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Iowa launches new location filming body
Iowa in the mid-western US has launched a new location filming support body. Named Produce Iowa, the organisation will promote film, television and multimedia production in the state. Produce Iowa will be overseen by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs,…
Nicholas Berglund films on location in Finland wilds for Finlandia Vodka stills shoot
Paris-based creative company Nicholas Berglund headed to the wilds of Finland to film a new stylised winter stills campaign for vodka brand Finlandia. Shooting took place in three locations in the south of the country, including an archipelago on the…
Breaking Bad inspires new film tourism campaign in Albuquerque
Acclaimed TV drama Breaking Bad has partly inspired a new film tourism drive in the city of Albuquerque in New Mexico. A new half-million-dollar online and billboard campaign will highlight recent productions that have filmed in the city. A film…
Bang Bang Films and B-Reel Films shoot urban romance in Madrid for Titan
Bang Bang Films and B-Reel Films headed to Spanish capital Madrid to shoot a quirky romance for major watch brand Titan. Tagged features a couple travelling around the city together when their watch straps become linked. Facing a tight production…
Filming on location with Unit Production Manager Stephen Marinaccio
Stephen Marinaccio entered the production industry in 1990 and by 2001 had become a Production Supervisor and was working with filmmaker James Cameron. Over the course of his career he has worked in more than a dozen different countries and…
Thomas Thomas Films shoots global locations for Blackberry commercial
Thomas Thomas Films shot locations around the world for the new Blackberry commercial Keep Moving. The spot features a series of snappily-edited vignettes showing individuals in profile as they move through their daily adventures with the help of the Blackberry…
New report could lead to Norway location filming incentives
The Norwegian government will commission a report to assess the impact of location filming incentive programmes around the world. It’s a move that could eventually lead to filming incentives being launched in Norway. Norway’s production industry has been engaged in…
Filming on location with Alessandra Bergero of the Italian Riviera Film Commission
Alessandra Bergero and her brother Raffaele set up the Italian Riviera Film Commission in 1998. The commission is based in north-west Italy near the French Cote d'Azur and promotes the region as a production hub. What does the Italian Riviera…
Sonny London races football fan from Brazil to Wembley for Heineken
Sonny London filmed on location in Brazil for new Heineken spot The Final. Finding himself with a ticket to the Champions League final at Wembley, a football fan makes an adventurous trip from remote Brazil to London to catch the…
Somesuch & Co films costumed character charge on New Zealand beach for Samsung
Somesuch & Co filmed a charge of costumed characters on location in New Zealand in a new spot for Samsung’s Smart TV. Fantasy horsemen, Roman soldiers, dragsters, chariots, a T-Rex and an airborne police unit race down a remote beach…