[slideshow id=59]A team of top golfers have indulged in a bit of clay pigeon ‘shooting’ in Dubai, swapping shotgun shells for golf balls. Clay Pigeon Golf Shot was filmed for the European Golf Tour’s See Every Shot Imaginable advertising campaign as the competition moved to Dubai.
Massachusetts is sending an official to Los Angeles this week to promote location filming in the East Coast state. Massachusetts has had a high-profile year with The Social Network, The Fighter and Ben Affleck’s Boston-set The Town drawing the eye.
[slideshow id=58]Lynx deodorant has drawn angels from the sky for its latest commercial, filmed in Split, Croatia. Even Angels Will Fall shows a group of angels falling from the heavens and getting rid of their halos as a local stud sprays himself with Lynx.
International productions filming in Italy are now exempt from paying VAT costs. Productions have routinely had to add 20% to their budgets to prepare for the VAT and although it could be claimed back this had sometimes happened long after a wrap date.
The Location Guide will be at the Berlinale Film Festival from 11th to 16th February. Berlinale is one of the world’s leading film festivals and we’re very excited to be a part of it.
[slideshow id=56]A TV movie adaptation of Treasure Island is currently filming in Puerto Rico. It’s the second pirate-themed production to have come to the US territory in the last few months, with Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides having passed through recently.
[slideshow id=55]The Teide National Park in Tenerife has been chosen by Land Rover for the backgrounds of a new photo shoot marking the motor company’s sponsorship of the England rugby team. The Play Tough campaign features England rugby players in tough environments.
The November mid-term elections in the US resulted in various gubernatorial changes across the country and with the changing of the guard come changing opinions towards state filming incentives.