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Cloud Atlas films with Halle Berry on location as Glasgow doubles San Francisco
Epic drama Cloud Atlas has been filming scenes in Glasgow with Halle Berry, only weeks after Brad Pitt brought a zombie holocaust through the city centre with World War Z. Once again the city’s doubling for a US metropolis, this…
From the Editor: Week in Review
It’s been a production week of spies in Istanbul and light shows in Buenos Aires. In addition, we were the Gold Sponsor at the AFCI Cineposium near Paris, meeting lots of old friends and making new ones. We spent an…
Brad Pitt’s World War Z to film on location in London borough of Southwark
Brad Pitt’s pan-European shoot for Marc Forster’s zombie thriller World War Z will arrive in the south London borough of Southwark in the next few weeks. Shooting will take place on the Heygate Estate, although it’s not been confirmed whether…
Caroline Norbury becomes first CEO of Creative England
Caroline Norbury has been appointed the first Chief Executive Officer of Creative England, the organisation that will be replacing the Regional Screen Agencies in England within the next few weeks. Norbury has been interim Establishment Director since mid-June. John Newbigin…
Philips dodges angry drivers on location lighting up Buenos Aires
Electronics giant Philips has taken to the streets of Buenos Aires for its new commercial, See what light can do. The spot shows an endless row of lights zipping across gardens, quiet roads, pools and through homes before reaching the…
Tanya Seghatchian resigns from heading The Film Fund at the British Film Institute
Tanya Seghatchian has resigned from her position as head of The Film Fund at the British Film Institute (BFI). She had been overseeing the fund’s transition from the now-defunct UK Film Council to the BFI, having originally been in charge…
Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy films Cold War Europe in London, Budapest and Istanbul
A new version of John le Carré’s Cold War spy thriller Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has been filmed on location in London, Budapest and Istanbul. Set in the early 1970s, the film uses the cities as functional meeting places, in…
Falabella films colourful fashion commercial on location in Greek islands
Production team Francisca Contesse, Louis Bronsard and Director Martín Romanella from Procine Santiago concluded another job for agency Dittborn & Unzueta and Falabella regional. Valeria Mazza shot in Santorini Greece and did all her own driving, piloting and ocean-based underwater…
Ostend Film Festival to explore how to sell Flanders to international productions
Flanders doesn’t have a high profile as an international filming location, but the locals are keen to change all that. The Ostend Film Festival in West Flanders will explore how to sell Flanders and Belgium more effectively, and will feature…
Thailand as a location for filming
Nobody who saw the eye-popping skylines of Bangkok, coupled with the astonishing beach paradises of The Hangover Part 2 is likely to leave Thailand off their location shortlist. The exposure of Weerasethakul's Palme d'Or-winning Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His…