Advertising Producers Association (APA) has re-joined The Location Guide as a media partner for our Soiree at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival. The APA looks after the interests of commercial production companies in the UK through production, post-production and visual effects.
This year’s Young Director Award is open for entries, with filmmakers invited to submit their short movies by 24 May 2015. The CFP-E (Commercial Film Producers of Europe)/Shots Young Director’s Award (YDA) is a fringe event of the Cannes Film Festival.
China is planning to launch an annual film grant programme worth about USD 163 million for movies that shoot at the Qingdao Oriental Movie Metropolis. Plans for the USD 8.2 billion studio on China’s east coast were announced by the Wanda Group last year.
China is developing plans for a new Film City in Anji, near Shanghai. Working through a partnership with authorities in Cannes, three Chinese entities want to develop a special zone inspired by the French city’s cultural impact that will provide film services and a dedicated festival.
This year, for the first time, we organised The Location Beach Lounge on Plage Goeland during the Cannes Lions Festival. Co-hosting with our partners CrossWind Advertising, Ooops Films, Joshua Tree and Ready To Shoot, we offered an exclusive decked beach space on the Croisette.
The Location Guide's Cannes Soiree was a big success against the backdrop of the Cannes Lions Festival. We co-hosted with our partners Sagafilm, Milestone Films, Fresco Film Services, Tenerife Film Commission, Advertising Producers Association, Production Service Network and Sevilla Film Office.
Dubai Film and TV Commission has launched a new online location permitting system. Producers can now submit, track and pay for their filming permits through the commission’s website, while scripts can be submitted for approval in the same way.
A VIP Luncheon will mark a ‘Team Brazil Warm-Up’ at the Cannes Lions advertising festival this week. The event will be held tomorrow (Wednesday 18 June) at Pierre Cardin’s Bubble House from 1-5pm.