Screen Tourism

State tourism officials are taking advantage of the blockbuster success of “Iron Man 3.”Much o f the movie was filmed in North Carolina. Filmmakers transformed coastal Wilmington, small-town Rose Hill and suburban Cary into California, Tennessee, Florida and even Afghanistan for the high-tech adventure.

A resident of Glencoe recalls the arrival in the glen 20 years ago of the crew shooting Mel Gibson's take on the history of William Wallace.

Senoia, Georgia - Frank Hollberg III, whose family has sold furniture in Senoia, Georgia since 1894, laughed as he recalled the odd sight of watching a man walk through the idyllic downtown holding a head in his hand.

Castles, cute villages and timeless green pastures. Sophie Campbell sees stars at a wide variety of sites on the film set that is England.

Drawing more visitors and tourism dollars to every area of the state was the central premise of the Governor’s Conference on Tourism at the Wilmington Convention Center this week. More than 500 tourism and marketing professionals attended. 

Graphic artist and physicist James Chapman has designed a detailed poster titled "AMERICA:the home of television" which is a map of television show locations in the United States.

Films can take us away -- and this year's Academy Award nominees for best picture go to some far-flung places.

"Mommy, did you pack ALL my bow ties? And my suspenders?" is not a question one would expect to get from a 4-year-old. But in my house, this is par for the course.

Look out, Hollywood - the US entertainment industry is heading to the South East, where several states are coaxing productions away from the west coast with hefty tax breaks.

The Sheffield steel industry shaped the city for decades. Now, as the Full Monty theatre show hits the city's Lyceum Theatre, David Whitley looks at how nearby MAGNA, the science adventure centre, is keeping history alive.

Demons could possess people in their thousands to head for Margam Park which will soon have a starring role on TV screens worldwide.Leisure chiefs hope forthcoming big-budget drama 'Da Vinci's Demons'.

New Zealand has been given a ringing endorsement on the Hobbit DVD, as part of the deal struck to ensure the movies were made in the country, Warner Brothers agreed to include the featurette on the disc.

The plots have shifted to bleak and gory thrillers from angsty, hyper-sexual teenage dramas. Settings are post-apocalyptic industrial sites rather than sunset-lit marsh grass.

With as much as 5 percent of tourism inspired by movies, more countries are aggressively auditioning for Hollywood's attention

How to explore the filming locations of this year's Oscar-nominated titles.

Dare I say those two little words ‘arts’ and ‘culture’ for a third week in a row? Sorry but I can’t help myself with there being so much happening in that world. The Newfoundland and Labrador film and television industry is flourishing.

So many of TV’s best shows use real filming locations, most of which the public can visit, over and over again. Here are our five favorite filming locations for TV shows currently in production.