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The Location Guide wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Although 2010 has kept us incredibly busy with the relaunch of our annual guide and website, it has been a pleasure assisting you with your filming projects. Everyone at The Location Guide is looking forward to doing so in 2011…
Stars shoot up California desert for Call of Duty Black Ops
Ever wondered whether US talk show host Jimmy Kimmel could handle himself in a war zone with only a grenade launcher for company? No? Well, the makers of new video game Call of Duty Black Ops decided it would be…
Powerade films train-top sprint in Uruguay
Keen joggers might find their normal running route feels a bit dull from time to time. They’ve probably never considered jumping onto the local freight train to inject a bit of spice to their work-out. This is exactly what happens…
Irish Film Board faces relatively minor 3.3% budget cut
The Irish Film Board (IFB) faces a 2011 budget reduction of a comparatively minor 3.3%, leaving it a total of EUR16 million. Given the scale of cuts across all sectors in the Irish industry, this is being viewed as a…
John Lewis turns summer into winter for Christmas ad
Say what you like about the weather in Scotland, but snow is probably the last thing you expect to see in the streets of Edinburgh in July. The ‘freezing’ conditions were created in the Scottish capital during the height of…
New alliance formed to smooth Australia-China co-productions
The Australia China Screen Alliance has been created to smooth the way for more co-productions between the two countries. The nations have had a co-production treaty in place for three years now. The new alliance is intended to take advantage…
Garmin wages war on location around Johannesburg
Mobile navigation device manufacturer Garmin has created its own little war zone in South Africa. Its gritty new commercial - part of its Glory campaign - follows a soldier from a landing craft onto a beach as gunfire and explosions…
Philips shoots in Earth’s northernmost town
The town of Longyearbyen in Svalbard, far off Norway’s north coast, may not be everyone’s idea of a fun place for a business trip. That didn’t stop electronics giant Philips heading up to what’s officially the world’s northernmost town to…
Women Victims of War call for Angelina Jolie meeting in Bosnia
Members of the Women Victims of War (WVW) group in Bosnia want to meet with Angelina Jolie to talk about the shooting of her untitled directorial debut. Jolie has had a tough time with the film in recent weeks ever…
BFI to take over most UK Film Council duties
It’s been confirmed that the BFI will take over most of the duties formerly carried out by the UK Film Council in the British film industry. There’ll also be a 60% increase in its Lottery funding, with GBP43 million being…