Over 30 years Adrian went from graduate trainee Account Executive to trainee advertising Agency Producer, Agency Producer, Production Company Producer and then Managing Director at RSA Films. He’s now Executive Producer and Partner at Streetlight Films.
Jeremy studied for an MA in film at the Royal College of Art in London and then started out in the industry as a runner. He gained the experience and knowledge he needed, and has now been producing commercials for 20 years.
The Northern Ireland Executive estimates that the region could have made around GBP35 million from two seasons of Game of Thrones location filming. Audits from the first season show filming delivered GBP17 million in local spending and the figure could be higher still for the second series.
Belgium’s new Screen Flanders fund will be launched next week at the Cannes Film Festival. Worth EUR5 million annually, the fund will be accessible for features, documentaries and animations, with a EUR400,000 per-project cap.
HBO’s new TV feature Hemingway & Gellhorn filmed entirely in and around San Francisco, but the city doubles for locations around the world. It stars Clive Owen and Nicole Kidman and charts the true-life relationship between Ernest Hemingway and famous war correspondent Martha Gellhorn.
Sara moved to Costa Rica from Italy as a child when her parents decided it was a beautiful country for a break and a new experience. Sara learned both Spanish and English, and while film school and work as an Assistant director took her overseas, she soon returned to Costa Rica.
Filming incentives and flexibility with shoot locations were the main reasons why Marvel’s Avengers Assemble doubled Cleveland, Ohio, for New York City in the summer of 2011. The film - which now boasts the biggest cinema opening in history - is a huge boost for Ohio.
Deborah moved to Jakarta from New York City in the early 90s after learning that the local industry was opening up. In 1998 due to the Asian financial crisis and lack of projects being developed in the capital, she moved to Bali assisting several foreign television productions filming on the island.