New Zealand and China are expected to sign a film production treaty within the next few weeks. Films produced in New Zealand under the co-production agreement will be considered local productions in the Chinese market.
ADFEST has announced that the Lotus Awards judging has been delayed as a result of the political unrest in Bangkok. The judging had been scheduled for 24th to 28th May 2010 but the ADFEST team cannot currently get hold of their passports and visas from the Japanese embassy in Bangkok.
A music video for Finnish band Husky Rescue has been filmed in the forest region of Sipoo, near Helsinki in Finland. They Are Coming follows a young couple as they encounter a strange alien light on a forest road in the middle of the night and they attempt to escape it. Hanna Mutanen, Managing Director of and Executive Producer with Grillifilms, said: “Director Pete Riski liked the location because the road and big trees formed a perfect surrounding for this gloomy story.”
The 193-acre baseball field built in Iowa for the filming of Kevin Costner classic Field of Dreams in 1989 has been put on the market.
British Columbia in western Canada is steadily enhancing its reputation as a media production centre. The region offers landscapes including dense forests, deserts and mountains that are frequently used to double for places such as the Middle East, Mexico, Europe and even the US, despite sharing a border with the country.
Located just off the Spanish coastline, the Balearic island of Mallorca is surprisingly beautiful and charming. Just 1,400 square miles, it’s a small, concise island offering a world of opportunities far from its tacky reputation.
Major motoring manufacturer Suzuki has filmed scenes for a new commercial at Cuddeback Dry Lake Bed in California. Rich Guys sells Suzuki’s new Kizashi and intends to challenge the perception that great quality is only available to wealthy customers.
Robin Hood is riding through far more than the glen for Ridley Scott’s latest epic, an action-packed account of the legend, involving sea landings, castles springing up in the woods of Surrey, and the wrong type of undergrowth. Scott called on Bill Darby, veteran of UK locations, for the film that will open this year’s Cannes Festival.