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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…
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…
German feature shoots in Malaysian jungle
A new German feature film has shot in the remote Malaysian jungle of Taman Negara in Pahang. Jungle Child is based on the true story of a German missionary family who spent years living with a tribe in the jungles…
Location manager Laura Sode-Matteson talks to The Location Guide
A twenty year Hollywood specialist now firmly in the location managing elite, Laura Sode-Matteson was born and raised in Hawaii. In the late 70s Laura scared up a job working on the original Hawaii 5-0. Then she was noticed by…
Why I chose Cuba
I first came to Cuba in 1995. I thought a new filming location would be great for the industry, especially with costs beginning to spiral in Europe. Then a French production company asked me to film a music promo in…
On location in Jamaica
Unlike the other Caribbean islands, Jamaica has a unique personality born of the sun, the sea, the sand and the reggae… The third largest island in the region, it offers unparalleled natural beauty, from its bewitching Blue Mountains inland, lush…