The adaptation of John le Carré’s crime novel Our Kind of Traitor was filmed in several European locations, much like the BBC’s recent adaptation of one of le Carré’s other novels, The Night Manager. The complete list of locations includes Marrakech, London, Finland, Switzerland and Paris.
The upcoming BBC drama series, To Walk Invisible: The Brontë Sisters will film on location in Yorkshire from the beginning of May. To Walk Invisible will depict the lives of the world renowned Brontë sisters, who between them have written some of the most influential pieces of English literature in history including Wuthering Heights, Jane Eyre and Agnes Grey.
Having worked in numerous production related roles over the last 10 years, Eleni Fanariotou’s knowledge of the Greek film industry is vast. We spoke with Eleni to better understand what the country has to offer for location professionals and how the nation has coped with the crippling financial crisis.
The continuation of BBC’s The Hollow Crown series entitled, The Hollow Crown: The War of the Roses was filmed on location in multiple areas throughout the UK. The production travelled to Wells Cathedral (Somerset), Ashridge Estate (Hertfordshire), Haddon Hall (Bakewell), Gloucester Cathedral (Gloucester), Berkeley Castle (Berkeley), The Great Hall (Winchester) and Alnwick Castle (Northumberland).
Belladonna Productions has been in operation for over twenty years and is now under the helm of René Bastian and Linda Moran with no signs of slowing down any time soon. With clients all over the world, the company has extensive experience with a multitude of locations but has a particular fondness of unique locations within the US.
Envy Advertising, in collaboration with Production Company Sundog Pictures has filmed on location in the Swiss Alps for the latest VOOM campaign, ‘Pitch to Rich’ competition. As the title suggests, the campaign offers entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their business ideas to the renowned founder of Virgin, Richard Branson.
A Game of Thrones app has been released on the Google Play store to highlight the filming locations used for the show, with an iOS release expected soon.
After being nominated on six separate occasions, Leonardo DiCaprio has finally won his first Oscar for his portrayal of Hugh Glass in Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s survival epic The Revenant, which was filmed on location in Alberta and Tierra del Fuego.