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North Carolina filming incentive downgrade alienates Sleepy Hollow producers
Television drama Sleepy Hollow will shift filming locations from North Carolina to Atlanta if it gets a season renewal. Raleigh has downgraded the state filming incentive to a grant system, with half of this year’s USD 10 million fund already…
Jurassic World filming delivers big spending boost for Kauai County in Hawaii
Hawaii location filming for Jurassic World had a big impact on the US state’s production industry. The dinosaur sequel was shot partly on the island of Kauai County north-west of Honolulu and producers spent around USD 3 million locally. Jurassic…
Los Angeles reports location filming boost
Los Angeles saw an overall 10% increase in location filming in 2014, according to a new report from FilmL.A. Television production rose by 12%, but feature film activity declined by 3%, including a dramatic drop of nearly 30% in the…
UK creative industries grow for 4th consecutive year to nudge £77bn
The UK’s creative industries have grown for a fourth year to reach a value of nearly GBP 77 billion. Government figures apply to 2013 but the production industry is likely to grow for 2014 when the UK hosted The Avengers:…
Ben Stiller films Night at the Museum 3 on location at the British Library
Ben Stiller filmed partly on location at the British Library in London for Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, the third movie in the successful children’s franchise. The film follows Stiller’s night watchman as he has more adventures…
Submarine drama Hunter Killer to film on location in Alaska
Submarine drama Hunter Killer is set to film on location near Anchorage in Alaska. Most of the shoot is reportedly scheduled for the small town of Whittier, 60 miles from the state capital. Whale rescue drama Big Miracle is among…
Fargo TV series to return to Calgary for second season location filming
The TV miniseries adaptation of Fargo will return to Calgary to film its second season. Based on the Coen Brothers’ Oscar-winning 1996 movie, the new series will feature different characters and tell a new story set in 1979. Calgary will…
Top Gear to film on location in Okanagan region of British Columbia
BBC motoring series Top Gear is set to film highway scenes on location in the Okanagan region of central British Columbia. The province is a production hub in Canada and offers a 25% production services tax credit on qualified labour…
Atomic Fiction becomes latest visual effects company to open Montreal office
Atomic Fiction has become the latest visual effects company to open an office in Montreal, Quebec. The company’s recent projects include the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, Transformers: Age of Extinction and Need for Speed. The firm will retain…
Sylvester Stallone to return to Louisiana to film new Rambo movie
Actor and filmmaker Sylvester Stallone is set to return to Louisiana to film the fifth movie in his Rambo action franchise. It will be the first entry to shoot in the state, although Stallone himself has worked there extensively on…