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Filming in Gujarat in India with line producer Kishore Sinh Parmar
Kishore worked in advertising and marketing for major newspaper the Indian Express, before entering the film industry by way of a love for travelling and location photography. He has been a line producer for more than nine years. What can…
Michigan Motion Picture Studios prepares for Batman Vs Superman filming
Michigan Motion Picture Studios in Detroit is preparing to host filming for the much-anticipated superhero follow-up Batman Vs Superman. Directed by Zack Snyder, the movie is scheduled to start filming in the first quarter of 2014 and is expected to…
Clint Eastwood and Darren Aronofsky support Icelandic Film Fund as cuts beckon
Clint Eastwood and Darren Aronofsky are among the high-profile filmmakers voicing their support for the Icelandic Film Fund as the industry faces major cuts in 2014. Iceland’s production industry has been booming but the government is under pressure to reduce…
New Zealand film tourism uses The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
An extensive film tourism campaign is promoting the New Zealand filming locations used in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. The movie is the second in Peter Jackson’s epic fantasy trilogy following hobbit Bilbo Baggins and a band of dwarves…
MediaCo films ten islands in ten days for Greek tourism promotional video
Production company MediaCo filmed on location on more than ten islands in ten days for a new promotional video capturing the heart of the South Aegean Region in Greece. The London-based production team visited a selection of picturesque and quaint…
Alexander Payne boosts local economy filming Nebraska in namesake state
Filmmaker Alexander Payne boosted the local economy in Nebraska in the central US by filming his namesake movie locally. Nebraska tells the story of a father and son travelling from Montana to Nebraska to claim an apparent lottery win. Payne…
Game of Thrones to remain key part of Northern Ireland film tourism plans
Hit fantasy drama Game of Thrones will remain a key part of Northern Ireland’s film tourism plans for at least the next two years. Tourism Ireland will promote the show’s regional filming locations as a way to boost the number…
Coronation Street unveils new filming location redesigned for high-definition
Producers of the long-running UK soap Coronation Street have unveiled the show’s new set on Salford Quays just outside Manchester. The set has been two years in the making and the show will shift from Granada Studios in central Manchester…
Somesuch & Co wraps up London street for Cadbury Christmas filming
Production company Somesuch & Co physically wrapped up a residential street in a central London suburb for Cadbury’s first Christmas TV commercial. The spot features delighted children waking up to find their houses wrapped in Christmas paper. “We considered towns…
South Africa plans film tourism drive for Nelson Mandela biopic
South African Tourism has partnered with the producers of new Nelson Mandela biopic Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom to promote the film’s UK release. The movie stars British actor Idris Elba as the iconic South African leader and the aim…