Samsara is the new feature from Producer Mark Magidson and Director/Cinematographer Ron Fricke. It was shot in 25 countries over a five-year period and its UK release date is August 31st 2012.
A new national crew database has been launched by Creative England at an event at Elstree Studios near London. Merging information from the Regional Screen Agency, the database is a free resource enabling productions to find crew anywhere in England outside London.
Rita was born and raised in Lebanon, and worked as a literary books translator and interpreter before studying for a Masters degree in production.
[slideshow id=306]Biscuit Filmworks has chosen South Africa for a new spot from Axe tying in with the deodorant brand’s latest campaign. Supplies shows a parade of powerboats carrying bikini girls, ninjas, male models and cocktail waiters across the ocean towards a Caribbean island as they hum in unison.
Antwerp in Belgium is now home to Badboot, a floating facility that offers a swimming pool, restaurant and event space. It’s the biggest floating pool in the world.
Russell Crowe is in Iceland filming Darren Aronofsky’s epic drama Noah. It’s the latest in a series of high-profile projects to have sought Iceland’s unique landscapes. Next the production heads to Oyster Bay just outside New York City where an ark is being built.
Crew working on Marvel’s Iron Man 3 have had to get clearance from the US Department of Homeland Security to film at the Port of Wilmington in North Carolina. Special federal identification clearances are needed to visit the facility without having an official escort.
George Miller’s dystopian sequel Mad Max: Fury Road is now filming on location in Namibia. The feature project has been off and on for several years and was originally scheduled to film on location in Australia, but freak weather conditions forced a change of plan.