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Period drama Amigo builds village filming on location in Philippines
Period drama Amigo has built a period village filming on location in the Philippines. Set in 1900 during the Philippine-American War, it tells the story of US troops occupying a native village and fighting local guerrilla insurgents. It was filmed…
Coca-Cola films lively Euro 2012 ad on location in Warsaw and Kiev
Animation and live-action blend in Coca-Cola’s new ad for the Euro 2012 football finals in Poland and Ukraine. Cartoon characters cheer around Warsaw and Kiev. Two endings were filmed so that Polish audiences see the final crowd scene in Warsaw…
Ikea films Braveheart charge pastiche on location near Sydney
Scottish warriors have been replaced with suburbanites looking for a break from the norm in a Braveheart pastiche from Swedish furniture manufacturer Ikea. Have a Go shows homeowners charging across a field clutching Ikea furniture as they rebel against the…
Mad Max sequel to change filming location as Broken Hill loses apocalyptic feel
The long-delayed Mad Max sequel Fury Road will change its filming location for somewhere more apocalyptic. It was planning to film in and around the town of Broken Hill in New South Wales, but unseasonal heavy rains have brought the…
Axe doubles Buenos Aires for US suburbs and builds ark for supermodels
Deodorant brand Axe has put a modern slant on a biblical classic and built an ark in Buenos Aires. The spot shows a local preparing for a storm by building an ark with a gym, a dance floor and some…
Newark Film Office launches in New Jersey
New Jersey’s largest city now has its own film office, launched by Mayor Cory A Booker. The Newark Office of Film and Television (NOFT) will work alongside the New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission, and Newark’s Office of Communications.…
New studio facility planned for Massachusetts could boost local location filming
The long-term success of Massachusetts’ screen industry could get a boost from plans to develop a state-of-the-art studio facility in the north-east part of the state. MJM Development, based in Andover, plans to build over an area of nearly 30…
Tom Cruise’s Rock of Ages chases filming incentives doubling Miami for Los Angeles
The Sunset Strip of the 1980s has been recreated in Miami for the filming of Tom Cruise’s Rock of Ages. It’s another snubbing for Los Angeles, with the city apparently unable to match Miami’s incentive scheme or flexibility when it…
Paradise Lost to film in Sydney with Bradley Cooper and Alex Proyas
A big-budget version of Paradise Lost is coming to Fox Studios in Sydney and could rejuvenate Australia’s global appeal. Major international projects have been scarce in the country recently, with local producers largely blaming the Aussie dollar, so this is…
Brad Pitt’s World War Z to film on location in Cornish town of Falmouth
Brad Pitt’s zombie thriller World War Z will be casting for extras this weekend for a shoot in Falmouth, Cornwall, south-west England. The story is set in Philadelphia, but Glasgow will be doubling for the Pennsylvania city in August and…