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The Iron Lady and Prometheus steer Pinewood Shepperton to revenue increase
It’s been a good 2011 so far for Pinewood Shepperton. Margaret Thatcher biopic The Iron Lady and Ridley Scott’s Prometheus are among the projects that have driven the UK studios to a total revenue of GBP26 million for the first…
Arab Spring and social media among discussion points at AFCI Cineposium 2011
It’s been a turbulent few months in many parts of the world, not least in the Middle East. The effects of the Arab Spring on film production will be a talking point at the AFCI Cineposium 2011, along with discussions…
Band rocks and rolls downhill filming on location in Brighton for Lucozade
An unsigned band. On wheels. Rolling down a steep hillside in Brighton covering Feeder’s Buck Rogers; surely one of the more unconventional gigs in recent music history. It was filmed in the south-coastal English town by UK-based sports drink brand…
French health body creates foggy ambience filming on location near Barcelona
Scantily-clad young people spent a day frolicking on a Spanish hillside for a commercial from French organisation INPES, which promotes sexual health. The Chase uses a voiceover to describe who's attracted to whom, before they’re chased by a collection of…
Period drama Amigo builds village filming on location in Philippines
Period drama Amigo has built a period village filming on location in the Philippines. Set in 1900 during the Philippine-American War, it tells the story of US troops occupying a native village and fighting local guerrilla insurgents. It was filmed…
Heineken builds an airport on location in Portugal filming new ad
Beer brand Heineken has turned a Portuguese cultural centre into an airport for its new ad, Gorgeous. When a beautiful woman fends off one sleazy admirer at an airport bar, a more resourceful guy uses a friend’s lipstick on a…
The Avengers and Dark Knight Rises film Cleveland and Pittsburgh
It’s a summer of superheroes in several US cities as the major studios’ 2012 release slates shape up. The Dark Knight Rises has been filming fight sequences and scenes involving the so-called Batwing in Pittsburgh, while Marvel has been wreaking…
Coca-Cola films lively Euro 2012 ad on location in Warsaw and Kiev
Animation and live-action blend in Coca-Cola’s new ad for the Euro 2012 football finals in Poland and Ukraine. Cartoon characters cheer around Warsaw and Kiev. Two endings were filmed so that Polish audiences see the final crowd scene in Warsaw…
Ikea films Braveheart charge pastiche on location near Sydney
Scottish warriors have been replaced with suburbanites looking for a break from the norm in a Braveheart pastiche from Swedish furniture manufacturer Ikea. Have a Go shows homeowners charging across a field clutching Ikea furniture as they rebel against the…
Film London advises caution to productions as rioting dominates headlines
Film London has advised productions filming in the capital to exercise caution given the recent widespread rioting. Many shops across the city have been closing early to avoid the unrest. Ealing Studios in west London was attacked on Tuesday night…