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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…
AICP survey reveals higher US spending but fewer foreign filming trips
A survey for the Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) shows a spending rise in 2010, as well as the highest number of location shoot days in three years. Also, the appetite among US production companies for filming abroad has…
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…
Rhode Island retains filming incentive as Wes Anderson project shoots
Rhode Island, on the east coast of the US, has decided to keep its 25% filming tax credit for another year as filmmaker Wes Anderson shoots in the state. Governor Lincoln Chafee had singled out the scheme for cancellation to…
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…
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…
American Film Market unveils part of 5-day conference series for 2011
This year’s American Film Market (AFM) will for the first time feature a five-day conference programme when it begins in Santa Monica this November. The AFM Conference Series will feature input from leading industry figures. Pitching, finance, production, marketing and…
EC to review how member states support international film productions
The European Commission (EC) has launched the first stage of a review into how its members allocate state support for film production and distribution. One of the main discussion points will be how state aid is used when European countries…
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…
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…