Colombia-based servicing company Congo Films has expanded its operations by opening an office in Santiago. The move feeds a host of new filming equipment into the Chilean capital that could help further establish the city and the wider country as a production centre in South America.
TLG publisher Jean-Frédéric Garcia will be speaking on commercial filming incentives at the Commercial Film Workshop in Seville on November 3rd and 4th. Other presentations will include a talk on how Location Managers and film commissions can work more effectively together.
Thailand has been hit by some of the worst flooding for a decade, caused by very heavy seasonal rain falling across the country since the summer. In the last few days Bangkok has been at severe risk but preventative measures have been largely successful so far.
[slideshow id=182]Tiger Beer has staged a heist in the streets of Santiago in Chile for its latest commercial. The spot shows a gang in disguise as they intercept a lorry in a busy street. They use a crane to haul the Tiger Beer cargo into the air to the balcony of their friend’s high-rise apartment, just in time for a party.
[slideshow id=181]Susanne has been working in the film industry as a freelancer for 20 years. She's been a Production Manager, Post-Production Co-Ordinator, Location Manager, Street Caster and, her favourite position of all, Location Scout. She's based in Stockholm.
Spielberg has arrived in Richmond, Virginia, to film Lincoln, a story focussing on the last months of the President’s life. Petersburg is hosting the shoot too, but filming took place last week on location at northern Richmond’s Laburnum House, a building dating to the early 1900s.
It’s been another busy week for the commercials industry in South Africa, Australia and Spain. Meanwhile, several film commissions are looking for ways to boost their international profiles. In addition we’ve had fascinating insight from West Virginia-based Location Manager Tom Trigo, as well as Rex Baldwin.
The Governor of North Carolina has officially confirmed her state will host Iron Man 3, which could deliver USD80 million locally and see the creation of over 500 production jobs. So far in 2011 the state has made more than USD200 million from location filming projects, a 185% increase on 2010.