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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…
Filming on location with Canadian Line Producer André Fitsialos
André was born and raised in Toronto and studied arts at university. He has been working in the city’s commercial film world since 1996, working on many national spots as well as serving the international commercial film community interested in…
The Corner Store films Canadian lottery campaign on location in southern Africa
Toronto-based production house The Corner Store has filmed on location across southern Africa in a new campaign for ILC Lotto Max, the Canadian lottery game. The campaign is designed to inspire Canadians by showing some of the amazing experiences a…
Filming on location around the world with Producer Sherri Levy
Sherri began her career in production at Ogilvy & Mather nearly 20 years ago. She knew Ogilvy ECD Bill Hamilton, who helped Sherri work out that production was where she wanted to be. She spent six years at Ogilvy, followed…
Scouting across Canada’s Yukon with The Location Guide
The airport at Dawson City in western Yukon, Canada, is a small building about the size of a school classroom and our Piper Chieftain plane has six passenger seats. “Welcome to Dawson City international airport!” jokes my host Colin MacKenzie.…
Saskatchewan prompts local uproar with cancellation of location filming incentive
Authorities in Saskatchewan, central Canada, have prompted uproar in the regional filming industries by cancelling the province's location filming incentive. The authorities argue the move will save the province nearly CAD10 million a year by 2014. Local filming professionals are…
Walking Dead producer calls for better California filming incentives
Gale Anne Hurd, currently the producer of hit zombie TV drama The Walking Dead, has called for better location filming incentives in California. In an interview with The LA Times, she revealed she hasn't filmed in California for nearly a…
Filming on location in Saskatchewan with SaskFilm’s Tobi Lampard
Tobi has a background as an independent TV producer specialising in TV development. Over her career she has worked with broadcasters such as CBC, AETN, Discovery International and Canwest's group of speciality channels. Working with an international client base, she…
Foreign location filming production spend in Ontario soars 30% in 2011
Ontario had a great 2011 with a 30% increase in direct spend from foreign shoots, including a nearly 50% rise in international features. International TV shoots rose by a little over 25%. The overall production spend throughout the province was…
Filming in New Brunswick with Location Manager Rex Baldwin
Rex left the industry when he moved to New Brunswick a few years ago but soon realised that there was an opening for a talented location manager. He has since worked on a number of projects including Magnifier and American…