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Alaska funds film crew training and makes moves to extend filming incentive
Lawmakers in Alaska have launched a grant scheme to fund local crew training, while also making moves to extend the state’s incentive programme. Despite hardly lacking in topographical wonders, Alaska’s been a relative newcomer when it comes to attracting outside…
Los Angeles location filming levels off in Q2
Location filming figures in Los Angeles levelled off in the second quarter of 2011 against the same period last year. Commercial production fell by nearly 8%, while only five feature films shooting in the city took advantage of the state…
Doritos films on location in Mexico for Dip Desperado commercial
Tortilla chip brand Doritos has embraced the image of the Western gunslinger and filmed its new commercial on location in Mexico. Dip Desperado charts the fictional life of Esteban Ortega, a Mexican peasant who finds fame and glory flicking Doritos…
Medieval Malta and the Jordan desert stand in for Iraq in The Devil’s Double
Feature drama The Devil’s Double has filmed in Malta and Jordan, using each country as a stand-in for Iraq. Set in the late 1980s, the film tells the fact-based story of a lieutenant in the Iraqi army who is forced…
California seizes on good-news filming report after New York steals pilot season
New York City may be more popular for TV in the upcoming pilot season, but a new report suggests California's tax credit scheme is successful. The figures, announced from the set of TV show Body of Proof, were collated by…
William F White Centre launches to meet increased location filming needs in Toronto
Location filming in Toronto has never been more popular and veteran Canadian equipment provider William F White (WFW) has responded by opening a new CAD20 million facility in the city. The new complex covers nearly 31,500 square metres – double…
Brad Pitt and Marc Forster to double Glasgow for Philadelphia in World War Z
Glasgow will double for Philadelphia in late August 2011 when Brad Pitt and director Marc Forster arrive for the filming of zombie thriller World War Z. The production will use city centre locations like George Square and Cochrane Street, and…
HBO’s Game of Thrones returning to Northern Ireland for season two location filming
Hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones, produced by HBO, will return to Northern Ireland for a second season of location filming from late July. As with the first series, the production will be based at Belfast’s Paint Hall Studio, with…
Wit likely to triumph over scale at Cannes Lions
The effects of the global recession were less obvious last year. In 2011, however, the lack of striking location filming in commercials that are likely to be part of this year’s Cannes Lions festival suggests budgets are being watched more…
Philadelphia: TLG visits the home of Rocky and The Sixth Sense
Sharon Pinkenson has been Executive Director of the Greater Philadelphia Film Office (GPFO) for 19 years and has transformed Philly into a regular movie maker’s destination. Sharon markets her city and its surrounding area, while co-ordinating all things production-related. Today…