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Film Offices UK to debut first public exhibit at FOCUS 2016
Film Offices UK (FO:UK) will make their first public appearance as a collective at this year’s FOCUS event. FO:UK is comprised of the country’s leading film offices, allowing them to share their resources and experience to provide Producers with an…
BBC comedy Quacks shoots Victorian humour on location in Kent
Filming has commenced on the new BBC Two comedy Quacks, with the production currently on location at the Historic Dockyard Chatham in Kent. The series will poke fun at the early days of medical science in 1840s Britain, when surgical…
Producer Talk with Acki Heldens, Executive Producer of Tempomedia
Since its inception, Germany-based Tempomedia has become a widely recognised name in the commercials production industry, having worked for clients such as Audi, BMW, Harley Davidson, Ikea and Nivea. One of the Executive Producers of the company, Acki Heldens had…
BBC Two drama Paula begins Belfast shoot next month
Conor McPherson’s upcoming drama for BBC Two, Paula will begin filming on location in Belfast next month. With credits as an Olivier and Tony-award winning Playwright and Director, Paula will be McPherson’s first foray into the television industry, telling the…
Production begins on series three of BBC's Poldark
The third series of the BBC’s highly successful period drama, Poldark has now commenced filming with scenes being shot in Cornwall, Bristol and at The Bottle Yard Studios. All of these locations have been visited by the production in the…
BBC’s The Secret Agent shot on location in Edinburgh
The new BBC series The Secret Agent, which aired its first episode on Sunday, was filmed on location in the streets of Edinburgh. Adapted from Joseph Conrad’s novel of the same name, the show stars Toby Jones (Dad’s Army) as…
Scottish film tourism brings surge to Edinburgh’s hotel industry
Film tourism has been cited as the main cause for propelling the success of Edinburgh’s hotel industry in recent years. The Scottish capital will soon overtake Dublin as the second busiest city for hotels and accommodation in Western Europe, with…
Is Location Manager Emma Pill the real 007?
Location Manager Emma Pill is known for her work on action movies Spectre, The Bourne Ultimatum and Inception. She talks exclusively to The Location Guide about working on one of Britain's best loved film franchises and the pros and cons…
John Lewis commercial The Man on the Moon filmed in Brighton
John Lewis’ Christmas commercial The Man on the Moon, the latest in a long line of advertising that has become a yearly tradition was filmed on Whitehawk Estate in Brighton. The campaign has taken the internet by storm as it…
Production Guild of Great Britain recognises UK team behind 24 drama
The Production Guild of Great Britain has recognised the UK team behind 24: Live Another Day at its 2015 awards ceremony. Iain Smith, a producer and chairman of the British Film Commission, and his team took the award for Production…