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Tropicana ad shoots in Inuvik in the Canadian Arctic
Tropicana has filmed a new spot in Inuvik in the far north-west of Canada, a place which is in darkness for several months of the year due to its location within the Arctic Circle (see BBDO image). Brighter Mornings for…
Location Bonus launched in Flanders
The Location Flanders film commission has launched a new scheme enabling productions that choose to shoot in Flanders in Belgium access to up to EUR2,500 to cover the cost of a location scout. The scheme covers the cost of a…
The Maritime Silk Road shoots in Thailand
Iranian-financed feature film The Maritime Silk Road has recently wrapped its Thailand shoot. The production is a period piece and tells the thousand-year-old story of the first Persian traders travelling to China. The production used the Ancient City (Muang Boran)…
Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut to film in Belgrade
Belgrade in Serbia is set to host the shoot of Shakespearean historical tragedy Coriolanus from March 17th, which renowned Brit actor Ralph Fiennes will star in and direct. Coriolanus tells the story of the titular Roman General and war hero…
Irish short films in radioactive Pripyat
The unoccupied town of Pripyat in Ukraine has been used for the filming of Irish-funded short The Door, a 17-minute portrayal of one family’s experience of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, which received an Oscar nomination this year. Pripyat…
Carlisle train station used for Homebase ad
Homebase advertising campaign Transform the Nation has filmed its latest spot at Carlisle train station in the UK. The piece shows a team setting up various home interior and garden designs on the station’s platform early in the morning to…
Game of Thrones to film in and around Belfast
Belfast and various locations throughout Northern Ireland are to be used for the production of dark fantasy adventure Game of Thrones, which could be the biggest TV production ever to film in Europe. Major US cable network HBO has ordered…
Dry Goulburn in Australia used for Toyota Corolla ad
Fire services were on standby throughout the recent filming for a Toyota Corolla advert in Goulburn, Australia, owing to the dry environment and the summer shoot. Camouflage tells the surreal story of a car transporter driver travelling down a remote…
Pinewood-Hamburg Joint Venture aims to benefit UK and German industries
The UK production industry could find it has the benefit of “more options” as a result of the recently-announced Joint Venture between Pinewood Studios and Studio Hamburg. Through the venture, UK crews will be more involved with European productions. Mark…
Brazil locations scouted for fifth Fast and Furious film
Following Universal’s confirmation that a new addition to the Fast and Furious franchise is to be made, star Vin Diesel has given word via his Facebook page that the production is scouting locations in Brazil. This isn’t the first time…