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Spielberg’s Robopocalypse decides against Michigan filming after incentives change
The filming incentives shake-up in Michigan has resulted in big-budget feature Robopocalypse going elsewhere. Steven Spielberg’s upcoming directing project was asking for incentive payments that would have accounted for most of Michigan’s annual film fund. Michigan's film fund was cut…
Filming in New Brunswick with Location Manager Rex Baldwin
Rex left the industry when he moved to New Brunswick a few years ago but soon realised that there was an opening for a talented location manager. He has since worked on a number of projects including Magnifier and American…
Game of Thrones films frozen landscapes on location in Iceland for second season
HBO’s hit fantasy miniseries Game of Thrones has made the most of Iceland’s frozen landscapes filming scenes for its second season. Frozen and wintry climates characterise parts of the series’ mythical lands and so glacial regions of Iceland were used…
New Mexico confirms it will host location filming for Johnny Depp’s Lone Ranger
After tentative announcement last November, New Mexico has officially confirmed that it’s hosting big-budget adaptation The Lone Ranger, which will feature Johnny Depp as Tonto. The project will film in locations including Santa Fe and Albuquerque from February to August…
Palma Pictures opens new office in Barcelona
Production service company Palma Pictures is opening a new office in Barcelona. The firm will continue to be based on Mallorca, but its Barcelona presence will enable it to cover the region more effectively. We have spun the globe many…
Producers launch Film Delikatesy in Warsaw
A new production company has been set up in Warsaw, Poland, by a pair of producing veterans. Film Delikatesy has been launched by Pawel Kochanowski, formerly of Propeller Film, and Kasia Targonska, formerly of Tandem Taren-To. The company’s main office…
The Bourne Legacy arrives in Manila for Philippines location filming
Filming has begun in Manila in the Philippines this week for The Bourne Legacy. It’s the fourth entry in Universal’s lucrative spy series that began back in 2002 with The Bourne Identity. Legacy has filmed mainly in Canada so far…
Editor’s Weekly
This week we covered a creative new online advertising campaign from Honda. The UK is in the spotlight again with the release of Steven Spielberg’s War Horse, while the British Prime Minister has called for the UK film industry to…
Partizan travels from Mexico to Alaska for Honda and films with a 360-degree camera
Vehicle manufacturer Honda is looking to turn heads with a new online advertising campaign for the Civic that was filmed using a 360-degree camera. Off The Grid takes a visual approach similar to Google Street View and invites the viewer…
Filming in Kent in the UK with Gabrielle Lindemann
Gabrielle Lindemann set up the Kent Film Office for Kent County Council in 2006. Prior to that, she worked for the BBC as a as an Assistant Director and Location Manager before becoming a freelance Location Manager. Kent became her…