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Nestle doubles New Zealand and Fiji for global locations
Nestle has filmed a new commercial for its ice cream brand Haagen-Dazs in various locations throughout New Zealand and Fiji. Ode to Flavour shows a team visiting remote beaches, jungle terrain and exposed mountainsides in search of the best flavours…
Forst beer ad shoots in Alto Adige, northern Italy
Milan-based Kite Film has shot a new commercial for Forst beer in sub-zero conditions in Alto Adige, a German-speaking region of northern Italy where the beer originates. The commercial shows a group of tiny-legged beer glasses filled with Forst making…
Phones4U builds Thai prison in Mumbai
Mobile phone provider Phones4U has filmed two new spots in India. Wrestlers was shot on location in a traditional wrestling arena - known as an Akhara - in the city of Pune in western India. For Thai Prison Guards, a…
Transformers 3 to shoot in Milwaukee Art Museum
Transformers 3 will spend a day shooting in the Milwaukee Art Museum in mid-July, as it seems the location caught Michael Bay’s eye, reports the Associated Press. Dave Fantle, Board President of Film Wisconsin, told the news agency: “You really…
New VW ad shoots in India and uses Uruguay as a double
Major vehicle manufacturer VW has filmed the latest commercial for its Amarok pickup truck on location in India and Uruguay. Korama tells the story of an Indian man’s relationship with his elephant – named Korama – and ends with the…
Global locations to catch the eye at Cannes Lions
Many advertising agencies have been defying the recession and continued sending crews out to exciting locations around the world to film their latest spots. Many of these will be showing at the Cannes Lions festival shortly. Ahead of our trip…
Shell shoots trio of new commercials in Malaysia, Japan and Brazil
Oil giant Shell has filmed three new commercials in rapid succession in Malaysia, Japan and Brazil. The spots focus on the company’s environmental progress and energy efficiency. Kim was filmed on the streets of Malaysia and shows a scooter rider…
Sprint faces extreme weather shooting new ad on Utah’s Bonneville Salt Flats
Mobile operator Sprint has filmed a new commercial on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Called Firsts, the spot shows a wooden wheel rolling into a penny farthing bicycle on the Salt Flats and prompting a chain reaction of falling…
Meeting this week could decide fate of New Jersey filming incentive
A meeting is scheduled for Wednesday this week in New Jersey that could lead to the state’s Film and Digital Media Tax Credit Program being halted for the next fiscal year. The scheme was launched in 2007 as a 25%…
Thailand Film Office expected to propose filming incentive plans
A series of filming incentives are expected to be put forward to the Thai government by the Thailand Film Office sometime next week, reports the Bangkok Post. The proposition is expected to include an income tax exemption for foreign actors,…