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Sherlock Holmes stays true to its London roots
Guy Ritchie’s global smash-hit, Sherlock Holmes, filmed principally in London. Robert Downey-Junior’s job was to reinvent Holmes for the 21st Century, but Production Manager Giles Edleston’s challenge was to bring Victorian London to the screen in a “bigger, louder and…
Orange World Cup ad shot in Pretoria
A crowded township near Pretoria in South Africa has been used for a new Orange commercial. Airball ties in with the World Cup in South Africa this summer. Paris-based Publicis Conseil created the campaign, which features people of all ages…
UK Film Council three year plan
The UK Film Council has launched a three month public consultation into its most significant revision plans since it was created in 2000. The revisions, known as UK Film: Digital innovation and creative excellence, set out the council's policy and…
Filming in Brazil
Focus Features' tasty development deal with Brazil’s most successful production company of the last decade, 02 Filmes, looks like bearing fruit once again as they are currently making VIPs. The movie, which Christian Grass, CEO of Focus Features International calls…
Diesel and the Dominican Rep
When Vin Diesel directed the short Los Bandoleros, a prequel to the latest instalment of Fast & Furious, he chose to shoot the whole production in the Dominican Republic. Diesel's One Race Global Film Foundation, backed by Universal Studios, is…
Amy Lemisch in interview
Smart, well-considered tax incentives have finally breathed life into the California film industry, and brought loads of work back to Hollywood. Amy Lemisch, Director of the California Film Commission, is now a favourite of all below-the-line workers in the Eldorado…
Here comes Cannes Lions 2009
Advertising professionals and advertisers from across the world are preparing to attend the 56th Cannes Lions International Advertising Festival, which takes place on 21 to 27 June. The Location Guide is gearing up for its 5th year at the festival…
UK advertising industry visits China
The UK industry is hoping to secure a place in the rapidly expanding Chinese advertising market with a visit to Beijing this week by members of the APA and IPA. The Beijing London Advertising Forum, which started on Wednesday, will…
Hampshire is showcased to film industry
Filmmakers from across the UK have seen for themselves some of the film locations on offer in Hampshire, with a tour organised by Hampshire County Council initiative, Film Hampshire. The trip was aimed at getting a better idea of the…
UK delegation heads to Mumbai
To capitalise on the success of Slumdog Millionaire, a number of UK film companies will be attending India's FICCI Frames Entertainment Conference which starts today in Mumbai. The delegation of companies is being led by the UK Film Council and…