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It’s been a big week for the UK film industry with the launch of Creative England, the organisation that’s designed to replace the UK Film Council. Then there’s Kristen Stewart’s new film shooting in Wales and the Bond franchise making…
Spectrum Films partners with Box Films to open production base in Chile
Spectrum Films, based in Mexico City, has opened a new production base in Chile. The company has partnered with Box Films in Santiago and the base will be run by Daniel de la Vega of Sahara Films and Carolina Guarachi…
Westside dodges weddings and uses motion control filming on location in Czech Republic
Czech Republic is a good destination for filmmakers looking for historical backdrops and reliable crews. Indian retail giant Westside has come for Endless Possibilities, a new commercial showing a young woman having fun in a retro city as she plays…
Gerard Butler’s Machine Gun Preacher doubles South Africa for Sudan
A worthy story hiding behind a B-movie heading, Machine Gun Preacher filmed partly on location in South Africa, doubling the country for what was then southern Sudan. It tells the true story of Sam Childers, a reformed US biker who…
Sam Mendes’ James Bond film to shoot on location in Istanbul
The new James Bond film, starring Daniel Craig and directed by Sam Mendes, will be filming scenes in Istanbul, according to the Anatolia news agency. The popular tourist area of Sultanahmet is likely to be the focus, but other parts…
DFI-funded The Reluctant Fundamentalist filming on location across the globe
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, a feature funded by the Doha Film Institute (DFI), has kicked off filming in locations in the US, Istanbul, Pakistan and India. It follows a young Pakistani man who studies at Princeton before his perceptions of the…
Filming in Austria with Location Scout Stefan Teuber
Stefan first started location scouting in 1998. While he was studying multimedia engineering in Vienna a phone company asked him to find the perfect Austrian motorway for their commercial. It took several years and plenty of commercial work before Stefan…
Creative England opens to support the creative industries outside London
Creative England is now open to offer support for the creative industries operating outside London. The new organisational structure replaces the UK Film Council. It will be operating with Caroline Norbury as Chief Executive and has also announced its first…
Twilight star Kristen Stewart films on location in Wales for Snow White and the Huntsman
Wales has become a bit of a go-to beach filming location in the UK. Kristen Stewart’s been at Marloes Sands near Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire for several days filming Snow White and the Huntsman. A several-hundred-strong crew is involved, along…
Editor's Weekly
It’s been a busy week for pre-production news in the features industry, with both the James Bond and Iron Man franchises altering their location filming plans. GM-owned vehicle manufacturer Opel has come out with an ambitious shoot in Spain, and…