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Filming in Bolivia with the Benavides family
The Benavides are a unique ice-climbing, Harley-loving father-and-two-sons production team. Yecid Senior studied Mechanical Engineering at the University of Miami but has made a career as a musician and producer. Yecid Junior is also a musician as well a director,…
Bollywood glamour comes to Sweden for location filming
Bollywood has turned to Sweden in a bid to give its audiences something new. Romantic horror sequel 1920: Evil Returns filmed partly in Skåne in the south of the country for two weeks in November. It marks a change from…
Rattling Stick sorts out representation in Brazil through Dinamo Films
UK-based production company Rattling Stick has ended an eventful year by sorting representation in Brazil through Dinamo Films. Rattling Stick has opened a US office this year, as well as launching Rattling Stuff, which develops advertising projects beyond conventional cinema…
Filming in Wales with Penny Skuse
Penny got to know South Wales while studying at Newport Film School. After stumbling around in film and television for a few years as a freelancer she eventually became aware of film commissions and their work. "I got my foot…
Filming in Wyoming with Todd Jones
Todd is a Co-Founder and Executive Producer for Teton Gravity Research (TGR), an action sports entertainment company based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. His recent directorial work has included national spots for Ford, Under Armour and North Face. Todd has worked…
Ahmad Tea shaves costs doubling Portugal for aristocratic England
UK-based brand Ahmad Tea has filmed its new spot in Portugal as a double for Britain, after scouting throughout New York and London. Filming took place at the Palacio de Marquis de Fronteira in Benfica, Lisbon, a location which offered…
Jeep Wrangler faces a helicopter gunship on location in Budapest for Call of Duty tie-in
Jeep has engineered a spectacular showdown in central Budapest between one of its special edition Wrangler vehicles and a helicopter gunship. The spot is a commercial tie-in between the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 videogame and the Wrangler vehicle,…
Santander builds Lego Formula One car on location in Hampshire’s FIVE building
Banking giant Santander has chosen the Farnborough International Venue & Events (FIVE) building near London to film its new commercial. The spot shows McLaren F1 drivers Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton helping a team build an oversized Formula One racing…
Film London announces grants to boost cultural film initiatives
Film London has announced the eight organisations that will receive funding for growing access to cinema for under-represented audiences. GBP43,000 will be awarded to a combination of established film festivals and venues and new community-based projects who offer non-mainstream cultural…
Filming in Mallorca with Location Manager Perico Ferrer
Perico works as a freelancer in the production service and locations business on the Spanish island of Mallorca. "I originally wanted to be a chef but after two years in a kitchen I decided that I'd needed to breath fresh…