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Poland and New Zealand sign co-production agreement
A new agreement signed by Polish Ambassador Wendy Hinton, Polish Culture and Natural Heritage Minister Malgorzata Omilanowska and New Zealand’s Arts and Culture Heritage Minister Maggie Barry will allow co-productions between Poland and New Zealand to be regulated and receive…
New Thor and Alien movies to be filmed on location in Australia
Australia's fortunes are improving as the latest film in the long running Aliens franchise and Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok have both confirmed they will be filming in the country. What it means is 3000 direct jobs for Australians... it also presents the opportunity to showcase Australia, to…
High-end ITV drama Victoria to begin filming this month in Yorkshire
The upcoming high-end television drama Victoria, which was announced back in May 2015, is to start filming later this month at The Yorkshire Studios, noteworthy as it is the first production to be filmed at the newly opened site. Depicting…
BBC Worldwide to film new docudrama on Svalbard in Arctic Circle
A new docudrama series likened in tone to Fortitude has been commissioned by BBC Worldwide to shoot on Svalbard in the Arctic Circle. The Norwegian archipelago is one of the world’s northernmost inhabited regions and is home to a small…
BBC period drama Poldark helps boost film tourism in Cornwall
The BBC’s period drama Poldark, set in late 18th century Cornwall, helped boost film tourism in the region over the summer. A full 25% of people visiting the south-western county were inspired to do so partly by the TV series,…
State Support: America’s love/hate relationship with filming incentives
The filming incentive landscape continues to shift in the US. While the majority of states still have filming incentive programmes in place, only a few offer support generous enough to attract high-profile TV series or big-budget feature films. That number…
Doctor Who spinoff Class to film Wales as London for YA audience
New Doctor Who spinoff series Class will film Wales as London for a Young Adult (YA) audience. The drama will be set in the Doctor Who universe and will be set in a London school with a tone that’s being…
BBC films new drama From Darkness in Scottish Highlands
The BBC filmed part of its new crime drama From Darkness in Argyll, western Scotland, using the mainland as a stand-in for the Western Isles. Anne-Marie Duff stars in the production as a former police officer who moves to the…
Filming Andalusia: Spanish sun and scenic mountain landscapes
Malaga overlooks the Mediterranean on Spain’s Costa del Sol in Andalusia. The Location Guide was invited to spend a few days touring the region to see what’s on offer for the international production industry just as Spain’s new 15% filming…
Bastard Executioner creator drawn to Wales by castles and filming incentive
The creator of new TV drama The Bastard Executioner was drawn to film in Wales because of the country’s historical castles, and by the UK’s TV tax credit. Kurt Sutter is most famous for the California-set biker drama Sons of…