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The Production Guild unveils new website with expanded features for its members
The Production Guild of Great Britain has unveiled a new website, boasting updated features that will allow its members to connect with each other at an easier rate than before. Among the new features is a more expansive Availability Service,…
Black Panther mini-series, Guerrilla, staged riots on the streets of London
For Sky Atlantic’s new series about the rise of Black Power in 1970's Britain, Guerrilla, Director John Ridley filmed in the boroughs of Camden, Islington, Lambeth and Hackney. The production’s most demanding scene, a riot featuring 450 cast and crew…
Their Finest used London’s Bloomsbury for wartime setting
Lone Scherfig’s wartime drama, Their Finest, transformed the streets of Bloomsbury into 1940’s Britain for two days of filming. The shoot in Bedford Square took place in late 2015, with 150 cast and crew present including the film’s main stars,…
Bristol Harbour stars as hero location in World War Two film, Another Mother’s Son
Christopher Menaul’s war-time film, Another Mother’s Son, recreated St Helier Harbour at Princes Wharf in Bristol. During the shoot, the production utilised the Lloyds Amphitheatre as a base of operations. Principal photography took place throughout November and December 2015, with…
BBC drama Gunpowder starring Kit Harington now filming in Yorkshire
The BBC’s next high-budget period drama, Gunpowder, has begun filming on location in Beverley, Yorkshire. Scenes were filmed at Beverley Minster, a large parish that dates back to 1220. The series is being produced by Kudos (Apple Tree Yard, Humans).…
BBC sci-fi drama, SS-GB, premiered first two episodes at Berlinale
SS-GB, the BBC’s new sci-fi drama that depicts an alternate history wherein Britain lost the Second World War, has premiered at the Berlin Film Festival. The production travelled to a variety of areas throughout London, with FilmFixer providing assistance on…
Production spend in the UK soared to an all-time high in 2016
The UK production industry saw its most successful year ever in 2016, taking in a total of GBP1.6 billion. Of the total spend, GBP1.35 billion was sourced from feature films while television productions brought in GBP478 million. The UK box…
The Bottle Yard Studios Site Director, Fiona Francombe joins The Production Guild of Great Britain Board
Fiona Francombe, Site Director of the Bristol-based Bottle Yard Studios, has joined the Board of The Production Guild of Great Britain. With experience of working with the production industry in the Southwest of England, Francombe will be tasked with expanding…
British comedy Finding Your Feet films in London, then Rome
Finding Your Feet, a new British comedy from Richard Loncraine (Ruth & Alex) is about to finish its London shoot before moving on to Rome. Production began back in early October with the feature taking up residence at Twickenham Studios…
FOCUS returns to the Business Design Centre this December 6th & 7th
Europe’s only end of year event for the location and production industry, FOCUS, will be returning to London’s Business Design Centre for the 6th and 7th of December. Now in its second year, FOCUS 2016 boasts more content than ever…
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Filming on location in Mauritius
Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean situated 1,200 miles south-east of the African mainland. Independent from Britain since the late 1960s, the country offers idyllic white-sand beaches and modern cityscapes within close proximity, all of which appeal…
Mauritius
Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean situated 1,200 miles south-east of the African mainland. Independent from Britain since the late 1960s, the country offers idyllic white-sand beaches and modern cityscapes within close proximity, all of which appeal…
Tanzania
Tanzania has maintained political stability since achieving independence from Britain in the early 1960s and uses the legal system of English Common Law. It is more than twice the size of California with a coastline of nearly 1,500 km. The…