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French Survivor TV show Koh-Lanta films on location on separate Cambodian island
Koh-Lanta: La Revanche des Heros (The Heroes’ Revenge) has filmed on location in Cambodia. The show is a French version of the US Survivor format, which puts contestants through gruelling physical challenges. Filming took place on Koh Rong Island in…
Tom Hanks’ Captain Phillips feature to film on location in Virginia Beach
Captain Phillips, Tom Hanks’ new feature, will be filming on location in Virginia. Virginia Beach is the home base for the guided missile destroyer Bainbridge, which was part of the operation to rescue Phillips when he was taken hostage by…
Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth film Wales for Snow White and the Huntsman
Hollywood’s elite – including Kristen Stewart and Chris Hemsworth - gathered on the Welsh coast to film dramatic scenes for Rupert Sanders’ fantasy epic Snow White and the Huntsman. The lavish shoot chose Marloes Sands in Pembrokeshire to film a…
Battleship USS Iowa to be available as period filming location in Los Angeles
Historic battleship the USS Iowa is to be a potential filming location in its new home in the Port of Los Angeles. The World War II ship is rich in history, having carried President Franklyn Roosevelt across the Atlantic in…
Young Directors Award works on shortlist
A shortlist is being decided for the Commercial Films Producers Europe (CFP-E)/Shots Young Directors Award (YDA). The competition promotes new directors based on work taken from their first four projects and has been running for 14 years. Francois Chilot is…
Saskatchewan film firms consider chasing location incentives to Alberta
Saskatchewan in central Canada may lose some of its production companies to neighbouring provinces like Alberta. With the Saskatchewan incentive programme facing a dramatic downgrade, companies may choose to relocate to parts of the country that are offering more generous…
Dubai plans new film commission and location filming incentives
Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is setting up a film commission and is planning a formal location filming incentive. The move comes only days after Abu Dhabi launched a 30% rebate. Dubai will be looking to attract more…
On location in north-east Florida with Location Manager Thomas Fallon
Thomas arrived in Florida in 1981 to work as a stage manager and lighting designer for The Alhambra Dinner Theatre. When the theatre was sold he made the leap to film as Location Manager on a CBS movie called The…
On location in Uruguay with Executive Producer Javier Chaibún
Javier has a background in architecture and is passionate about art, landscapes and urbanism. He is currently an Executive Producer for Salado Media in charge of the production services department. What can you tell me about the region that you…
Michigan doubles film fund for 12 months
Authorities in Michigan have announced their film fund will be doubled on a short-term basis in a bid to attract more location filming projects. Sharp revisions last year left the state with an annual fund of just USD25 million but…