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Australian film industry to reach out to US market in week-long Ausfilm event
Australia’s film industry organisation Ausfilm is preparing for a week of promotion in Los Angeles. Between 24th and 31st October 2012, Ausfilm Week will focus on encouraging US producers to develop projects to be filmed on location in Australia. Ausfilm…
Game of Thrones Belfast studio officially opens new stages
Titanic Studios in Belfast have officially opened two new sound stages. Fantasy TV series Game of Thrones is based at the facility – which encompasses Paint Hall Studio - and the GBP8.3 million extension makes it one of the larger…
British Antarctic Survey staffer films Antarctica’s first fiction feature
A horror film has become the first fictional feature to be filmed on location in Antarctica. Kirk Watson is a documentary filmmaker and climbing instructor from Scotland who made South of Sanity while working in Antarctica for the British Antarctic…
Cape Film Commission urges caution for local landmark renovation plan
The Cape Film Commission in South Africa has urged caution for a plan to alter a local landmark that’s become a popular filming location. Cape Town is considering developing its foreshore highway, which has been sitting unfinished for several decades.…
Uruguay Film Office joins AFCI Board of Directors for two years
The Uruguay Film Office will join the Board of Directors at the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) in 2013 and 2014. Uruguay’s membership was initiated by the Latin American Film Commission’s Network (LAFCN) and it becomes the first Latin…
Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine doubles Sydney suburb for streets of Tokyo
Hugh Jackman’s X-Men spin-off The Wolverine has been doubling a suburb of Sydney for the streets of Tokyo. Parramatta in Greater Western Sydney has had street signs and vehicle number plates switched for Japanese equivalents as part of the film’s…
Malta Film Commission awarded EU funds to help boost film crew base
The Malta Film Commission has been awarded EUR500,000 to help it develop its film crew base. Money will be funnelled into training below-the-line production employees like location scouts, special effects and lighting experts, and wardrobe managers. Malta is already a…
Filming on location at Air Hollywood in southern California
Air Hollywood offers mock-up aeroplane interiors, terminal and airport security sets near Burbank in California. These are spread across four separate sound stages and other facilities include a prop house and a stock footage department. The company was first set…
Google Maps partners with The Catlin Seaview Survey for underwater images
Google Maps has partnered with a specialist marine organisation to expand its imaging to selected underwater environments. The Catlin Seaview Survey has been documenting the health of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef using a specially-designed underwater camera. Underwater Earth runs The…
Rattling Stick heads to Sri Lanka for AXA Insurance commercial campaign
UK-based Rattling Stick has filmed a series of commercials for AXA Insurance on location in Sri Lanka. The spots follow a man mastering how to ride an elephant as a metaphor for promoting lower insurance costs for experienced motorists. [The]…