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Ron Howard film In the Heart of the Sea struck by floods in Canary Islands
Ron Howard’s new feature In the Heart of the Sea has been struck by flash-floods on location in the Canary Islands. Unseasonably heavy rain created torrents of water on the island of La Gomera, forcing a temporary halt on the…
Man+Hatchet films nude models in Estonia for animated Withings campaign
London-based production company Man+Hatchet filmed on location in an Estonian basketball stadium for a new animated commercial for well-being brand Withings. A hundred naked people were animated for the spot by taking 2,000 still photos from the stadium ceiling. The…
Football feature Shooting for Socrates filming in Northern Ireland and Spain
Football feature Shooting for Socrates is filming on location in Northern Ireland and in Spain. Named for the legendary Brazilian footballer Socrates, the movie tells the story of the Northern Ireland team at the 1986 World Cup Finals in Mexico,…
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…
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…
Nigerian version of Desperate Housewives to film on location in Lagos
A Nigerian version of the long-running US suburban satire Desperate Housewives is to film on location in Lagos. African broadcaster EbonyLife TV is co-producing with Disney Media Distribution EMEA and is searching across Africa for writers familiar with the original…
Sony Pictures to scale back film production in favour of high-end TV
Sony Pictures is to scale back feature film production in order to focus on more high-end TV content like Breaking Bad. Several of the studio’s recent big-budget movies have under-performed at the global box-office, while revenue from TV productions has…
Hunger Games Catching Fire films on location in Hawaii
Dystopian sequel The Hunger Games: Catching Fire filmed scenes on location in Hawaii, using the tropical setting for the story’s jungle and forest scenes. The film follows two young heroes competing in a life-or-death competition in a future North America…
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…