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Anonymous Content and Kate Upton film Slovenia for Game of War campaign
Anonymous Content filmed on location in Slovenia for a new live-action campaign promoting Game of War: Fire Age, a top-selling mobile game. The spot features supermodel Kate Upton inviting gamers to play as a medieval army is terrorised by a…
New Zealand Film Commission promises strong production year for 2015
The New Zealand Film Commission has promised that the country’s production industry will continue to grow in 2015. James Cameron will soon start work on his Avatar sequels and Disney fantasy remake Pete’s Dragon will be based in Wellington. More…
Avengers and Star Wars boost Pinewood Studios film production
Pinewood Studios has revealed a 15% increase in profits from film production in the UK in the six months to the end of September. Star Wars: The Force Awakens was the biggest shoot at Pinewood and The Avengers: Age of…
Syfy makes Australia filming commitment with Hunters and Childhood’s End
Cable channel Syfy has committed to an extended slate of location filming in Australia. Television dramas Hunters and Childhood’s End are both scheduled to shoot in Melbourne, using Docklands Studios as a base. Hunters will be a 13-part miniseries adaptation…
Japanese movie Persona Non Grata doubles Poland for global filming locations
Japanese feature film Persona Non Grata recently wrapped a shoot in Poland. Produced by Cine Bazar of Tokyo and set during World War Two, the movie tells the true story of a Japanese diplomat based in Lithuania who saved thousands…
Ardmore Studios in Ireland to help develop new film facility in Limerick
Ardmore Studios near Dublin is set to help establish a new film facility in the city of Limerick in western Ireland. The plan is to adapt existing industrial spaces in the city to emulate the success of Northern Ireland’s production…
Revolver films Romania as frozen northern Europe for Aldi Christmas campaign
Production company Revolver doubled Romania for frozen northern Europe for this year’s Christmas campaign for supermarket Aldi’s Australian market. The spot follows a man returning to his northern home after a trip to Australia, and bringing with him a range…
Disney to film Pete’s Dragon fantasy remake at Stone Street Studios in New Zealand
Disney will film a remake of its 1977 fantasy Pete’s Dragon on location in New Zealand. Production will be based at Stone Street Studios in Wellington – home to the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit trilogies – and the…
Virginia reports production boost as Maryland study urges filming incentive axe
Location filming in Virginia got a boost in 2013 with TV dramas like TURN: Washington’s Spies, according to the Governor’s Office. In contrast, a report published in neighbouring Maryland has urged the cancellation of the state’s filming incentive. Production spending…
New Zealand and China sign landmark TV co-production filming agreement
New Zealand and China have signed a TV co-production filming agreement, the first of its kind for China. The deal will enable co-productions to benefit from New Zealand’s national TV incentives while giving New Zealand producers better access to China’s…