The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol is expanding into a neighbouring industrial site. Scheduled for completion this summer, the film and television production facility will undergo a GBP12 million redevelopment supported by the West of England Combined Authority (WECA). This expansion is designed to create three new audio stages, increasing the total stages on offer […]
The Czech Republic’s Culture Minister Lubomír Zaorálek has transferred an extra EUR12 million, or CZK300 million, to the State Cinematography Fund in an attempt to attract new film projects to the country. Drawing from state budget reserves, the 2021 budget for national production incentives has now grown from EUR31.5 million to EUR43.5 million, or the […]
The Film and TV Charity, an organisation that supports everyone who works behind the scenes in UK film, television and cinema, has a new Covid-19 Recovery Fund open to support people who have been hit hardest by the pandemic. Apply or share the opportunity to friends before the scheme closes on Monday 12 October.
Having worked in New Mexico for a number of years, Location Manager Todd Christensen has built up an impressive resume of projects such as Sicario, Only the Brave and the Coen Brothers’ upcoming Netflix series, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs. His latest project, 12 Strong, sees the southwestern state doubling as Afghanistan. We spoke to Todd to know how he achieved this effect and which locations offered the best opportunities for doubling.
Hosted by AICP, APA and CFP-E, the World Producers Summit marked its 12th year of operation on Wednesday, taking over the Vegaluna Beach at the Cannes Lions Festival to discuss recent issues affecting the advertising industry.
Peter Jackson’s Hobbit trilogy has collected USD 120 million in filming incentive payments from the New Zealand government over the course of a four-year production process. Trilogy closer The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies will be released in cinemas in December.
Paul Greengrass’ modern piracy tale Captain Phillips and Steve McQueen’s historical drama 12 Years a Slave are among the Best Picture nominees for the 86th Academy Awards. David O Russell’s Massachusetts-filmed American Hustle is the overall front-runner with ten nominations.
Director Steve McQueen filmed in the Louisiana city of New Orleans for his award-winning drama 12 Years a Slave. The film tells the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man living in New York in the 1840s, who is kidnapped and sold into slavery in the antebellum (pre-Civil War) south.
Michigan has awarded a filming incentive payment for new TV pilot 12 Monkeys, which will shoot on location in Detroit. The show will be based on the 1995 dystopian time-travel feature of the same name, which starred Bruce Willis and featured Brad Pitt.