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Modern Family TV comedy to film holiday episode on location in Australia
Hit Los Angeles-based comedy show Modern Family is to film a holiday episode on location in Australia. Twentieth Century Fox Television has made an agreement with airline Qantas to fly the cast out for two weeks of location filming that…
World War II drama The Book Thief films on location in Germany
New World War II feature The Book Thief filmed on location at Studio Babelsberg near Berlin. Based on a novel by Markus Zusak, the film tells the story of a young girl who steals books to find solace from the…
Cinespace Chicago Film Studios reveals expansion plan details in Illinois
Cinespace Chicago Film Studios in Illinois has revealed details of its expansion plan. Having opened in 2011 the studio currently offers 18 sound stages but wants to build an additional 12, while also negotiating with local authorities to set up…
Tobey Maguire movie Z for Zachariah to film on location in New Zealand
Tobey Maguire is a producer on new post-apocalyptic feature Z for Zachariah, which will start filming on location in New Zealand in the next few weeks. Based on a 1974 children’s novel by Robert O’Brien, the story takes place in…
Nevada launches new filming incentive
Nevada in the western US has launched a new filming incentive designed to boost the state’s production industry. The new programme is worth up to 19% of local production spending and has an annual film fund of USD20 million. Productions…
New TV drama Tyrant to film in Israel
New TV series Tyrant will film on location in Tel Aviv and comes from the producers of terrorism drama Homeland. The series will focus on the son of a Middle-Eastern dictator who becomes embroiled in regional politics when he returns…
New Zealand film tourism uses The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
An extensive film tourism campaign is promoting the New Zealand filming locations used in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The movie is the second in Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy trilogy following hobbit Bilbo Baggins and a band of dwarves…
New business plan helps bring commercial filming to Washington State
A new business plan is helping bring more commercial filming to Washington State in the north-west US. The Commercial Business Development Plan (CBDP) was created through a partnership with Washington Filmworks and the Seattle Office of Film + Music. Commercial…
Narnia director joins call for better New Zealand filming incentives
New Zealand filmmaker Andrew Adamson has joined the call for more generous filming incentives in the country. The filmmaker directed both of Disney’s big-budget Narnia films and has also steered the Shrek movies. Production professionals in New Zealand are calling…
MJZ films Dutch rollercoaster to capture football excitement for Carlsberg
MJZ filmed on a rollercoaster in Holland for a new Carlsberg commercial celebrating the rush of football. The spot turns the rollercoaster into a visual metaphor as players, fans, stewards and commentators alike experience the highs and lows of the…