Advertorial: The landscape of Russian production services: producing high quality content on all stages

Written by Shona Smith on May 26, 2021. Posted in General Interest

In the face of the pandemic and film production restrictions all over the world we entered 2021 with the lack of new content and large-scale projects. One of the countries that conversely showed the rise in production was Russia, conquering screens over the world with high-quality projects and appealing stories. Behind the scenes of the top high grossing films and series from Russia stand dozens of filming teams, VFX, sound design and other production services who make all the success happen.

Noughts + Crosses series two to begin South Africa filming in June

Written by Shona Smith on May 19, 2021. Posted in Production News

Produced by Mammoth Screen for the BBC, the second series of Noughts + Crosses will consist of four 60-minute episodes. Filming begins in South Africa in June, where the first series shot in 2018.

Ear for Eye wraps production in London

Written by Shona Smith on Dec 2, 2020. Posted in Production News

Principal production for Ear for Eye, the second feature from BAFTA and Olivier Award-winning writer and director Debbie Tucker ( has wrapped production. The shoot was based at Kennington Studios, London.

Roald & Beatrix wraps filming in Wales

Written by Shona Smith on Oct 2, 2020. Posted in Production News

The 90 minute comedy-drama about a six-year-old Roald Dahl who meets his idol Beatrix Potter will air on Sky One as part of its Christmas schedule. Hartswood Films produced the series for Sky Studios. Filming took place on location in Wales and at Seren Studios (former Pinewood Studios) in Cardiff.

The Singapore Grip filmed entirely on location in South East Asia

Written by Shona Smith on Sep 16, 2020. Posted in On Location

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia doubled as Singapore for the adaptation of JG Farrell’s 1978 novel set during the period of the battle of Singapore in World War II. The miniseries was written and adapted by Oscar winner Christopher Hampton (Atonement, Dangerous Liasons) who was present on set during the filming in Malaysia.

Death in Paradise becomes the biggest BBC single camera drama to start filming since lockdown

Written by Shona Smith on Jul 27, 2020. Posted in Production News

Principal production on the tenth anniversary series of Death in Paradise has begun production in the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe. Safety measures have been implemented and a full-time Covid-19 Supervisor is on set to make sure protocols are correctly implemented.

Turkey’s Panda Films return to production with stunt heavy TVC

Written by Shona Smith on Jul 22, 2020. Posted in On Location

The stunt, VFX and SFX heavy TVC for Bayer was Panda Film’s first big shoot since Covid-19 disrupted the market. With only one half of the directing duo able to travel to Turkey, the hybrid remote / on-set system used shows how flexible productions are becoming.