Principal photography is now underway for Legendary Entertainment’s cinematic adaptation of Detective Pikachu, a narrative-driven spin-off of the Pokémon series of video games. Under the direction of Rob Letterman (Goosebumps), the project will film on location in London.
The topics of sustainability and manmade climate change have become commonplace in the discourse of business, politics and general everyday life, and our industry is no exception. We also know that independent production companies alone produce over 20,000 hours of TV in the UK every year! Now that’s a big impact.
With the year drawing to a close, there is little doubt in the industry that 2017 ushered in a new era for high-end television drama. In 2017 Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale was chosen as best drama at the Emmy’s. It was the first time a web series received this accolade.Elsewhere, Netflix and Amazon engaged in a war of expenditure as the two companies promised to offer more original content in the future and increased their production budgets in the process.
There was a strong contingent representing the UK at this year’s FOCUS show, the meeting place for international production. Local and national screen agencies through to production services companies, location providers and production technology firms were among the UK exhibitors, many of them based in a dedicated UK Focus zone at the Business Design Centre […]
Netflix’s adaptation of Margaret Atwood’s celebrated novel, Alias Grace, was filmed on location in Kingston Penitentiary, Ontario. Built in 1835, the site is now open for public viewing after ceasing operation in 2013.
Wonderstruck, the new drama by Todd Haynes (Carol, Certain Women) will be competing for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The film was shot entirely within the state of New York.
After premiering domestically at the Trinidad and Tobago Film Festival last year, The Cutlass will make its international debut as part of the Marché du Film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Kaouther Ben Hania’s Beauty and the Dogs, which will be screened as part of the Un Certain Regard at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, was shot entirely in Tunis.
The New Zealand Government has announced that a total of NZD305 million will be set aside over the next four years for the betterment of the local production industry. The pledge will allow New Zealand to remain competitive against the ever-expanding global locations industry.
The Minnesota Film & TV Board are urging the production community to speak out against the recently passed Omnibus Jobs Bill, which seeks to reduce the local film incentive fund to USD1 million over the next two years.