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Spielberg/Abrams film Super 8 begins shooting on location in West Virginia
A new sci-fi film called Super 8 begins shooting this week on location in Weirton, West Virginia, under the codename Wickham. The film is written and directed by JJ Abrams, with Steven Spielberg onboard as a Producer. Pam Haynes, Director…
Captain America doubles Manchester for 1940s New York
Captain America: The First Avenger has closed parts of Manchester’s Northern Quarter for two weeks of location filming. The area has been dressed to double for 1940s New York. Susan Williams, Drama Liaison Manager at Vision+Media in Salford Quays, said:…
Russian snack brand Kirieshki doubles Finland for Siberia
Russian snack brand Kirieshki has filmed new commercials in Kuusamo, Finland, doubling the region for Siberia. River Fight shows two men playing a version of Battleships using small ice ships and dynamite. The series includes additional spots where the men…
Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts shoots ad in French Alps
Global hospitality brand Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts has filmed a new commercial in the French Alps. It’s in our Nature shows a lone traveller making his way through a snowy forest while being stalked by wolves. When he eventually collapses,…
Camelot to begin filming in County Wicklow, Ireland
A new interpretation of the story of Camelot is scheduled to begin filming this week in County Wicklow, Ireland. The production will film in Ardmore Studios and on location in Wicklow itself. It is expected to generate around EUR25 million…
Forst beer ad shoots in Alto Adige, northern Italy
Milan-based Kite Film has shot a new commercial for Forst beer in sub-zero conditions in Alto Adige, a German-speaking region of northern Italy where the beer originates. The commercial shows a group of tiny-legged beer glasses filled with Forst making…
Chile tackles global perceptions after earthquake
Chile is facing the tricky task of tackling international ideas of what it can safely deliver in the aftermath of the February 27th earthquake. Concepcion in the southern part of the country was worst-affected. However, Chile has since contended with…
Wide appetite for New Zealand as global double
New Zealand is earning a reputation as a double for locations all over the world, with its towns and cities being used alongside its natural scenery. A 2.5% increase in the country’s Large Budget Screen Production Grant (LBSPG) in the…
Game of Thrones to film in and around Belfast
Belfast and various locations throughout Northern Ireland are to be used for the production of dark fantasy adventure Game of Thrones, which could be the biggest TV production ever to film in Europe. Major US cable network HBO has ordered…
New film incentives could boost Alaska productions
New Alaskan incentives could result in more productions choosing the US state, as crews shooting in remote areas during the winter months could receive a 44% tax credit. Alaska is a popular setting but few productions actually shoot there and…