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Filming on location in Italy with Frisca Carapelli of the Scoutit team
Frisca Carapelli co-founded Scoutit in 2003 with five other experienced Location Managers, all of whom have a deep knowledge of Italian filming locations. The team has a collective background in garden design, line producing and casting, as well as location…
Filming on location with Llucià Homs of the Barcelona-Catalunya Film Commission
Llucià Homs is Film Commissioner and Director at the Barcelona-Catalunya Film Commission (BCFC) in north-east Spain. He is also Director of Cultural Industries at Barcelona City Council’s Cultural Institute. The film commission helps organise shoots around Barcelona and Catalunya. What…
Stephen Poliakoff drama Dancing on the Edge films London and West Midlands
Stephen Poliakoff’s miniseries Dancing on the Edge filmed on location across London and West Midlands. Location Manager Harriet Lawrence talks to TLG about the practical challenges of shooting the tale of a young journalist promoting a black jazz band in…
Location Manager Janice Polley: Filming with Michael Mann and Tony Scott
Janice Polley got her industry break working as a producer’s assistant on classic boxing sequel Rocky IV in the early 80s. She talks to TLG about shooting Los Angeles with Michael Mann and action filming with the late Tony Scott.…
Regional location filming incentive approved for Minnesota’s Iron Range
The Iron Range region of Minnesota in the US has had a location filming incentive approved. Filmmakers shooting in the north-east part of the state, named for its iron ore mining industry, could be eligible for a 20% rebate on…
Blink Productions films snowman romance in New Zealand for John Lewis
Blink Productions doubled New Zealand for the English countryside in this year’s Christmas commercial for UK retailer John Lewis. The Journey features a snowman braving the elements as he travels to the city to buy some winter woollies for his…
Filming incentive prompts Teen Wolf TV drama to relocate to California
Television drama Teen Wolf has relocated to Los Angeles to take advantage of newly-available funds in California’s state filming incentive. The show filmed its first two seasons in Atlanta – using Georgia’s incentive support – after it was put on…
French TRIP location filming incentive could see big increase in 2013
France’s Tax Rebate for International Production (TRIP) could see a big increase in 2013. Plans to more than double the existing per-production cap for international feature productions could potentially become law within the next six months. Incentive support for qualifying…
HelliVentures Filmproduktion shoots concert on Mont Blanc for Mammut
HelliVentures Filmproduktion has shot a concert on the summit of Mont Blanc for the 150th anniversary of alpine clothing specialist Mammut. The film follows French singer ZAZ and her band as they scale the peak in the Alps on the…
Firecracker Films shoots epic Heineken road-trip across Far-East
Firecracker Films in London has filmed an epic Far East road-trip in a campaign for Heineken. The journey follows backpacker Justin and his challenge was to get by using bottles of Heineken as payment for his travels, in place of…