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Kasbah Films doubles Morocco for Saudi Arabia in filming A Hologram for the King
Tom Hanks’ latest film, A Hologram for the King was shot on location in Morocco to recreate Saudi Arabia. Based on David Eggers’ novel of the same name, the film depicts unsuccessful businessman Alan Clay who travels to Saudi Arabia…
Valley of the Gods to film in Poland, Italy and the US state of Utah
The upcoming fantasy film by Polish Director Lech Majewski, Valley of the Gods will be shot on location in Poland, Italy and Utah. Principal photography will begin mid-May 2016 and will travel to multiple locations within the Polish region of…
Kansas City Council to consider implementing film incentives
The Kansas City Council will meet today to discuss a proposal regarding the implementation of a film incentive programme. The incentive, which will take the form of a rebate has been proposed after concerns from professionals within the film industry…
India to launch Film Facilitation Office
The Indian government has announced that it will launch a Film Facilitation Office, designed to offer a single-window system for filmmakers and to downplay the bureaucratic process. The office will be run by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC), in…
TLG talks to Brad Blackbourn about Spectre, and the potential of previsualisation
Previsualisation (known as previs to professionals) is at its core the use of a wide range of tools, from advanced technology to pencilled storyboards, to allow a production to understand the logistics of any planned scene. Despite being fairly new…
Understanding how previsualisation got Spectre off the ground
IO Entertainment, the sole previsualisation company to work on Spectre have made a press release detailing the experience of working on such a high profile project and how their expertise were utilised in the film’s pre-production stages. Working across the…
The Sound of Silence short film shot on location in South Africa
The recently released short film The Sound of Silence, directed by Dan Mace in collaboration with the surfing company Roxy, was shot on location in numerous South African areas. I could think of no better place to go than the…
Drone filming & the freedom of unmanned flight
Aerial drones – or Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV), to use the industry terminology – have become an increasingly prevalent part of the international production landscape. Usually small, mobile and flexible, the devices appear to offer a safer alternative to the…
The Barrington Group offers filming services in US and Caribbean
The Barrington Group offers casting, production and brand project management between Miami, New York and the Caribbean. The company was founded by former top model agent Tyron Barrington, who has extensive experience representing top celebrity names. Barrington has expanded its…
Chinese TV show could help boost film tourism in Western Australia
A popular reality TV show watched by some 75 million people in China could help boost film tourism when it shoots in Western Australia (WA). The show Where Are We Going, Dad? features Chinese celebrity fathers taking their sons on…