Makers - The Location Guide

Jordan remains open for filming despite heightened security alerts across the region, with production continuing as normal, according to the Royal Film Commission Jordan (RFC). “While the regional situation has brought heightened security alerts, it hasn't caused any disruptions and our airspace has remained open,” Bashar Abu Nuwar, production services manager at the RFC confirms to The Location Guide.

Glenn Gillis, founder and CEO of South Africa-based Sea Monster, tells Makers how Africa’s young, mobile-first population is creating opportunities for gaming, why games could become the centre of transmedia storytelling, and how brands can use interactive experiences to engage audiences. How significant is the gaming opportunity in Africa? People massively underestimate the size of the gaming industry.

Paramount+ crime drama MobLand is set to return to Ealing Studios for a third season, with the production expected to reuse the studio sets created for the hit series as Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren return. Popular Netflix series, The Gentlemen, created by Guy Ritchie, has also been renewed for a third season. Filming is expected to continue in the UK and is rumoured to take place in Morocco too, doubling for Middle East locations, according to sources.

Italy's southern region of Puglia has launched a new €5 million production fund at the Venice film festival to promote itself as an increasingly international hub for film and audiovisual production. The Apulia Film Commission has unveiled the Apulia Film Fund 2026 to support the production of feature films, TV and web series, documentaries, shorts and animation made wholly or partly in Puglia (also known as Apulia).

Malcolm Scerri Ferrante explains why smart producers are focusing on “Net Cost” and not on rebate schemes alone, how Malta can remain competitive if it invests seriously in crew training, and how South Africa still offers value without a rebate.

The 2026 edition of S.O.U.L. Fest brings eight new shorts into competition, offering a snapshot of the creative range emerging across the UK, and, importantly, a potential launchpad for the filmmakers behind them. Running from 5–13 September across London, Birmingham and Newcastle, the shorts will compete for Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Performer, the Craft Award and the We See You Award, before moving to BFI Player for a month-long streaming window from 14 September.

Two international co-productions - UK/Philippines horror feature Balete and Canadian/Philippines political thriller Comelec - are gearing up to shoot in the Philippines in 2027, providing a fresh indication of the country’s growing appeal to overseas filmmakers. Balete, from UK company Audience Films and Filipino producer Johanna Kirsten Lagman’s Mandala Productions, is currently in budget and casting preparations and is expected to shoot after Holy Week next year.

While the Toronto International Film Festival 2026 will inevitably be dominated by its major premieres and star-led titles, some of the festival’s most interesting production stories are coming from its Discovery programme. Designed as a launchpad for debut and sophomore filmmakers, the 2026 selection brings together 24 emerging voices from around the world, with the majority of the titles receiving their world premieres in Toronto.

The Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) has announced the winners of its 13th Annual LMGI Awards, celebrating the location professionals and productions that have used real-world places to shape story, character and atmosphere on screen.

Applications have opened for a new training initiative designed to move Liverpool City Region talent beyond industry introductions and into paid work, with placements on the production of Channel 4’s long-running drama Hollyoaks among the opportunities on offer.