From April 2021, Netflix will have access to two stages at Tokyo's Toho Studio for 'several years'. The lease accompanies plans to expand and diversify live action Japanese content, with at least 25 titles launching in 2021.
New industry action to tackle bullying, harassment and racism in the workplace provides resources to employees, freelancers and employers. For employers the BFI and BAFTA provide a new Action List for the film and television industry. The Film and TV Charity have also launched a suite of bullying support services for immediate support to employees and freelancers. Further steps such as the BFI hiring the first Production Inclusion Manager to advise productions are also underway.
The National Trust is Europe’s largest conservation charity and cares for historic properties and countryside across the UK. Its properties have appeared in adaptations of each of Jane Austen’s six main novels, provided the real-life location of Winston Churchill’s home in The Darkest Hour, and key locations in long-running series such as Poldark and Downton Abbey.
Filmwight, the island’s official film office was created in response to the Isle of Wight’s growing cultural sector and the need for a central point of contact for the industry. Venture South, the Isle of Wight Cultural Investment Company is behind the film office as part of a strategic plan to stimulate job opportunities and the local economy.
Sri Lanka is known for many things - tea, exotic beaches, wildlife, fresh fruits, hospitality, colonial buildings and many more. Not many know that it’s also a favourite destination for moviemakers. Thanks to the size of the country coupled with varying climate and landscape, this island is a moviemakers dream says Gopi Darmaratnam, from The Film Team Sri Lanka who guides us through the ins and outs of production in the country.
AMC’s Better Call Saul begins production for its sixth and final season. To date, the show has garnered a 2018 Peabody Award, forty Emmy Award nominations, four Golden Globe Award nominations and six Writers Guild Awards.
The 8th annual LMGI Awards will take place on 23 October, 2021. Submissions are now open online at www.locationmanagers.org. Submissions are open to LMGI members and non-members alike.
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) announces its most geographically and culturally diverse board of directors in the organization’s 45-year history.