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Tanya Seghatchian resigns from heading The Film Fund at the British Film Institute
Tanya Seghatchian has resigned from her position as head of The Film Fund at the British Film Institute (BFI). She had been overseeing the fund’s transition from the now-defunct UK Film Council to the BFI, having originally been in charge…
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy films Cold War Europe in London, Budapest and Istanbul
A new version of John le Carré’s Cold War spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has been filmed on location in London, Budapest and Istanbul. Set in the early 1970s, the film uses the cities as functional meeting places, in…
Universal films second-unit car chase on location on Rhode Island
Rhode Island may have the pleasant east-coast scenery and hospitable locals, but it’s not generally known for action-packed film shoots. Universal is breaking the norm for two days this week with a second-unit car chase shoot for comic-book adaptation R.I.P.D.,…
BBDO Proximity targets green commercial filming with Carbon Film Quote
Advertising agency BBDO Proximity in Dusseldorf is being pro-active in the quest for commercial production practices that generate less carbon dioxide. The agency’s new Carbon Film Quote has been spearheaded by Steffen Gentis and is being tested by German production…
From the Editor: Week in Review
One of our popular stories this week has been news that the second series of Game of Thrones will be filmed partly in Croatia, which is great for the eastern European country. In other news production has started at Fox…
Optus makes an elephant fly filming on location in South Africa
Australian mobile operator Optus has made an elephant fly in its new commercial. Elephant Flight shows one of the animals being carried airborne by a flock of birds, along with a host of other wild animals. The spot promotes a…
Falabella films colourful fashion commercial on location in Greek islands
Production team Francisca Contesse, Louis Bronsard and Director Martín Romanella from Procine Santiago concluded another job for agency Dittborn & Unzueta and Falabella regional. Valeria Mazza shot in Santorini Greece and did all her own driving, piloting and ocean-based underwater…
Chevrolet gets dramatic mountain backdrop filming on location in Mojave Desert
Chevrolet has travelled to the Mojave Desert in California to shoot mountain landscapes for its new ad. The Warehouse shows a man touring a storage facility where all the missed opportunities of life are kept and catalogued, before he heads…
Tarantino plans New Orleans location filming for Django Unchained with Leonardo DiCaprio
New Orleans is pencilled in to host the shoot for Django Unchained, the next film from Quentin Tarantino. Louisiana’s generous incentive scheme has made it one of the leading production centres in the US, with New Orleans behind only Los…
New Mexico puts USD50 million annual rolling cap on its filming incentive
In a move that could curb what was a growing status as a production centre, New Mexico has added a USD50 million rolling cap to its filming incentive. The change has been in the works since Republican Susanna Martinez took…