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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…
Bonnie Prince Charlie movie The Great Getaway prepares for Scotland filming
The Great Getaway will be based on the 18th century life of Prince Charles Edward Stuart – commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charlie – and will film in Scotland. The historical drama Outlander is one of the largest productions to…
1.4 launches inaugural show celebrating directing talent in short-form films
Self-funded media project 1.4 is launching its inaugural 1.4 Show this autumn in London to promote directing talent in short-form filmmaking. The 1.4 Show will have no categories or judging panels, but will simply showcase great shorts at Shoreditch Studios…
London Wimbledon Studios reopens
London Wimbledon Studios has reopened as a filming facility in the south-west of the city. Although closed for a short time last year, resident broadcaster Marjan Television Network Ltd has now made a sales and marketing deal with film location…
Australian/Chinese co-production The Nest 3D to film Queensland
Screen Australia has announced its support for Australian/Chinese co-production The Nest 3D, a visual effects-driven story of an ancient Chinese mummified emperor brought back to life. Production will take place mainly in Queensland, which recently hosted Unbroken. “The Nest 3D…
Robbers Dog films Auckland for Steinlager Rugby World Cup campaign
Robbers Dog built special period sets in an Auckland studio for a campaign for New Zealand beer brand Steinlager. Originals honours New Zealand’s 1905 Rugby World Cup team by recreating scenes showing the players warming up for an historic match…
Filming for Second World War story of USS Indianapolis wraps in Alabama
Location filming has wrapped in Alabama for USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage, which recounts the sinking of the USS Indianapolis in the dying days of the Second World War. Alabama offers a 25% filming incentive for productions spending at least…
AMC to film sequel to The Making of the Mob and new docudrama The West
American cable channel AMC has commissioned docudrama series The Making of the Mob: Chicago as a follow-up to The Making of the Mob: New York. The channel is also backing The West, a separate docudrama tracing the history of America’s…
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…
Slavery drama Underground films in Louisiana
Slavery drama Underground is among the latest TV series to film in Louisiana. The ten-part miniseries is one of several US productions tackling the issue of slavery in America before the Civil War of the 1860s. A remake of classic…