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Ferré goes underground
When agencies Duda Propaganda and Propeg asked BossaNovaFilms director Luiz Ferré to shoot a spot for the São Paulo train and subway systems, explaining their expansion programme, it was immediately clear it would be a challenging brief. The planned commercial,…
Stella Artois chooses Mallorca
You would be forgiven for thinking that Stella Artois' latest spot, Tunnel, was filmed on the French Riviera as the ad continues to use creative agency Mother's classic 50's & 60's cinematic style. However, this chic Cannes Lions nominee, directed…
New Argentine production house opens
Hachiko Films, a new Argentine production house, has been launched by former Bendercine partner Claudio Prestia. Bendercine has recently ceased trading after 18 years in the industry. The Location Guide did initially report that Hachiko was replacing Bendercine. However, this…
FERA calls for common contract
The Federation of European Film Directors (FERA) has stated, at its General Assembly meeting in Budapest, that it wants to see a common European contract which sets out the rights and responsibilities of the audiovisual director. Talking at the assembly,…
New chair for UK Film Council
The Culture Secretary, Ben Bradshaw, has announced that Tim Bevan will be the new chair of the UK Film Council. Bevan, who is co-founder and co-chairman of Working Title Films, will take over from outgoing chairman Stewart Till. The appointment…
Besson announces studio plans
Luc Besson’s EuropaCorp and Tarak Ben Ammar’s Quinta Communications have announced a partnership to build a USD42 million studio complex in Paris. Paris Studios, will be France’s first modern megastudio. Construction will begin in December and is expected to be…
Karpinski joins EFP's board of directors
Maciej Karpinski, Deputy Director and Head of International Relations at the Polish Film Institute, has joined the European Film Promotion's (EFP) Board of Directors. Karpinski was chosen by the EFP members to replace Pilar Torre. Torre had been a member…
SAG approves new contracts
The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has announced that members have voted overwhelmingly to approve its TV/Theatrical contracts by a vote of 78% to 22%. The two-year successor agreement covers film and digital television programmes, motion pictures and new media productions.…
Ben Palmer joins Moon
TV commercials production company Moon has announced that it now represents the successful young comedy director Ben Palmer. Palmer's work includes the Bafta nominated Star Stories, Bo Selecta and the highly successful award-winning comedy The Inbetweeners. Palmer will be joining…
BC film unions agree three year pact
Negotiating producers from the CFTPA - BC Producers’ Branch and the AMPTP Canadian Affiliates have renewed agreements with the largest group of film and television employees in British Columbia. The balloting on the agreement resulted in the endorsement of the…