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ADVERTORIAL: Olympiyskiy - Kiev stadium hosting the Euro 2012 final
Everybody knows that the Euro 2012 football championship will take place in Ukraine and Poland. The infrastructure provided for the competition in both countries includes highways, bridges, high-speed trains and hotels. A lot of changes were made, especially in Ukraine,…
Film London awarded funding for film tourism initiative EuroScreen
Film London has been given funding to launch EuroScreen, a two-year initiative designed to drive the growth of film tourism across Europe. The development comes in the aftermath of a 2011 report from Sweden that considered the film tourism impact…
On location with globe-trotting Japanese producer Miki Kuretani
Miki began her filming career in the US as a freelance production co-ordinator. She moved back to Japan in 2001 and set up production company ifd in Tokyo, with support from filmmaker Reiko Yamamoto in the US. Ifd provides filming…
Little Minx stages Czech shoot-out for Ghost Recon Alpha game
Little Minx has staged a gritty shoot-out in eastern Czech Republic in a campaign for new video game Ghost Recon Alpha. In a 20-minute piece that’s both an action short and an extended commercial, soldiers come up against war criminals…
Filming on location around the world with producer Jeremy Barnes
Jeremy studied for an MA in film at the Royal College of Art in London and then started out in the industry as a runner. He gained the experience and knowledge he needed, and has now been producing commercials for…
Virgin Produced makes claim for first film shot on location at 35,000 feet
Richard Branson’s Virgin Produced production company is staking a claim for the first film to be produced at 35,000 feet. Departure Date is a 30-minute romance with Virgin branding that was filmed over 20 hours on flights between Los Angeles,…
Black Hangar Studios offers new filming stage and water tank near London
A new studio just outside London has officially opened, offering another option for productions planning a UK shoot. Black Hangar Studios lies next to Lasham Airfield in Hampshire and offers a 30,000 square-foot stage, as well as a sizeable water…
Turkey location filming on James Bond Skyfall focuses on Adana
Publicity for Sam Mendes’ new James Bond feature Skyfall has stepped up a notch, with the team sharing details of the Turkish leg of its shoot. Although the production is spending time in Istanbul, a full month of filming has…
Annex and Plaza stage urban rugby action for HSBC and Hong Kong Sevens
Annex Films and Plaza Films brought rugby to the streets of Hong Kong in a new co-production marking HSBC’s sponsorship of the recent Hong Kong Sevens rugby competition. Serious Play shows a group of people emulating fancy-dress fans roughing each…
PROMOTION: Palma Pictures arrives in Barcelona
After many years of spinning the globe and pondering over where our clients may want us to open up next, Palma Pictures have decided to expand into mainland Spain and establish a new office in their favourite big city, Barcelona.…