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• 2012-07-26 at 12:05
  
  Megan Donnelly
  

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  i’m searching for a ice skating location in central europe in august!
  if possible with lightshow for ice disco.

  nicer would be an older (shabby?) ice arena/ skating place with more flair and feel than a supermodern high tec sports arena.

  thanks so much for inspiration!

  2012-07-26 at 13:23
  
  Alfred Cervantes
  

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  Dear Jeannette,
  I”m Natalie, a bidding producer at PSBfilms, Kyiv, Ukraine.
  We’d gladly help you with the location required.
  Could you please give me your contact mail i can send you the location references to? my contacts are below

  thank you in advance

  Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

  best,
  Natalie Goncharova
  Head of Bidding Department
  PSBfilms, Kyiv
  natalie.goncharova@psbfilms.com
  +38 098 482 15 09
  skype nata.goncharova

  2012-07-26 at 13:53
  
  Idan Bardach
  

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  Hello,

  Have you considered filming in Northern Ireland?
  Below is an ice bowl just 10-15mins from Belfast City centre, and has been in operation for years, so much of the building is old/shabby looking.

  If it is a feature film you are doing, there are some considerable tax reliefs for filming in the UK, and also the Republic of Ireland, which is only an hour or so from this location.

  See the Ice Bowl website:
  http://www.theicebowl.com/template1.asp?pid=195&area=1

  I’ve included some pictures below.

  Please feel free to contact me if this interests you.

  Megan Donnelly
  Logical Zombies Ltd.
  Aughnacloy
  Co.Tyrone
  N. Ireland
  BT69 6AY

  02885557885

  megan@logicalzombies.com

  2012-07-26 at 14:28
  
  Katharina Lichtenberg
  

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  hi,

  there is an ice-skating rink in vienna which is operated until the end of august, 2012.

  attached are 3 pics from wien konkret, that give a good overview.

  if that is an option for you, i am interested in getting further info.

  you can contact me here:

  Katharina Lichtenberg

  katharina@makingmovieshappen.net

  http://www.facebook.com/makingmovieshappen
  http://www.youtube.com/makingmovieshappen
  http://www.twitter.com/makingmovies

  skype: makingmovieshappen

  +43 – 676 – 302 77 87

  just ask – we take care of it!

  all the best for your project,

  k.

  2012-07-26 at 14:57
  
  Caroline Crawford
  

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  Hello from Brussels!

  Just have a look on the link below and don’t hesitate to get in touch if necessary.
  Best,

  Pierrette

  Brussels Film Office manager
  p.baillot@visitbrussels.be

  http://www.ijsbaanposeidon.be/fotodetail.aspx?Image=~%2ffotos%2fIjsbaan4.jpg

  2012-07-26 at 18:51
  
  Adriaan Sadler
  

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  Hi,
  I would be glad to help you with this project in Poland, there are some iceskating area in old style arena’s !

  please contact me onmy mail: karolinazielonka@yahoo.com

  I will send you some photos !

  All the best
  karolina zielonka
  location manager
  +48 888 072 367
  karolinazielonka@yahoo.com

  2012-07-27 at 07:29
  
  Maria Kopanou
  

  Member

  There is an ice-skating rink here in our province of Malaga, South Spain. Even though it is not in our direct jurisdiction perhaps you would like to contact them, and we are also attaching some photo references. http://www.clubdehielobenalmadena.com

  Don’t hesitate to contact us at Malaga Film Office if we can help you further. info@malagafilmoffice.com

  2012-07-27 at 12:09
  
  Saly Waly
  

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  Dear Jeannette,

  In the south of Germany, particularly in the Region Stuttgart, we also have a few possible motives of ice skating. If you could email us for more information about the project, we will send you some first impressions. Then we can check whether an implementation would be possible there, if you are interested.

  We would be pleased to hear from you. So don’t hesitate to contact us.

  Film Commission Region Stuttgart
  Fon: +49.711.259443-0
  Fax: +49.711.259443-33
  location@region-stuttgart.de

  2012-07-27 at 12:34
  
  Cornelia Schmidt-Reimer
  

  Participant

  Hello from Saxony,

  An ice rink in Dresden is open in August:
  http://www.dresden.de/de/05/A_00_Oeffentliche_Angebote.php

  For more photos see this website:
  http://www.eisdisco-dresden.de/fotos-videos/saison-2011-12/2012-06-30-sommer-eisdisco

  Please feel free to contact me for more detailed information.

  Best,

  Katja Müller
  MDM Film Commission Service Sachsen
  katja.mueller@mdm-online.de

  2012-07-30 at 12:49
  
  Hi Ho
  

  Member

  Hello from West Finland Film Commission,

  Located in West Finland, in the city of Turku, there are several options for the ice skating disco.

  There is HK Arena, which is quite big (rink is 1800 square meters) and very versatile depending on your needs. There is a variety of quality lightning equipment in HK Arena. For more information on technical specifications http://www.hkareena.fi/en/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=77&Itemid=84.

  There are also other smaller rinks in Turku, for example Varissuo Ice Rink and Impivaara Ice Rink. These are more down-to-earth styled places, but the lighting equipment is not so versatile as in HK Arena. Please check the photos!

  If you can send us more information and details about what you’re looking for, we are happy to find more options for you in the region. We can also help you with practical arrangements if you choose this location.

  For further information please contact us, West Finland Film Commission / nora.kuusisto@turku.fi / http://www.wffc.fi

  2012-07-30 at 14:25
  
  Teija-Liisa Paananen
  

  Member

  Dear Jeannette,

  I am Teija-Liisa from Finnish Lapland Film Commission, and I am more than happy to help you find an ideal location for your shoot.

  In Lapland we have several smaller ice skating arenas all over our region. The biggest one in Lapland you can find from the Arctic Circle in Rovaniemi, where there are all types of events going on through out the year: http://www.lappi-areena.com/eng/index.php. If you are interested in smaller and maybe more intimate ones you can get quick preview of those from these links:

  http://www.kemijarvi.fi/jaahalli
  http://www.timitecareena.fi/index.php
  http://www.etpo72.com/index.php?page=valokuvat_poikakiekko_140908
  http://79.143.177.96/jaahalli/index.asp
  http://www.salla.fi/Sallan_Jhalli

  For more photos and info please contact me: teija-liisa.paananen@leofinland.fi, +358 40 350 83 22.

  Warm greetings from the Arctic Circle!

  2012-07-31 at 10:48
  
  Allan Cheung
  

  Member

  hi ,

  well , your requirement is for central europe but just for your information there are quiet a few malls in india in big cities with ice skating facilities . so if u are interested let me know .

  cheers
  junaid

  2012-07-31 at 18:27
  
  Katharina Lichtenberg
  

  Member

  i find it a tiny bit frustrating, that there isnt even a “thanks for your suggestions” note or anything…

  2012-08-02 at 12:19
  
  Megan Donnelly
  

  Member

  thank you very much everybody for your input and suggestions.
  after scouting nearly all over europe, we’ve finally found somebody who builts an artificial ice surface into any location. (if you’re interested: http://www.like-ice.com)
  i have seen great ice arenas in your suggestions, but the problem is eather the timetables for the training teams or the expensive and travel costs (sorry, finland and belfast).

  sorry that i could not contact everyone, but i’ve picked the most suitable locations and time was running anyhow.

  happy day to everyone,
  jeannette

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