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Homeland to become first US drama to film full series in Germany
Terrorism drama Homeland will film its next series entirely in Germany, becoming the first US TV production to do so. The new fifth season will follow Claire Danes’ former CIA agent as she starts working for a private security firm…
MJZ pairs model with talking horse in US Virgin Islands filming for DirecTV
MJZ filmed on location in the US Virgin Islands for a new campaign for the American satellite service provider DirecTV. The spots feature US model Hannah Davis on a tropical beach, while her New Zealand-accented talking horse ruminates on his…
Marvel films Avengers Age of Ultron in Seoul, Italy and South Africa
Marvel filmed its superhero sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron partly in Seoul, Johannesburg and in Italy, expanding the story to international settings. The movie continues the adventures of Captain America, Black Widow, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk and Hawkeye. While the…
Bryan Cranston uses local filming incentive for The Infiltrator in Florida
Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston's new movie is using a local filming incentive to shoot scenes in Tampa Bay, Florida. True-life crime feature The Infiltrator is filming mostly in the UK, but will get a small local filming incentive for…
Pope Francis biography Call me Francesco wraps Argentina location filming
An upcoming Spanish-language biopic of Pope Francis entitled Call me Francesco has wrapped seven weeks of location filming in Buenos Aires and other parts of Argentina. Shooting is scheduled to continue on location in Rome, Turin and Munich. “Pope Francis…
New Kentucky-set drama series Outsiders uses Pennsylvania filming incentives
New US drama series Outsiders will use Pennsylvania’s filming incentives to shoot on location in the Pittsburgh area, using the region as a stand-in for Kentucky. Pittsburgh’s recent screen appearances include standing in for Gotham City in The Dark Knight…
Independence Day sequel prepares for New Mexico location filming
A long-mooted sequel to the 1996 alien invasion movie Independence Day starts filming on location in New Mexico in the next few weeks. New Mexico is the top US filming spot for desert locations, with recent movies including Lone Survivor…
Young Director Award 2015 open for entries
This year’s Young Director Award is open for entries, with filmmakers invited to submit their short movies by 24 May 2015. The CFP-E (Commercial Film Producers of Europe)/Shots Young Director’s Award (YDA) is a fringe event of the Cannes Film…
Australia sends major filming delegation to industry forum in China
Australia has sent its largest ever delegation to attend the 5th Australia-China Film Industry Forum, the Beijing International Film Festival and the Beijing Film Market. More than 50 representatives from Australia’s production industry are attending the events. Today’s Australia-China Film…
Spike Lee facing filming incentive issue in Chicago with new movie Chiraq
Director Spike Lee could face problems securing filming incentive support for a planned Chicago shoot for his new black-on-black gang movie Chiraq. Authorities are unhappy with the title, which is a word being used in rap lyrics comparing Chicago’s gang…