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The Location Guide launches The Location Beach Lounge at Cannes Lions
The Location Guide will be running The Location Beach Lounge at Plage Goeland during Cannes Lions from 16-20 June. Cannes Lions is the world’s premier advertising festival and brings together commercial production professionals from around the world. The Location Beach…
Applications for California filming incentive support increase more than 30%
Applications for California’s filming incentive support have increased by more than 30% on last year’s figure. According to the California Film Commission, nearly 500 productions applied for support on the first day of the application period, but only 23 have…
Cannes Lions Soiree Partner 2014: Tenerife Film Commission
Tenerife Film Commission has joined The Location Guide as a partner for our Soiree at the Cannes Lions Festival. Launched in 2000, the commission’s services include helping producers with location filming options and permits, and connecting them with local service…
Homeland location filming in South Africa delayed by new visa regulations
Cape Town filming for the fourth season of US terrorism drama Homeland has been rescheduled because of delays caused by new work visa regulations. Foreign talent and crew coming into South Africa must now make visa applications in person in…
Cannes Lions Soiree Partner 2014: Advertising Producers Association
Advertising Producers Association (APA) has joined The Location Guide as a partner for our Soiree at the Cannes Lions Festival. The APA represents the interests of UK production companies in the commercials industry, through production, post-production and visual effects. “We’re…
Equipment supplier Filmscape Media opens office at Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol
Major movie equipment supplier Filmscape Media has opened an office at The Bottle Yard Studios in Bristol in western England. Bristol becomes its first regional office outside its London base and the company will be focussing on developing its lighting…
FilmWorks Dubai shoots flying acrobats in new spot for Atlantis The Palm hotel
FilmWorks Dubai and New York-based Psyop worked with trained acrobats to film a new spot for luxury hotel Atlantis The Palm in Dubai. Smart Migration shows a ‘flock’ of men and women flying birdlike from around the world to the…
Cannes Lions Soiree Partner 2014: Production Service Network
Production Service Network (PSN) has joined The Location Guide as a partner for our Soiree at the Cannes Lions Festival. The PSN was launched earlier this year by Camino Media and has partners in a dozen different European countries, all…
US considers relaxing rules for use of unmanned filming drones
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the US is considering a production industry request to relax existing rules on the use of drones for filming purposes. Flying commercial drones – or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) – is tightly regulated in…
Cannes Lions Soiree Partner 2014: Sevilla Film Office in Spain
The Sevilla Film Office has joined The Location Guide as a partner for our Soiree at the Cannes Lions Festival. The office is part of Seville External Promotion (APPES) and provides free assistance for producers with location services including filming…