BBC’s Doctor Who returned to Bristol for the first time since 2015 to shoot scenes for its upcoming tenth series. The show filmed at Kings Weston House and in the Redcliffe Caves, with Redcliffe Wharf used as a production base.
The 10% uplift on New York State’s film incentive programme has now been extended to cover the counties of Dutchess and Ulster. The uplift was originally introduced in 2015 as a method of inspiring filmmakers to shoot elsewhere in the state and not just in New York City.
A new business partnership between China Film Co. and Pegasus Media Group will bring about a US-China co-production fund to the tune of USD100 million.
An additional tax rebate of 10% will be available for any film, TV, and commercials productions that shoot in Greater Savannah from January 1st 2016 onwards.
As HBO’s fantasy drama Game of Thrones secures 24 Emmy nominations, Northern Ireland Screen has revealed the show has spent around GBP 110 million locally since 2010. Production is based at Titanic Studios in Belfast and has boosted film tourism to the region.
Pinewood Studios has reported a GBP 10 million revenue boost for the year ending 31 March 2015. The facility made GBP 75 million, compared to just over GBP 64 million the previous year. Operating profit increased by more than a million pounds to GBP 5.8 million.
Television drama Nashville has been given a filming incentive of USD 10 million to shoot on location in its namesake city in Tennessee. The series follows a middle-aged country music singer forced to team up with a young starlet to resurrect her career.
Civil rights feature Selma helped boost Georgia’s production industry by spending more than USD 10 million over 95 days in the state. Ava DuVernay’s film tells the true story of the 1965 civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, led by Dr Martin Luther King.
New Zealand has marked 100 days to the Cricket World Cup by staging a short game on Auckland Harbour Bridge. Australia and New Zealand are joint hosts of the competition in February and March next year, and players from both countries filmed the Auckland spot.
South Africa has begun a ten-day location filming scout for executives from several of the top US studios. Filming locations and production infrastructure will be showcased as South Africa aims to attract more shoots on the scale of Black Sails.