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New US drama series to film in Cuba
American drama series Cuba will film on location on the eponymous island nation. Cuba recently hosted the feature film Papa, shot as a Canadian-Cuban production, and earlier this year Conan O’Brien became the first talk show host in decades to…
Action sequel Hitman: Agent 47 films on location in Berlin and Singapore
New action movie Hitman: Agent 47 used Berlin as its production base and also became the first major Hollywood film to shoot in Singapore, in South-East Asia. The movie is an adaptation of a popular videogame franchise and a sequel…
New film Unforgettable aims for Exotic Marigold market with India shoot
New movie Unforgettable is taking inspiration from the success of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by shooting a new film at a heritage hotel in Jodhpur in northern India. The story will follow an ageing filmmaker who moves to India…
Warner Bros works on new deal to make films on location in China
Warner Bros is involved in negotiations to make films on location in China for local audiences. The US studio is talking to China Media Capital, a state fund backed by the government, and the move would help Warner Bros get…
Vin Diesel to film sequel to action movie xXx on location in Philippines
Action star Vin Diesel has announced a sequel to his 2002 action movie xXx (pronounced ‘Triple-X’), which will film partly on location in the Philippines. The original film followed Diesel as an extreme sports star blackmailed into operating as a…
Pittsburgh urged to develop more film studios and commit to long-term incentive
A new report has urged Pittsburgh in Pennsylvania to expand its studio infrastructure and commit to a long-term filming incentive. Productions recently shot in the city include TV drama Banshee and Vin Diesel’s supernatural action movie The Last Witch Hunter.…
Moscow-set gangster drama Mafiya to go into production for early 2016
Gangster series Mafiya will be set in Russian capital Moscow and will start filming in early 2016. In recent years Hollywood productions like Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit have doubled cities as diverse as Liverpool for the Russian capital. Bruce Willis'…
Saskatchewan increases per-production incentive payment cap
Saskatchewan in central Canada has increased the amount of money it will offer to eligible productions seeking filming incentive support. The Creative Saskatchewan Investment Fund will now offer up to CAD 600,000, a sharp increase from the previous limit of…
California Film Commission considers benefits of job-focused filming incentive
The California Film Commission has discussed the advantages of allocating its filming incentive tax credits according to how many jobs a production will create. California boosted its filming incentive earlier this year and is now considering 254 feature applications. Lawmakers…
Delaware to open new film and TV commission
Delaware in the eastern US is to set up a Motion Picture and Television Development Commission. A small number of features have shot locally over the years, including the 1989 coming-of-age drama Dead Poets Society, starring the late Robin Williams.…