producers a year after the country’s overall filming incentive package was boosted. As an administrative change, Film New Zealand will be absorbed into the New Zealand Film Commission.…
Breaking Bad star films Philadelphia as New York for Wall Street drama
Anna Gunn’s new Wall Street drama Equity is doubling Philadelphia for New York City. Gunn is best known for her role as Skyler White in Breaking Bad and in her new film is playing an investment banker facing the challenges…
Irish Film Board commissioner to join Pinewood Productions Ireland
The current commissioner of the Irish Film Board (IFB) is to join Pinewood Productions Ireland Limited as the company’s Head of Production. Naoise Barry has headed the Irish Film Board for the past 14 years, but will leave the organisation…
New TV drama Blood & Oil to film at Park City Film Studios in Utah
Upcoming TV series Blood & Oil will be based at the recently-opened Park City Film Studios near Salt Lake City in northern Utah. The western state is not yet a production hub but in recent years has hosted films like…
Game of Thrones spends £110m in Northern Ireland and boosts film tourism
As HBO’s fantasy drama Game of Thrones secures 24 Emmy nominations, Northern Ireland Screen has revealed the show has spent around GBP 110 million locally since 2010. Production is based at Titanic Studios in Belfast and has boosted film tourism…
Ant-Man films Georgia as San Francisco with base at Pinewood Atlanta Studios
Marvel’s new superhero film Ant-Man shot mostly on location in Georgia, doubling the state for San Francisco and using Pinewood Atlanta Studios as a base. The movie follows a thief who uses a technologically-advanced suit to shrink himself to the…
Period drama Mr Selfridge to film new series in adapted London studio
Period drama series Mr Selfridge is set to shoot a new series in an adapted studio space in North-West London. The show stars Jeremy Piven and is based on the true story of US businessman Harry Selfridge who founded London’s…
TV drama TURN: Washington’s Spies to film third series in Virginia
Period war drama TURN: Washington’s Spies is set to film a third season on location in Virginia. Set during America’s Revolutionary War of the 1770s, the series is based on the true story of a clandestine group of spies who…