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Filming on location in France with Producer Daniel Thom
Daniel was born and educated in France and in England, and became a Location Manager for a French-Japanese production house in Paris in 1990. He set up Espe Productions in 1995 and produces TV commercials, TV movies and features in…
Young Directors Award works on shortlist
A shortlist is being decided for the Commercial Films Producers Europe (CFP-E)/Shots Young Directors Award (YDA). The competition promotes new directors based on work taken from their first four projects and has been running for 14 years. Francois Chilot is…
Dubai plans new film commission and location filming incentives
Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is setting up a film commission and is planning a formal location filming incentive. The move comes only days after Abu Dhabi launched a 30% rebate. Dubai will be looking to attract more…
EU criticised for planning lower filming incentives for non-European films
European Union (EU) plans to lower the filming incentives that can be paid to non-European projects have been criticised. The European Film Agency Directors (EFADs) has called for clarity as changes to the EU Cinema Communications law would impact filming…
On location in Uruguay with Executive Producer Javier Chaibún
Javier has a background in architecture and is passionate about art, landscapes and urbanism. He is currently an Executive Producer for Salado Media in charge of the production services department. What can you tell me about the region that you…
ADVERTORIAL: Olympiyskiy - Kiev stadium hosting the Euro 2012 final
Everybody knows that the Euro 2012 football championship will take place in Ukraine and Poland. The infrastructure provided for the competition in both countries includes highways, bridges, high-speed trains and hotels. A lot of changes were made, especially in Ukraine,…
Film London awarded funding for film tourism initiative EuroScreen
Film London has been given funding to launch EuroScreen, a two-year initiative designed to drive the growth of film tourism across Europe. The development comes in the aftermath of a 2011 report from Sweden that considered the film tourism impact…
Estonia launches film commission at Cannes Film Festival
Estonia is launching a new film commission at the Cannes Film Festival. Branded as FilmEstonia.eu, the Tallinn-based organisation will aim to raise the country’s profile as a European filming location, appealing especially to production companies in Europe, Asia and Russia.…
Filming on location in Mexico with producer Jose Ludlow of Kinema Films
Jose started his career studying a BA in Film & Television at USC in 1986 and then an MFA at the American Film Institute in 1988 specialising in directing. He directed documentaries for several years before creating Kinema Films in…
Rafael Nadal loses his Kia Sportage in Spain in new Filmmaster Productions spot
Tennis star Rafael Nadal loses his Kia Sportage in a new spot from Filmmaster. As Kia drivers rally in a European city, they stop at a roadside shop where Nadal happens to have pulled over too; the grand-slam winner can't…