Economy Secretary, Ken Skates says that Wales’ bumper year of TV and film production is ending on a high with news that another two exciting dramas have chosen Wales as a filming location. Journey’s End, a feature film based on the classic play by R. C. Sherriff isset in the trenches in 1918 and has recently completed filming at Pinewood Studios in Cardiff. It follows a small group of soldiers as they wait for an...
BAFTA celebrates success of Welsh Government backed 'Sherlock'
Wales’ reputation as a top destination for high end TV production gets a further boost this week when a special event at BAFTA’s London headquarters celebrates the phenomenally successful Sherlock TV series that was predominantly shot in Wales. All four series, backed by the Welsh Government and assisted by Wales Screen, were filmed and produced in Wales and based in and around Cardiff. The award winning show has proved to have massive appeal for audiences...
Shakespearean 'Will' to be biggest budget US TV production shot in Wales
Filming is underway at Dragon Studios, Pencoed, on the biggest budget US TV production ever to be shot in Wales. Will, a high end drama series based on the early life of William Shakespeare, is to be filmed in Wales for broadcast in the US and will have the largest budget and highest spend of any production shot in Wales to date. It is the latest US production to be brought to Wales and follows...
Starring role for stunning Welsh locations as 'Their Finest' gets the red carpet treatment at global film premiere
Directed by Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig, Their Finest follows the misadventures of a British movie crew struggling to make a patriotic film to boost morale during the London Blitz in World War II. Its star-studded cast includes Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin, Bill Nighy, Helen McCrory, Jeremy Irons and Richard E. Grant. The locations used in south west Wales include Swansea’s Grand Theatre and the Guildhall - which double up as the Ministry of Information and...
Swansea plays a starring role in post-war Parisian drama 'The Collection'
The Collection which has received financial backing from Welsh Government, is a gripping new historical drama that premiers today (Friday 2nd September) exclusively on Amazon Prime. The new series is made up of eight hour long episodes and features an impressive ensemble cast which includes Richard Coyle (Coupling, Crossbones) and Tom Riley (Da Vinci’s Demons). Other names include The Good Wife’s Mamie Gumer, acclaimed stage and screen actor, Frances de la Tour and a wonderful...
Australian based Flame Media Group launch new production division in Cardiff
Flame Media Group, which has its headquarters and production centre in Sydney, produces, acquires and sells a wide range of factual, entertainment, documentary and life-style content for broadcast. Representing over 100 international producers, Flame is a global distribution business with 2,500 hours of content currently on sale to established and emerging markets across the world. The company’s expansion and significant inward investment into its Cardiff operation is supported and backed by business finance from the...
'Decline and Fall' TV drama to be filmed in south Wales with Wales Screen fund backing
BBC Two’s new three-part adaptation of Evelyn Waugh’s classic comedy satire 'Decline and Fall' is to be filmed in south Wales after securing backing from the Welsh Government’s Wales Screen Fund. Principal photography has commenced with a star studded cast that includes Jack Whitehall ('Bad Education', 'Fresh Meat'), David Suchet (Agatha Christie’s 'Poirot'), Eva Longoria ('Desperate Housewives') and Douglas Hodge ('Penny Dreadful'). The attached shows Whitehall in costume on his first day of filming in...
Media Investment Panel of independent experts appointed
The Panel will be operational from April 2016 to April 2019 and will provide advice on proposals for Media Investment Budget funding, as well as considering applications for funding for film and TV projects of £1 million and over. It replaces a previous Panel with the same remit which was set up in 2014 but whose tenure is set to expire. Economy Minister Edwina Hart said: “I am delighted to announce the new Panel that...
New thriller released in UK next month is one of 300 productions filmed in Wales in last five years
The film, starring Kevin Costner, Tommy Lee Jones, Gary Oldman and Ryan Reynolds, is a high octane affair about a deceased CIA agent (Reynolds) whose memories and skills are implanted into an unpredictable and dangerous convict (Costner). One scene featuring Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones was filmed at St Athan where Millennium Films’ production team had exclusive use of the Super hangar and runway that doubled as a US Airbase. The Super hangar -...
First Minister visits the back streets of Paris - in Swansea Bay Studios
The Welsh construction crew are currently replicating the back streets of Paris in the studio back lot on Fabian Way and have been complimented by Cahal Bannon of London production company Lookout Point. He said they struck it lucky when they inherited the crew who had previously worked on the international blockbuster Da Vinci’s Demons. Bannon, who has filmed all over the world, said: “Their workmanship and productivity is second to none, and I can...