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Spielberg’s War Horse shoot to include Dartmoor locations
Steven Spielberg’s new film, an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel War Horse, will shoot partly on Dartmoor and, according to USA Today, filming starts next week. Mr Morpurgo said: “It is going to be an event for the West Country.…
Klaxons chooses Egypt’s White Desert for new music video
British band Klaxons has filmed a new music video in Egypt’s White Desert. The band chose the location for the video to its single Echoes as it offers a unique environment of wind- and rain-eroded chalk formations. Also, it’s accessible…
UK Film Council to be closed down
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has announced that the UK Film Council is to be closed down to help save money. Established in 2000, the organisation has spent a decade channeling money into over 900 British films using…
Dodge doubles California ranches for New England
American vehicle manufacturer Dodge has doubled two California ranches for New England in a new commercial for its Challenger car. Freedom shows a unit of 18th Century British troops with muskets being charged by American colonialists driving Challenger vehicles. The…
Nestle doubles New Zealand and Fiji for global locations
Nestle has filmed a new commercial for its ice cream brand Haagen-Dazs in various locations throughout New Zealand and Fiji. Ode to Flavour shows a team visiting remote beaches, jungle terrain and exposed mountainsides in search of the best flavours…
Location Report: Oxford
A truly unique city, Oxford is renowned the world over for its eminent university and its beautiful architecture. Romantically nicknamed the ‘City of Dreaming Spires,’ it can trace its history back to the 8th Century. Since then, the town has…
Virginia launches refundable filming credit of up to 20%
Film productions shooting in Virginia could now be eligible for a refundable tax credit of 15%. An additional 5% could be available for projects shooting in particularly deprived areas of the state. Between 2010 and 2012 a maximum fund of…
BC offers production centre and popular location doubles
British Columbia in western Canada is steadily enhancing its reputation as a media production centre. The region offers landscapes including dense forests, deserts and mountains that are frequently used to double for places such as the Middle East, Mexico, Europe…
New Orleans continues to flourish as a filming destination
New Orleans no longer has the blues, production-wise at least. Could it be something to do with the fact that already generous Louisiana incentives have been raised to a whacking 30%? The most eagerly anticipated TV drama of the decade…
Robin Hood gets the best from UK locations for filming
Robin Hood is riding through far more than the glen for Ridley Scott’s latest epic, an action-packed account of the legend, involving sea landings, castles springing up in the woods of Surrey, and the wrong type of undergrowth. Scott called…