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Kellogg scouts global filming locations and chooses Mauritius beach for Special K ad
A beach in Mauritius was eventually chosen as the setting for a new commercial for Kellogg’s breakfast cereal Special K, after a globe-trotting scout. The spot promotes the company’s online slimming plan and shows a group of women showing off…
TLG talks to Exec Producer Nigel Wooll about Ridley Scott, Roman Polanski and Madonna
If you want to hear about why Ridley Scott is the most talented director ever, where to find ‘royal palace’-calibre stately homes, the new Millennium Film Finance Corporation and Egyptian camel-wrangling, then you’d enjoy a chat with feature film Executive…
Busy Jordan offers picturesque filming locations and reduced-rate resources
Rave reviews abound for the newest Arab country to make a dent in global high-end feature film production. But how has Jordan been so successful so quickly? Simple: develop an infrastructure and then give international producers access to an array…
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…
Creative England appoints interim Establishment Director
Caroline Norbury is the interim Establishment Director of Creative England, the organisation that will replace England’s Regional Screen Agencies from October 2011. Norbury is the Chief Executive of South West Screen and will be Establishment Director for no more than…
2011 Produced By Conference and AFCI’s Location Trade Show a success
It was a successful few days for the Producers Guild of America’s Third Annual Produced By Conference (PBC) that was held in association with the AFCI’s Location Trade Show. Over 2,200 delegates were at The Walt Disney Studios and there…
New York State filming incentive attracts eight new TV shows for 2011-12
No fewer than eight new TV shows will be filmed in New York State throughout the 2011-12 season. The state’s expanded and revised production incentives have been credited with attracting 70 different projects so far this year, with a mix…
The Caribbean as a location for filming
We tend to see the Caribbean as one country or a small group of islands whose names we are all familiar with. But in fact there are more than 7,000 islands in this long arc that runs from Florida to…
Mitsubishi uses 360-degree camera on World’s Most Dangerous Road in Bolivia
For its latest ad campaign vehicle manufacturer Mitsubishi chose to test the All-Wheel Control system on its Outlander vehicles on the Yungas Road in Bolivia, which has a reputation for being the World’s Most Dangerous Road. Part of the action…
Mexico defies negative press as commercials location filming thrives
It’s been a tough time for Mexico recently. Bouncing back from the global recession took all the national industry’s guts and resilience, but then Mexico had to deal with accusations of poor production safety because of a few crime-ridden areas.…