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Wefilm continues Heineken Dropped campaign filming in Cambodia
Dutch production company Wefilm has continued Wieden+Kennedy’s Dropped campaign for Heineken by filming on location in Cambodia. Greek dancer Stavros was dropped in the Cambodian jungle with a giant rubber-duck boat for company and challenged to find his way home.…
Man of Steel films Superman adventure on location in Illinois and British Columbia
Man of Steel tells Superman’s origin story as the baby Kal-El is sent from Krypton to Earth and then, as an adult, is pitted against the ruthless General Zod. Director Zack Snyder filmed on location across British Columbia in western…
Colorado filming incentive helps secure first dramatic TV series for 20 years
Colorado’s filming incentive has helped secure the mid-western state’s first dramatic TV series in more than 20 years. Hallmark Channel is to film period drama When Calls the Heart on location in Telluride in the next few weeks. “We are…
British Columbia appeals to Ontario and Quebec for filming incentive co-operation
British Columbia in western Canada has appealed to Ontario and Quebec for filming incentive co-operation. British Columbia argues that having the provinces work together will benefit Canada more than having each compete separately for international productions like Man of Steel.…
Wieden+Kennedy begins Heineken Dropped campaign filming in Alaska
Wieden+Kennedy Amsterdam has launched its new Heineken Dropped digital campaign filming on location in Alaska. Amsterdam-based Wefilm dropped sun-loving Spanish waiter Rikar in the wintry US state with the challenge of embracing his inner traveller to find his way home.…
Supervising Location Manager Bill Doyle scouts China’s Hengdian World Studios
Supervising Location Manager Bill Doyle recently scouted filming locations across China and visited the facilities at Hengdian World Studios in Zhejiang Province in the east. He talks to The Location Guide about what China has to offer. Doyle scouted China…
Tampa Bay pushes to host new Florida-set feature from Ben Affleck
Tampa Bay & Company in western Florida is pushing to host location filming for Ben Affleck’s next directing project following his success with Argo. Live by Night will be an adaptation of a Dennis Lehane novel that unfolds partly in…
Yukon-set Discovery Channel TV miniseries films on location in Alberta
Discovery Channel has built a film set near Calgary in Alberta, western Canada, for its new TV miniseries Klondike. The region is doubling for Dawson City in the northern province of Yukon and the show is based on the Klondike…
Iowa launches new location filming body
Iowa in the mid-western US has launched a new location filming support body. Named Produce Iowa, the organisation will promote film, television and multimedia production in the state. Produce Iowa will be overseen by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs,…
Breaking Bad inspires new film tourism campaign in Albuquerque
Acclaimed TV drama Breaking Bad has partly inspired a new film tourism drive in the city of Albuquerque in New Mexico. A new half-million-dollar online and billboard campaign will highlight recent productions that have filmed in the city. A film…