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Band rocks and rolls downhill filming on location in Brighton for Lucozade
An unsigned band. On wheels. Rolling down a steep hillside in Brighton covering Feeder’s Buck Rogers; surely one of the more unconventional gigs in recent music history. It was filmed in the south-coastal English town by UK-based sports drink brand…
Heineken builds an airport on location in Portugal filming new ad
Beer brand Heineken has turned a Portuguese cultural centre into an airport for its new ad, Gorgeous. When a beautiful woman fends off one sleazy admirer at an airport bar, a more resourceful guy uses a friend’s lipstick on a…
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…
New studio facility in Atlanta could boost statewide location filming
Work begins today on a new studio in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta Film Studios Paulding County will span 11 acres close to Atlanta’s city centre. Production has increased in the state in recent years and the plan is to continue the…
X-Men and Sherlock Holmes stars film on location around Canary Wharf
James McAvoy and Mark Strong, stars of X-Men: First Class and Sherlock Holmes respectively, are filming on location around Canary Wharf for heist thriller Welcome to the Punch. Despite being one of the more iconic features of the City of…
Sylvester Stallone’s Expendables sequel to film on location in Bulgaria
Bulgaria’s Nu Boyana Film Studios has announced that Sylvester Stallone will be heading to Bulgaria to film the sequel to The Expendables. It marks a change from the first film, which was shot largely in New Orleans and Brazil, with…
The Dark Knight Rises fails to qualify for Pittsburgh location filming incentives
The Dark Knight Rises won’t be getting any cash back for its upcoming Pittsburgh shoot through the state incentive scheme. Pittsburgh will be doubling for Gotham City but productions must spend at least 60% of their total budget in the…
Marvel’s Captain America doubles Manchester and Liverpool for New York City
Period cars and decor came to Manchester and Liverpool for the filming of Marvel’s comic book adaptation Captain America: The First Avenger. Much of the film was shot in the UK, with Stanley Dock in Liverpool and Dale Street in…
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…
From Transformers to Louis Vuitton: Filming on location in Cambodia
It’s frequently said that not much doubles for South East Asia, apart from the Asian South East. One very cheap and cheerful emerging option for all your Vietnamese, Philippine, Thai, Lao, Indonesian and Malaysian needs is Cambodia, as Transformers and…