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On location in Tunisia with local Line Producer Philippa Day
Philippa worked briefly as an Assistant Casting Director on a Tunisian film and then returned to settle in the country after a few years working in the UK as a Runner and PA. She worked on two of the Star…
Filming in Texas with Location Scout Bo Svensson
Bo started out in the industry in 1999 as a set PA and tried his hand at various different jobs before moving to Locations. With half his family based in Sweden he was a regular tour guide for them on…
On location with Joy Films Middle East Executive Producer Rita El Hachem
Rita was born and raised in Lebanon, and worked as a literary books translator and interpreter before studying for a Masters degree in production. She joined the advertising business seven years ago, and has been heading the Middle East operations…
Russell Crowe films Noah epic on location in Iceland with Darren Aronofsky
Russell Crowe is in Iceland filming Darren Aronofsky’s epic drama Noah. It’s the latest in a series of high-profile projects to have sought Iceland’s unique landscapes. Next the production heads to Oyster Bay just outside New York City where an…
Filming in Tucson and southern Arizona with Tim Flood
Tim is a native of Tucson, Arizona. He spent a few years in Los Angeles in the early 80s learning the production ropes before returning to his home state. Tim has been involved with dozens of commercials, documentaries and theatrical…
Filming on location with the Mexico City Film Commission
Fernando Uriegas Vázquez is Director General of the Mexico City Film Commission. He’s an expert on location filming in Mexico and Central America, and he’s run the commission since 2009. His more recent feature work includes Apocalypto, Che and Man…
Filming on location in South Africa with Martin Jacobson of Juice Film
Martin began his film career with a move to Johannesburg in the late 80s that coincided with a feature film boom in the region. He spent ten years in location and transport management, before becoming a Producer at Moonlighting Commercials…
Filming on location in Spain with Xavier Doncel of Albiñana Films
Xavier worked as a runner and PA while studying Law and in fact was then a criminal lawyer for a decade before Gianni Ruggiero, a great classic TVC director Xavier knew, persuaded him to be his producer. A couple of…
Breaking Bad TV show boosts film tourism shooting on location in New Mexico
Cable TV drama Breaking Bad is boosting film tourism in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fans of the show are driving a rise in visitor numbers, but locals have mixed feelings about the show that focuses on a chemistry teacher turning to…
Filming with Spanish Location Manager Wily Blázquez
Wily Blázquez operates under the brand andaluciafilmlocation and has more than 19 years of experience as freelancer working on commercials, photo shoots, movies, music videos, documentaries and reality shows. He works across Spain but focuses on Barcelona and Andalucía. His…