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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...
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Starring role for stunning Welsh locations as 'Their Finest' gets the red carpet treatment at global film premiere

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Their Finest – a period romantic comedy filmed extensively in Wales - gets its world premiere at a gala screening at Toronto International Film Festival this weekend when stunning Welsh locations and breathtaking landscapes share a starring role with the celebrated cast.

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...
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Swansea plays a starring role in post-war Parisian drama 'The Collection'

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Swansea is one of the unexpected stars of a major new drama depicting life in the fashion industry in post-war Paris.

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...
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Australian based Flame Media Group launch new production division in Cardiff

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A highly successful independent Australian TV production and distribution company has chosen Wales as its new European production centre in a move that is supported by the Welsh Government and seen as a major boost for the rapidly expanding sector in Wales.

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...
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'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...
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Media Investment Panel of independent experts appointed

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A Media Investment Panel of independent experts has been appointed by Economy Minister Edwina Hart to advise on commercial film and TV investment proposals.

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...
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New thriller released in UK next month is one of 300 productions filmed in Wales in last five years

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Criminal – an action thriller starring Hollywood heartthrob Ryan Reynolds which opens in UK cinemas in April - is the latest of more than 300 productions filmed in Wales over the past 5 years with Wales Screen support.

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 -...
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First Minister visits the back streets of Paris - in Swansea Bay Studios

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First Minister Carwyn Jones has been to tour the set of The Collection at Swansea Bay Studios as the skills of the Welsh crew have been highly praised by the head of production.

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...
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Their Finest creates significant economic benefits after 7 week shoot in Wales

Fifty per cent of the filming was shot on location in Swansea and south west Wales over the past 7 weeks and included Swansea’s Grand Theatre and the Guildhall - which double up as the Ministry of Information and Whitehall, together with a number of locations in Pembrokeshire including: Trecwn Valley, Freshwater West Porthgain Harbour Haverfordwest’s Palace Cinema The Cresselly Arms in Cresswell Quay Their Finest is a romantic comedy with a difference set in...
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Welsh Government assists Fox 21 Television Studios to revive ‘sleeping Dragon’ Studios

Minister for Economy Edwina Hart has welcomed the decision by US-based Fox 21 Television Studios to take over the studio for production of its latest historic TV blockbuster series The Bastard Executioner, from Sons of Anarchy creator Kurt Sutter. The Welsh Government has worked closely with Price Waterhouse Coopers to secure the lease for Fox 21 Television Studios on Dragon Studios, which has been in the hands of administrators since 2008. Fox 21 Television Studios...

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