Rian Johnson’s created and directed Knives Out 2 swaps Massachusetts for sunny Greece in mystery sequel. Greece is experiencing one of its busiest summer seasons to date with over 18 large projects taking advantage of the 40% cash rebate.
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.
South Africa’s Moonlighting Film production Services completed a remote production with London's 1st Ave Machine using conference platform Zoom as a foundation for a "virtual video village" that streamed a live feed from on set cameras to international participants. CEO Philip Key outlines the main communication protocols that enabled a successful and smooth shoot, just as if all participants were on set.
With much of the world’s population under lockdown, airlines suspending international flights, and limits on numbers of gatherings limiting the possibilities of crews, remote production is one of the most viable forms of production at the industry’s immediate disposal.
The series from Tarell McCraney, the Academy Award Winning writer and producer behind Moonlight tells the story of a young prodigy living in Florida who is looking for a way out of his poor neighbourhood in South Florida.
The international event fully dedicated to film craft in advertising and moving images is open for entries until Friday 28th September.
The third season of HBO’s high-budget crime series, True Detective, will utilise locations throughout Northwest Arkansas. Created by Nic Pizzolatto and produced by Anonymous Content, True Detective is expected to incur a local spend of USD40-80 million.
Kenneth Lonergan’s adaptation of EM Forster’s classic novel, Howards End, found its titular location at Vann in Surrey. Co-produced by the BBC and Starz, the four-part series also utilised locations in Central London including Australia House which had never hosted a television drama before.