Courtesy of David Reviews, the Advertising Producers Association, The Beak Street Bugle, Bartle Bogle Hegarty and Barclay’s Spectrum, this year’s FOCUS event in London will feature five new presentations addressing contemporary topics concerning the advertising industry today.
NYC & Company, the city’s official marketing organisation has produced a film tourism campaign to capitalise on the predicted success of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
The sixth season of Sky 1’s hit comedy Trollied took on new sustainability protocols during its filming at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol.
The Premier of Queensland, Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that the world’s first exhibit to focus entirely on the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be coming to Australia in May 2017. The exhibit will make use of the current flow of film tourism, generated by the recent filming of Thor: Ragnarok on the Gold Coast.
After more than 1000 entries were submitted for consideration, the shortlist of projects now in the running to compete at the 7th annual Ciclope Festival have been announced. The winners of the bronze, silver and gold awards in each category will be announced November 4th at 7:30pm.
The Association of Film Commissioners International has announced the line-up for its 2017 Board of Directors, with its newest additions joining Jeanne Corcoran (Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office), Pamela Haynes (West Virginia Film Office), Kevin Jennings (Film Otago Southland) and Karen Carberry-Warhola (Maine Film Office).
A new programme entitled NYC Film Green has been unveiled by New York City Mayor, Bill de Blasio to inspire productions to operate with a greater awareness of their carbon footprint. While entirely voluntary, the programme will be the first of its kind to recognise the impact of film and television productions on the environment.
The Vancouver Film and Media Centre is now open for business, capitalising on the Canadian city’s world renowned reputation as a major production hub. Taking charge as the centre’s first Film Commissioner, David Shepheard has a host of managerial credits from his time working in the London film industry.