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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…
Malta busy but Producer’s Creative Partnership warns of straining resources
It seems sometimes there can be too much of a good thing. Business is booming in Malta but the Producer’s Creative Partnership (PCP) has warned that the country’s popularity is stretching local resources dangerously thin. The organisation wants to make…
Bats take priority for Wrath of the Titans location filming in Wales
A colony of lesser horseshoe bats will have to be prioritised for the upcoming location shoot of Wrath of the Titans, the sequel to 2010 remake Clash of the Titans, when the film spends eight weeks filming in a Welsh…
Bridgestone films new ad on location on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats
Tyre company Bridgestone has taken to Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats for its new commercial. Steer It Up shows a classic car being driven and spun at high speed across the flats. When it finally skids to a halt an aged…
King's Speech's Tom Hooper films Captain Morgan pirate ads on location in Spain
King’s Speech Oscar-winner Tom Hooper has headed to Spain to helm a new advertising campaign called To Life, Love and Loot for rum brand Captain Morgan. In the first spot, Dive, Captain Morgan diffuses an attack on his pirate ship…
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…
Cadbury films dancing monks on location in China for new commercial
Cadbury has continued the offbeat comedy of its Glass And A Half Full series with a new location shoot in China. The spot shows a group of Buddhist monks sitting in silent prayer in a remote monastery until some marauding…
TLG talks to AFCI caretaker manager Martin Cuff about his appointment and plans
After the unexpected departure of CEO Larry Brownell, the Association of Film Commissioners has a new caretaker manager. Martin Cuff is an economics expert based in Cape Town, South Africa. So the most American of institutions has hired someone outside…