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Half of a Yellow Sun films in Nigeria
New feature Half of a Yellow Sun filmed on location in Nigeria with high-profile British actors Chiwetel Ejiofor and Thandie Newton. The film tells a story of family ties against the backdrop of the Nigerian-Biafran War of the late 1960s.…
Queensland formally announces filming for Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken
Queensland in north-east Australia has formally announced that Angelina Jolie will be filming her World War II feature Unbroken on location in the state. Jolie’s second directorial effort will film partly at Village Roadshow Studios near Gold Coast. Based on…
Scotland compiles location shortlist for new film studio
Four different sites in Scotland are reportedly being assessed as possibilities for the development of a film studio. Scotland is a popular filming location but the government is under pressure to develop large-scale studio facilities to secure the production industry’s…
Entertainment firm plans new film studio for upstate New York
A California firm has announced plans to develop a film studio in the town of Schenectady in upstate New York. Pacifica Ventures wants to spend nearly USD70 million on filming facilities on a site formerly used by the American Locomotive…
US filmmaker shoots spy thriller My Lucky Star on location in China
American director Dennie Gordon filmed on location in Hong Kong and on mainland China for new spy fantasy My Lucky Star, featuring Taiwanese star Ziyi Zhang. For Gordon, the shoot was an event-filled experience that highlighted the differences between Eastern…
Technicolor to open new visual effects studio on location in Montreal
Technicolor is set to open a new visual effects studio in Montreal, Quebec, through its subsidiary MPC (Moving Picture Company) in the coming weeks. Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past is among the movies the firm is already working…
Maine officials to push for more generous filming incentives
Officials in Maine in the north-east corner of the US are to push for a sweetened filming incentive programme. The state offers a limited series of small filming rebates and tax credits for productions that spend at least USD75,000 locally,…
Wanda Group in China unveils plans for new film studio in Qingdao
The Wanda Group in China has unveiled plans for a major new film studio in Qingdao in the north-east of the country. An investment of about USD8.2 billion is planned to deliver a 10,000-square-metre studio complex and 19 smaller stages,…
BBC crime drama By Any Means films Birmingham doubling for London
New BBC crime drama By Any Means filmed largely on location in Birmingham in the West Midlands region of England, doubling the city for London. The drama was the first British show to qualify for the UK’s new TV tax…
Serial killer drama Dexter ends after years filming California as Miami
Serial killer drama Dexter is coming to an end after years spent filming Long Beach in California as South Florida. The show told the story of Dexter Morgan, a Miami-based police forensics expert who spent his free time secretly tracking…