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Anna Karenina to film on location near Oxford with Keira Knightley and Jude Law
British filmmaker Joe Wright will soon be shooting Anna Karenina on location near Oxford with Jude Law and Keira Knightley. The project will film on a heritage railway centre near Didcot Parkway station, doubling for a Russian location. Film crew…
Filming in Chile with Location Manager Felix Hadad Rivas
After completing a degree in Photography and Film, Felix started in the industry in 1998 and has been a Producer and Location Manager since 2001. Felix runs Mundo Locaciones and is based in Santiago, but works across the whole of…
Abu Dhabi highlights modern architecture and hints at future filming incentives
The Abu Dhabi Film Festival is in full swing at the moment and the city is eager to sell itself as a viable filming location. The festival’s first panel discussion was called Making Movies in Abu Dhabi and looked at…
Comic Strip TV show doubles Plymouth’s Admiralty House for 10 Downing Street
Admiralty House in Mount Wise, Plymouth, on the UK’s south coast has doubled for 10 Downing Street for a new TV show. Comic Strip used the building for a one-off film noir spoof that sees former Prime Minister Tony Blair…
Film Rio-Rio Film Commission and Ile de France Film Commission form partnership
A new filmmaking partnership has been formed between Film Rio-Rio Film Commission (FR-RFC) and the Ile de France Film Commission. The agreement will promote audiovisual production in both regions through the availability of production services and co-productions. The agreement was…
Editor's Weekly
We’ve been talking to several Location Managers this week to get their expert views on filming in Hawaii, Cape Town and Buenos Aires. The success of Dolphin Tale in the US has lifted Florida’s filmmaking profile and India has hosted…
Titanic miniseries films on location doubling historic Dublin for period Belfast
A new period miniseries charting the construction of the Titanic has filmed scenes in Dublin, doubling the city for Belfast, according to the Belfast Telegraph. Titanic: Blood & Steel takes place over the 15-year time period it took to build…
VW gets airborne filming new Flyboy spot on location in Bangalore
Bangalore is the setting for vehicle manufacturer VW’s new commercial, Flyboy. In the spot a boy born with angel wings grows up to become a celebrity as a young adult. Facing a constant practicality issue with the huge wings, he…
California On-Location Awards set to honour location filming professionals
The California On-Location Awards (COLA) take place this Sunday (October 16th) and are set to honour location filming professionals working in the Golden State. Gongs will include Location Professional of the Year, Location Team of the Year and Public Employee…
Brad Pitt’s World War Z has problems with rifle imports on location in Budapest
Zombie thriller World War Z has had some problems importing guns into Budapest, its latest filming location, according to US Weekly. The production imported nearly 90 assault rifles, presumably for planned action scenes, but it turned out the weapons were…