The official films in competition for the 2024 Berlin Film Festival have been announced. Opening with Tim Mielant’s Small Things Like These, starring Cillian Murphy, the lineup includes La Cocina from Mexican director Alonzo Ruizpalacious and From Hilde With Love from Germany’s Andreas Dresen. This year’s international jury will be headed by Lupita Nyong’o, with […]
With serpentine lakes and daunting rivers, Apple TV’s The Essex Serpent is not for the thalassophobic. Leading the way to tackle the waterscapes of Maldon’s Blackwater river and beyond, Marine Department leant its logistics and training experience to the production. The Location Guide spoke to marine coordinator Jonjo Stickland to find out a bit more.
Following the premiere of the House of the Dragon on 21 August 2022, a viral TikTok captured a New York apartment full of dedicated fans. The series is a prequel to the award-winning Game of Thrones HBO series that arrived on screens in 2011. 10 million US viewers tuned in to return to the mythical […]
United Channel Movies (UCM) is shooting its latest feature film in Sri Lanka. UCM – a film production house from Israel – will create the project alongside Sri Lanka-based company Frames TV & Film Production, Sri Lanka Tourism and the Israel Film Commission. Named after a prominent beach area in Sri Lanka’s eastern region, Arugam […]
The Annual Cineposium organised by the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) will be held in Latin America for the first time. This marks the first time that Bogotá – the capital city of Colombia – is set to host the international conference. The Cineposium connects AFCI members with global production industry decision-makers as well […]
Variety are the longstanding media partner at FOCUS and return for the sixth annual event.
As physical production ground to a halt across the globe due to coronavirus, VFX and post production was one sector that could continue to work. David Conley (pictured), Executive VFX Producer at Weta Digital speaks to TLG on how VFX studio behind Avengers: Infinity War, Avatar and The Lord of the Rings has coped with […]
Winners at the sixth annual LMGI Awards include Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan and Chernobyl while Mission: Impossible- Fallout and Roma won in the motion picture categories. Best commercial and Film Commission were also presented at the ceremony in Santa Monica.
With an estimated USD99 million qualifying expenditure, the fourth season of Showtime’s Penny Dreadful has been approved for USD24.7 million in tax credits.