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Thailand Film Office reassures productions planning 2012 shoots
The Thailand Film Office reassuring productions that Bangkok and the wider country is still open for business as a filming location, despite the historic floods. There’s still open access to the capital and authorities want to make sure that productions…
Filming in Northern Canada with Unit Manager Robert Toohey
Rob's first industry break was in 1988 when he was hired to advise on mountain safety for Disney's White Fang. It would be his largest production and he absolutely loved the mayhem; he's since worked on more than 250 productions.…
Tiger Beer pulls a heist and doubles Santiago for the streets of New York City
Tiger Beer has staged a heist in the streets of Santiago in Chile for its latest commercial. The spot shows a gang in disguise as they intercept a lorry in a busy street. They use a crane to haul the…
Tata Motors tears up South Africa with spy spoof chase location shoot
Indian vehicle manufacturer Tata Motors has had fun with movie spy conventions for its new ad. The Chase shows a couple out for a drive in the Tata Aria with their young son. Followed by sinister-looking black vans, the husband…
Antigua plans profile boost through film festival and tax relief
The Caribbean island of Antigua has ambitions to boost its international filmmaking profile with a new film festival and discussions about local infrastructure. Island authorities will also lobby for filming incentives. We’re working on lots of tax-free services to attract…
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Filming incentives have been in the spotlight again this week. There have been suggestions at the Abu Dhabi International Film Festival that a filming incentive scheme of some kind is in development for the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Elsewhere, the…
Opening beckons for new Santa Fe film studio
A new studio facility in New Mexico is just a few weeks from opening, according to the Associated Press. Santa Fe Studios will offer two 60-foot sound stages, as well as terraced dressing rooms and production offices. There’s capacity for…
Westside dodges weddings and uses motion control filming on location in Czech Republic
Czech Republic is a good destination for filmmakers looking for historical backdrops and reliable crews. Indian retail giant Westside has come for Endless Possibilities, a new commercial showing a young woman having fun in a retro city as she plays…
DFI-funded The Reluctant Fundamentalist filming on location across the globe
The Reluctant Fundamentalist, a feature funded by the Doha Film Institute (DFI), has kicked off filming in locations in the US, Istanbul, Pakistan and India. It follows a young Pakistani man who studies at Princeton before his perceptions of the…
Filming in Austria with Location Scout Stefan Teuber
Stefan first started location scouting in 1998. While he was studying multimedia engineering in Vienna a phone company asked him to find the perfect Austrian motorway for their commercial. It took several years and plenty of commercial work before Stefan…