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Zero Dark Thirty builds Bin Laden compound on location in Jordan
Oscar-winning filmmaker Kathryn Bigelow recreated Osama Bin Laden’s Pakistan compound on location in Jordan for her terrorism thriller Zero Dark Thirty. The film details the ten-year hunt for the al-Qaeda leader and dramatises the final 2011 special forces assault on…
Lebanon minister reacts angrily to Homeland’s portrayal of Beirut
Lebanon’s Tourism Minister has reacted angrily over the portrayal of Beirut in TV thriller Homeland. The production filmed on location in Israel, doubling for the Lebanese capital, but Minister Faddy Abboud has said his capital is nothing like the on-screen…
Homeland doubles Israel for Iran and Lebanon in second-season filming
Hit TV show Homeland has doubled Israel for Iran and Lebanon while filming for its second season. The domestic terrorism series is based in North Carolina in the US, but a unit travelled to Israel to film scenes involving Claire…
On location with UK producer Spencer Friend
Spencer is the founder and Executive Producer of Joyrider that was set up almost eight years ago; the company is known for visual storytelling. Spencer has been working mainly in commercials and music videos, and has just signed his first…
On location with Line Producer Mags Lightbody
Mags Lightbody is a freelance Associate Producer specialising in science and wildlife documentaries and specialist factual dramas. She started out as a Biology graduate and field scientist researching chimpanzees and monkeys in Uganda and South Africa before breaking into Natural…
Filmmaker prepares for challenges of location shoot in West Bank town of Hebron
American filmmaker Nicole Ballivian is preparing for the challenge of filming in Hebron on the West Bank in the Palestinian Territories. Around 500 armed Jewish settlers live among 160,000 Palestinians in the town, so tensions are constantly high; making a…
Filming in Israel with Location Manager Danny Bem Menachem
Danny started in the industry in special effects back in 1963. He has been a Gaffer, a Lighting Director, Line Producer and Producer, and now works regularly as a Unit Production Manager and Location Manager. He has worked on hundreds…
UK-Israeli location filming treaty wins support of King’s Speech producer
A new location filming treaty between the UK and Israel is being supported by a producer of The King’s Speech. Gareth Unwin has spoken of how the new treaty could boost filmmaking in both countries. The treaty will allow productions…
Western Pacific island of Guam announces plans for film office
Guam in the Western Pacific Ocean has announced plans to open a film office. At the moment there are no formal processes in place for production teams looking to film on the island, but the film office move is the…
Terror insurance designed to encourage location shoots in Israel
Filmmakers can get terror insurance in a bid to encourage them to film on location in Israel, according to the Associated Press. Israeli authorities are trying to open up the country’s screen industries so the policy provides coverage against terror…