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Period drama The Book of Negroes films in South Africa and Nova Scotia
New period miniseries The Book of Negroes is filming on location in South Africa and Nova Scotia in eastern Canada. Based on a novel by Lawrence Hill, the miniseries follows a young girl sold into slavery and taken to the…
Sony Pictures Television establishes Northern Ireland filming presence with Stellify Media
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has established a presence in Northern Ireland by teaming with local executives to form Stellify Media in Belfast. Game of Thrones has helped transform the region’s production industry in recent years and the UK’s filming incentives…
Former Staten Island prison to become new film studio for New York
A former prison facility on Staten Island in New York is to become a new film studio. Broadway Stages already operates sound stages in the city and will spend USD20 million renovating the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility into five separate…
Dubai Film and TV Commission hosts advertising and film finance workshop
Dubai Film and TV Commission has hosted a two-day workshop on advertising and film finance for media professionals based in the United Arab Emirates. Held in Dubai Studio City, the workshop was designed to help local producers boost their businesses.…
New study will evaluate effectiveness of filming incentives in Europe
A new study has been commissioned by the European Audiovisual Observatory to evaluate the effectiveness of filming incentives throughout Europe. Consultancy firm Olsberg SPI will lead the report and the results will help clarify advantages and disadvantages of each programme.…
RSA Films shoots on location around the world for Apple Mac 30th anniversary
Jake Scott has directed a new spot for RSA Films marking the 30th anniversary of Apple’s first Mackintosh computer. Fifteen camera crews in ten countries around the world filmed scenes on iPhones on a single day – 24 January 2014…
Period miniseries Klondike recreates Canada’s Yukon filming in Alberta
New period miniseries Klondike filmed on location in Alberta, Canada, doubling the region for the remote Dawson City in the north-western province of Yukon. Set in 1897 during the Klondike Gold Rush, the story follows a pair of young prospectors…
New miniseries 24: Live Another Day to start London filming in February
Kiefer Sutherland’s new Jack Bauer action miniseries 24: Live Another Day will start filming on location in London in the next few weeks and will debut only a few months later in the spring. The production will be based at…
ABC Studios to film fairy tale TV pilot Galavant on location in UK
American network ABC Studios will film the pilot for its new musical fairy tale TV show Galavant on location in the UK. In doing so, it will be the first US-produced pilot to be shot in the UK since the…
New Zealand film tourism uses The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
An extensive film tourism campaign is promoting the New Zealand filming locations used in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The movie is the second in Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy trilogy following hobbit Bilbo Baggins and a band of dwarves…