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Pinewood Studios plans extra stage at London facility
Filmmakers and TV productions may have access to an additional stage at Pinewood Studios in London by the end of 2012. Plans for the new development have been announced in the wake of an 8% rise in revenues at the…
BBC supernatural drama Bishaash trains crew on location in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is part of the setting for new supernatural drama Bishaash, which split its shoot between Dhaka and London. The story follows a young British-Bangladeshi woman who has a series of supernatural adventures when she discovers she co-owns a Dhaka…
Stella Artois doubles Uruguay for 60s French Riviera filming new spot
Uruguay doubles for the French Riviera of the 1960s in a new ad spot for the Stella Artois Triple Filtered, Smooth Escapades campaign. The Train shows a badly-dressed working class man gradually upgrading from a train’s third class carriage up…
Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi film separate ad spots on location on frozen Canadian lakes
Wilderness landscapes grab the eye, but ice seems to have a particular appeal for car manufacturers. Sleek, beautiful and dramatic, ice reflects many of the natural qualities that car companies are keen to be associated with. In recent years frozen…
Tenerife doubles for Latvia in new beer commercial
The forests of Tenerife have doubled for Latvia in a new spot for Latvian beer brand Lāčplēsis. The spot shows two bears working together to steal beer crates from a distracted van driver travelling down a forest road. Latvian production…
Malta - a small island with a big film industry
Back in 1999 a CNN journalist coined the phrase “A Hollywood in the Mediterranean” in describing Malta as it simultaneously hosted two big budget films - Gladiator and U-571. Back then even I (I'm pictured on the right in Slovakia…
Bill Clinton helps lobby for higher filming tax credits in Hawaii
Former US President Bill Clinton has written a letter to encourage the expansion of film tax credits on the Hawaiian islands of Maui and Oahu. Relativity Media and Shangri-La Industries want the credit expansion to develop production facilities. At the…
Angelic supermodels draw the eye filming on location in Croatia
Lynx deodorant has drawn angels from the sky for its latest commercial, filmed in Split, Croatia. Even Angels Will Fall shows a group of angels falling from the heavens and getting rid of their halos as a local stud sprays…
Tenerife national park chosen for Land Rover photo shoot
The Teide National Park in Tenerife has been chosen by Land Rover for the backgrounds of a new photo shoot marking the motor company’s sponsorship of the England rugby team. The Play Tough campaign features England rugby players in tough…
Apollo Productions launched to boost UK location filming
Apollo Productions has been launched in the UK as a production service company designed to draw more Producers to Britain. Steve Norris, former British Commissioner at the UK Film Council, has joined forces with Pinewood Studios and Framestore to launch…