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Filming in Buenos Aires with Location Manager Eugenia D’Alessio
Eugenia fell into the locations business when she was asked to be a freelance Location Assistant in 2001. She then worked as a Production Assistant to build up her production experience, before returning to the world of locations with numerous…
Florida hopes for sustained location filming boost with Dolphin Tale success
It’s been a good few weeks for the Florida film industry, with feature Dolphin Tale proving a big box-office success in the US. The film shot on location in the state and tells the true story of an injured dolphin…
Editor's Weekly
It’s been a busy week for pre-production news in the features industry, with both the James Bond and Iron Man franchises altering their location filming plans. GM-owned vehicle manufacturer Opel has come out with an ambitious shoot in Spain, and…
Location filming in Los Angeles grows nearly 50% on 2010 figures
Last week was a good one for the Los Angeles film industry. Citing figures from Film LA, the Los Angeles Times reports that feature film production days reached nearly 180, an increase of almost 50% on the same time last…
Filming in Glasgow with Hamish Walker
Hamish has been with the Glasgow Film Office for 13 years. Following a restructuring in 2008, he is now responsible for dealing with all location and production enquiries for the office. Before working at the Glasgow Film Office, Hamish was…
Huntington Beach in California opens new film commission to encourage location filming
Huntington Beach in Orange County, California, has opened a film commission. It will offer free assistance in helping film crews find anything from filming locations through to on-set catering and accommodation. It will also be responsible for marketing the seaside…
Cloud Atlas films with Halle Berry on location as Glasgow doubles San Francisco
Epic drama Cloud Atlas has been filming scenes in Glasgow with Halle Berry, only weeks after Brad Pitt brought a zombie holocaust through the city centre with World War Z. Once again the city’s doubling for a US metropolis, this…
California location filming incentive gets 12-month extension
California’s screen industries have managed to have the state’s filming incentive extended for a year, according to the LA Times. As in many states throughout the US, especially where conservative Governors swept to power in the 2010 elections, the California…
From the Editor: Week in Review
One of our popular stories this week has been news that the second series of Game of Thrones will be filmed partly in Croatia, which is great for the eastern European country. In other news production has started at Fox…
Tarantino plans New Orleans location filming for Django Unchained with Leonardo DiCaprio
New Orleans is pencilled in to host the shoot for Django Unchained, the next film from Quentin Tarantino. Louisiana’s generous incentive scheme has made it one of the leading production centres in the US, with New Orleans behind only Los…