Oz: The Great and Powerful, the new feature from Sam Raimi, will film at Michigan’s Raleigh Studios with production likely to start in August 2011. The film is the first to shoot at the new studios and could be the last to benefit from the existing incentive scheme.
After the unexpected departure of CEO Larry Brownell, the Association of Film Commissioners has a new caretaker manager. Martin Cuff is an economics expert based in Cape Town, South Africa.
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[slideshow id=108]Cider brand Strongbow has braved roasting temperatures filming the commercial for its new Gold brand on location in South Africa. Hero shows ancient archers sending arrows into an orchard and crushing the apples within. These scenes crosscut with drinkers in a modern bar.
Wimbledon Film & Television Studios in south-west London has attracted three more companies to its lot. Formerly known as Merton Studios, the facility has been re-branded with the intention of establishing it as another major commercial entity in the capital.
Film London and the Rio Film Commission have agreed at the Cannes Film Festival to share advice and ideas about how best to attract international productions to the respective cities. The agreement will focus partly on how to benefit from the Olympics.
Production companies offering Flanders the international spotlight will be able to apply for a location grant of EUR25,000, which will be awarded each year to one TV series or foreign film. Prospective productions will have to pass a cultural test before a jury makes the final decision.
Born in Paris, Arnaud returned to the city at 18 to study cinema. He discovered all the different jobs that the industry offers and three years later he started to work as a location trainee. He rose through the ranks and became a Location Manager for feature films in 2008.