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Mad Max Fury Road films desert apocalypse on location in Namibia
Filmmaker George Miller shot on location in the deserts of Namibia to capture the post-apocalyptic visuals he needed for Mad Max: Fury Road. Released 30 years after Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome, the new adventure stars Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron.…
Epoch Films shoots Bolivia in campaign for Facebook’s Internet.org
Epoch Films shot scenes in a rural Bolivian community as part of an international campaign for Internet.org, an organisation set up by Facebook to boost global web connectivity. Erika and Esmeralda follows two children who invented a hydraulic mechanical arm…
Pinewood Studios launches production service company for Ireland filming
Pinewood Studios has launched Pinewood Productions Ireland Limited as a new full service production company to assist clients filming on location in Ireland. The company’s services will include budgeting, location scouting, crew sourcing and equipment and facilities rental. Pinewood Productions…
Comic book TV pilot Preacher to film on location in New Mexico
A TV pilot of the comic book series Preacher is set to film on location in New Mexico, co-directed by comedy star Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. New Mexico is a hugely popular US filming location and doubled for Afghanistan…
Period comedy A Royal Night Out films East Yorkshire as 1940s London
New period comedy A Royal Night Out filmed on location in Hull in East Yorkshire, doubling the city for 1940s London. A fictional take on the events of Victory in Europe Day in 1945, the film tells a story of…
Director James Cameron supports drone filming innovation in New Zealand
Filmmaker James Cameron and his Avatar producer Jon Landau have voiced their support for a New Zealand technology competition encouraging innovations in drone filming. Propeller Studios in Wellington launched the competition last week. The C-Prize competition is encouraging New Zealanders…
Jerusalem Mayor plans new film studio
The Mayor of Jerusalem has announced plans to develop a film studio in his city to help boost the local economy. Jerusalem recently hosted productions from Natalie Portman and Richard Gere, and was also the initial filming location for the…
Epic BBC drama Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell films in Yorkshire
The BBC’s epic spring drama Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell spent four months filming on location in Yorkshire in northern England. Set in an alternative early-19th century England, the series tells a story of practical magic being brought back into…
BBC films Cold War drama The Game on location in Birmingham and Midlands
The BBC filmed on location in Birmingham and other parts of the Midlands for its six-part Cold War drama The Game. Set in London in 1972, the miniseries tells the story of a Soviet plot uncovered when a KGB agent…
US authority makes new plans to expand drone filming
America’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has formed new partnerships with three major companies to look into ways to safely increase the use of unmanned drones in US airspace. The use of drones is tightly regulated by US authorities. Drones are…