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The Inbetweeners Movie 2 filming on location in Australia and in UK
Comedy sequel The Inbetweeners Movie 2 will film scenes on location in Australia before moving back to the UK in January 2014. The first movie – made as a continuation from the hit school-set TV series – was the most…
Miami to discuss new film studio development with EUE/Screen Gems
Authorities in Miami, Florida, are set to start negotiating for EUE/Screen Gems Studios to develop a new filming complex in the city. The plan is to build the Miami Entertainment Complex in a bid to attract more high-end productions like…
Coronation Street unveils new filming location redesigned for high-definition
Producers of the long-running UK soap Coronation Street have unveiled the show’s new set on Salford Quays just outside Manchester. The set has been two years in the making and the show will shift from Granada Studios in central Manchester…
Norway and Netherlands agree documentary filming co-production deal
Norway and the Netherlands have agreed a deal that will see the two countries co-produce a series of documentaries over the next two years. Six new productions will be made, split between minority Dutch and minority Norwegian shoots. “This is…
High-end TV: How the small screen became big business
Business is booming for television production and countries around the world are clamouring for a piece of the action. High-end television shows with movie-scale production values are commanding large audiences, but what impact does this have on local industries and…
Georgia plans to capitalise on film tourism boost from Hunger Games success
Georgia is planning ways to boost regional film tourism and capitalise on the success of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which shot locally. The state is promoting tours of the filming locations and the movie itself contributed to regional spending…
Tsunami feature Magnitude 9 plans Japan location filming
A feature set against the backdrop of the tsunami that struck Japan in 2011 will film on location in the country. Magnitude 9 is being co-produced by Alvernia Studios in Poland and RatPac Entertainment, a new company set up by…
Aproductions photo shoot marks Qatar Airways sponsorship of FC Barcelona
Madrid-based Aproductions organised a photo shoot in Barcelona to mark Qatar Airways’ sponsorship of top Spanish football team FC Barcelona. Shooting took place at the city’s Mediapark studio facility and had to be co-ordinated with a commercial that was shot…
Filming for TV drama Foyle’s War to double Liverpool for London
A new series of the long-running ITV period detective drama Foyle’s War will film on location in Liverpool, doubling the Merseyside city for various UK locations including London. The drama will be set shortly after World War II and will…
Brad Pitt war movie Fury uses unique German tank filming in UK
Brad Pitt’s new war film is set to use a unique and notorious German tank during its shoot on location in south-east England. Fury tells the story of a US tank crew behind enemy lines in Germany in World War…