[slideshow id=210]Jeep has engineered a spectacular showdown in central Budapest between one of its special edition Wrangler vehicles and a helicopter gunship. The spot is a commercial tie-in between the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 videogame and the Wrangler vehicle, which carries the game’s branding.
Banking giant Santander has chosen the Farnborough International Venue & Events (FIVE) building near London to film its new commercial. The spot shows McLaren F1 drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton helping a team build an oversized Formula One racing car out of Lego bricks.
Film London has announced the eight organisations that will receive funding for growing access to cinema for under-represented audiences.
Lots of news from the US this week as authorities measure the local impact of filming incentives and the tussle continues between Los Angeles and New York. The UK has been promoting its interests in Los Angeles and we spoke to Jamie Lengyel, Supervising Location Manager on Scorsese’s Hugo, about building a Parisian train station for the movie.
Greater Manchester in northern England has committed support to filming projects by signing up to the UK’s Production Liaison Charter. It means Greater Manchester is now officially a film-friendly city and will offer high-quality production support, as well as good infrastructure.
[slideshow id=201]Julie's legal and financial background led her to the media sector. She was involved in the original project finance for Sky, major acquisitions by the advertising group WPP and film finance for such features as The Last Great Emperor.
Martin Scorsese’s new 3D feature Hugo is set within a Parisian railway terminal in the early 1930s. The station was built at Longcross Studios near London and needed a working train track, while London’s Victoria & Albert Museum stood in for the Parisian workplace of Hugo’s father.
Ed Vaizey, the UK’s Minister for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, is in Los Angeles to strengthen ties between the UK and US filming industries. Vaizey is travelling with Adrian Wootton, head of the British Film Commission, and will meet with industry figures in LA.