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Editor’s Weekly
In the week marking the first anniversary of our new website being launched, the focus is once again on filming incentives in the US, while specific geographic needs have resulted in the new Mad Max sequel relocating from Australia. In…
Filming in Tierra del Fuego with Location Manager Santiago Pampliega
Santiago studied film in the prestigious Universidad del Cine of Buenos Aires in the 90s. At first he worked in production for commercials and features. "Argentinean crews at that time didn’t have a specialised locations department; it was all part…
Location Manager Nancy Haecker talks COLAs and House MD
Nancy Haecker is Location Manager on hit TV show House MD. This year she won a gong for Location Manager of the Year in episodic TV at the 2011 California On-Location Awards, organised by Film Liaisons in California, Statewide, and…
Going green: Delivering eco-friendly values on-location
I knew the risk I was taking when I decided to change the name and nature of my thriving production company, Tidal Wave Productions, in 2009 and set up Green Shoot Films, an eco-friendly film company. The industry was at…
Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire benefits from Film Dublin Partnership on location in Ireland
Steven Soderbergh’s added an all-out action movie to his eclectic CV. Haywire showcases the physical skills of real-life mixed martial artist Gina Carano, who in the film plays a black ops operative chased by Government agents. Several chase sequences were…
The Darkest Hour tackles invisible aliens and wild bushfires on location in Moscow
There’s no shortage of alien invasion thrillers right now, but The Darkest Hour stands out due to its Moscow locations. Telling the story of a group of young Americans stranded in the Russian capital during a global alien invasion, the…
Filming in New Zealand with Location Manager Dale Gardiner
Dale became involved in the film industry as a Location Scout and Manager in 1988. Before that he was an adventure tour operator for white-water rafting and four-wheel-drive trips, as well as being a stills photographer. “As an adventure tour…
Filming on location in Africa - be prepared to be unprepared
The prospect of filming in Africa generally sends Production Managers into paroxysms of dread and Co-ordinators into deep despair, but I love it and consider it the best place to film in the world. With every shoot there will be…
Russian-produced film stages bull run on location in northern Spain
A new Russian film has staged a period bull run in northern Spain. Legend Number 17 will tell the life story of Valeri Kharlamov, who was born to a Spanish mother and became one of the world’s greatest hockey players…
Editor's Weekly
Good news for the UK this week as the location filming tax relief scheme was renewed through to 2015. Also in Europe Julia Wülker of the FilmFernsehFonds Bayern gave us an insight into the Bavarian filming locations used for The…