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Sam Mendes’ James Bond film ditches India location filming plan
The new James Bond film has abandoned plans to film on location in India, with South Africa being the likely replacement. India was on the verge of being confirmed for the franchise for the first time in nearly 30 years,…
Editor's Weekly
Guinness re-asserted itself as a brand this week with an epic rain-soaked battle shot in Hungary. South Africa and New Zealand formed a co-production agreement that could boost both of these global production hubs, and there was news from two…
Tom Hooper films epic Guinness ad on location near Budapest
Guinness often turns heads with its commercials and its latest spot is no exception. Oscar-winning Director Tom Hooper filmed the brand's Rugby World Cup tie-in Some Are Made Of More in Hungary, delivering an atmospheric showdown between two warring armies.…
New Zealand and South Africa sign location filming co-production deal
New Zealand has signed a co-production deal with South Africa. It means New Zealand productions qualifying as official co-productions can access incentive schemes in South Africa, while qualifying South African projects will get the same treatment in New Zealand. Authorities…
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy films Cold War Europe in London, Budapest and Istanbul
A new version of John le Carré’s Cold War spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has been filmed on location in London, Budapest and Istanbul. Set in the early 1970s, the film uses the cities as functional meeting places, in…
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…
Optus makes an elephant fly filming on location in South Africa
Australian mobile operator Optus has made an elephant fly in its new commercial. Elephant Flight shows one of the animals being carried airborne by a flock of birds, along with a host of other wild animals. The spot promotes a…
Chevrolet gets dramatic mountain backdrop filming on location in Mojave Desert
Chevrolet has travelled to the Mojave Desert in California to shoot mountain landscapes for its new ad. The Warehouse shows a man touring a storage facility where all the missed opportunities of life are kept and catalogued, before he heads…
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…
Thailand as a location for filming
Nobody who saw the eye-popping skylines of Bangkok, coupled with the astonishing beach paradises of The Hangover Part 2 is likely to leave Thailand off their location shortlist. The exposure of Weerasethakul's Palme d'Or-winning Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His…