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Portugal sees a boom in production in 2010
As the euro hits an 18-month low against the dollar and UK pound, the lack of an international incentive to film has not stopped 2010 becoming a banner year for Portugal. With its wild and stormy Atlantic coast, calm and…
Winning feature script from Los Angeles Greek Film Festival to shoot in Crete
The feature script that won the best screenwriting award at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival in 2008 is to go into production in Crete in 2011. Romero, Julieta and the General was written by Nicholas Proferes. Freddy Vianelli, the…
Spielberg’s War Horse shoot to include Dartmoor locations
Steven Spielberg’s new film, an adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s novel War Horse, will shoot partly on Dartmoor and, according to USA Today, filming starts next week. Mr Morpurgo said: “It is going to be an event for the West Country.…
Interview: Transformers and Inception Location Manager
Ilt Jones is a softly-spoken and unassuming man, originally from North Wales, now carving an enviable career as the go-to Location Manager for action. If your building, football stadium or casino needs blowing up, give him a call and he’ll…
Official co-production treaty signed between China and New Zealand
China and New Zealand have finally signed an official filming pre-production agreement that applies to feature films made for cinemas and TV. Chinese and New Zealand filmmakers working under the co-production agreement will have the same access to incentives and…
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…
Location Report: Oxford
A truly unique city, Oxford is renowned the world over for its eminent university and its beautiful architecture. Romantically nicknamed the ‘City of Dreaming Spires,’ it can trace its history back to the 8th Century. Since then, the town has…
Filming Memorandum of Understanding formed between NZ and China
New Zealand and China have formed a Memorandum of Understanding. This means more Chinese film productions will be made in Auckland. The agreement was reached after meetings between a delegation of Auckland filmmakers and the China Film Association. Michael Brook,…
Filming on location in Cuba
The isolationist political regime of the last 50 years has made Cuba, the largest island of the Antilles, a timewarp of retro styling. As advertisers and filmmakers are finding, it’s also a cheap and efficient place to get your picture…
361 Degrees shoots new spot in Baotou, Inner Mongolia
A series of new spots have been filmed throughout the Far East by 361 Degrees in locations including Inner Mongolia in China. The adverts follow unknown athletes undergoing their training regimes as they prepare for the 2010 Asia Games. Marathon…