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Threatened transportation strike could affect LA location shoots
A strike being threatened by Los Angeles transportation workers could affect location filming scheduled for the Californian city and even further afield. Teamsters are currently calling for a 3% annual pay rise, rather than the 2% offered by producers. The…
John Carter of Mars wraps Utah leg of shoot
Upcoming Disney/Pixar feature John Carter of Mars has wrapped the Utah leg of its shoot, according to Deseret News. It is the first Pixar co-production to involve live-action footage. The production was lured to Utah in part by the state’s…
Travelers Insurance commercial shoots in South Africa
A new Travelers Insurance commercial has been filmed in South Africa. Watering Hole shows a collection of wild animals that would normally be eating each other co-existing peacefully on the plains of South Africa. Anne Flavin, an Account Manager at…
LA sees 16% production increase for Q2
Los Angeles has seen a 16% increase in general filming production activity during the second quarter of this year compared to the same period in 2009, reports the Los Angeles Daily News. According to figures from FilmLA, there were 1,542…
Nivea Sun ad doubles Mallorca for Caribbean
German-owned body-care brand Nivea Sun has filmed its latest commercial on a beach in Mallorca, doubling for the Caribbean. Uwe Paris, an Executive Producer with Orange-Valley Productions in Mallorca, explained that the island is a popular Caribbean double as it…
Grand Optical shoots ad in Madrid with Zinedine Zidane
French opticians’ Grand Optical has filmed a new commercial in Madrid’s city centre with star football player Zinedine Zidane. Catch Me If You Can shows Zidane emerging from one of Grand Optical’s high street stores and using his new lenses…
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…
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts shoots ad in French Alps
Global hospitality brand Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has filmed a new commercial in the French Alps. It’s in our Nature shows a lone traveller making his way through a snowy forest while being stalked by wolves. When he eventually collapses,…
Centraal Beheer films in Portugal
Dutch insurance company Centraal Beheer has filmed its latest commercial in the Serra da Estrela, a mountainous region of central Portugal. Picnic shows a holidaymaker running and cycling after his car as it rolls down a hill. The production chose…
Camelot shoots EuroMillions ad in Australia
Camelot has filmed its new EuroMillions commercial in Brisbane and Cairns, Australia. Paintball shows a lottery winner spending his money on the ultimate game of paintball. He takes his friends to a remote island by jet skis and helicopters in…