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South Africa film professionals to hold government talks over work visa changes
The Cape Film Commission in South Africa will meet with the government later this month to discuss concerns about planned work visa changes. A new visa system is scheduled to be formally launched in October that could cause complications for…
Hollywood calls for expanded film studio facilities in South Africa as interest grows
Hollywood has called on South Africa to expand the filming infrastructure in cities like Cape Town as interest grows in the country. Pirate drama Black Sails is among the high-profile productions currently filming in South Africa, from a base at…
Late Show to keep New York filming location despite appeal from Los Angeles
The Late Show will keep filming on location in New York next year when comedian Stephen Colbert takes over as host. David Letterman announced his retirement in April, prompting an immediate appeal from the Mayor of Los Angeles to relocate…
North Carolina TV future uncertain as filming incentive expiry approaches
The North Carolina future of high-profile TV shoots like Under the Dome is uncertain as authorities consider the future of the state’s filming incentive. North Carolina’s 25% filming tax credit is set to expire at the end of this year…
Movie about Olympic legend Jesse Owens to film on location in Montreal and Berlin
A movie entitled Race, based on the story of black Olympic legend Jesse Owens, will film on location in Montreal and Berlin. Owens famously won four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics in 1936, challenging Hitler’s notion of Aryan supremacy…
Channel 4 comedy series The Mimic films on location in Bristol
A second series of Channel 4’s comedy series The Mimic filmed on location at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol. The show follows the everyday trials and tribulations of a maintenance man who happens to be a gifted mimic. “It…
MJZ sets aerial wirework to Shakespeare filming Ikea Beds in Johannesburg
MJZ filmed on location in Johannesburg in South Africa for Beds, a new spot for Ikea. The piece shows a woman waking on a bed in the clouds before tumbling gently downwards against a dramatic sky – and to a…
BBC commissions new drama series Tatau set on Cook Islands
The BBC has commissioned a new drama series set in the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Tatau will follow a young Englishman travelling with a friend to the Cook Islands, where he finds that the Maori tattoo he…
Carnival Films and BBC America to film historical miniseries The Last Kingdom
Carnival Films and BBC America are to co-produce new historical miniseries The Last Kingdom. Based on novels by Bernard Cornwell, the drama is likely to be similar in tone to Game of Thrones and Vikings, and will be set in…
Historical drama The Secret River to film on location in Australia
Historical drama miniseries The Secret River is to film on location in Victoria and New South Wales in Australia. Based on the award-winning novel by Kate Grenville, the drama follows the exploits of some of the first European colonists in…