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Jack Bauer follow-up filming London for 24: Live Another Day
Kiefer Sutherland will film a miniseries continuation of his hit action drama 24 on location in London. The regular 24 series ended in 2010 but Live Another Day will see the return of Jack Bauer and will be filmed in…
New England Studios targets film production boost in Massachusetts
New England Studios has opened for business in Devens, near Boston in Massachusetts. The studio managers plan to use the facility to drive a location filming boost in the state and attract more productions on the scale of David O…
Volvo Trucks and Smuggler put hamster at the wheel filming on location in Spain
Volvo Trucks filmed on location in Spain to build on its reputation for attention-grabbing ‘stunt’ commercials. In one spot the company put a hamster at the wheel to demonstrate steering sensibility and in another the vehicle’s high clearance is confirmed…
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…
New Los Angeles film czar to focus on boosting California filming incentives
A so-called ‘film czar’ has been appointed by Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles. Tom Sherak has the challenging role of boosting the production industry in the city and also throughout California, and a key element of his job will…
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…
Boardwalk Empire producer praises New York filming incentives after Emmy wins
A producer of HBO’s hit drama Boardwalk Empire has praised New York’s filming incentive programme and stated that without it the show would be filming elsewhere. The Prohibition-era gangster series has filmed four seasons and this weekend won five Emmys.…
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,…