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Plans for dedicated Atlanta film office cause local controversy
Plans for a dedicated film office in Atlanta, Georgia, have caused controversy among local film professionals. Mayor Kasim Reed is floating an idea that a centralised office would issue permits and charge location filming fees to visiting crews, but local…
Hannibal Rising director announces New Zealand shoot for new feature Emperor
Peter Webber, the British-born director of features including Hannibal Rising and Girl with a Pearl Earring, has announced his next feature will be shot on location in New Zealand. The project, tentatively called Emperor, will be set in the days…
The Three Musketeers: Bavarian scenery as a location filming star
International co-production The Three Musketeers, directed by Paul WS Anderson, has opened in cinemas around the world. Two thirds of the 3D adaptation, were shot on original locations in Bavaria: Bamberg, Würzburg, Pommersfelden, Burghausen, Herrenchiemsee, Schleißheim and Munich. Anja Metzger…
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It’s been an eventful week in South America, with Tiger Beer and Johnnie Walker active in Chile and Brazil, respectively. Further north Spielberg’s been hard at work with his new feature Lincoln in Virginia. On the other side of the…
Staying grounded: Aircraft interiors for convenient location filming
Cramped and expensive, real aircraft don’t lend themselves as convenient filming locations. Richard Chan runs Aero Mock-Ups, a bi-coastal US company that provides realistic and fully-functional aircraft interiors for use in features, TV shows and commercials. Aero Mock-Ups offers aeroplane…
History Channel works with Salman Khan and films around Nice in France for India launch
The History Channel has filmed three new ads marking its India launch. Bollywood star Salman Khan appears talking to a samurai warrior in a Japanese bamboo enclave, chatting to a tired rock climber on a mountain peak and relaxing with…
Johnnie Walker awakens ‘the Giant’ filming on location in Rio de Janeiro
Scotch whiskey brand Johnnie Walker has launched its first Brazilian advertising campaign with a spot filmed in Rio de Janeiro. Keep Walking Brazil shows the city’s famous Pão de Açúcar mountain (also known as The Sugar Loaf) rising into the…
Chevrolet drops its Sonic car from the sky over desert in Arizona
Chevrolet has taken to the skies over Arizona for a daring spot for its Sonic small car range. Skydive shows a Chevy being dropped out of the back of a C-130 aeroplane at 10,000 feet and drifting gracefully through the…
Filming on location in Ethiopia with Location Fixer Firew Ayele
With a background in tourism, Firew has been a location fixer for over ten years. He has worked extensively with foreign media, including the BBC and Lonely Planet, on a range of documentaries including Real Man, Psychology of War and…
Congo Films expands into Chilean market with new office in Santiago
Colombia-based servicing company Congo Films has expanded its operations by opening an office in Santiago. The move feeds a host of new filming equipment into the Chilean capital that could help further establish the city and the wider country as…