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On location in Czech Republic with Executive Producer Fady Salame
Fady grew up in Lebanon. He joined Leo Burnett Middle East as an Art Director in 1997 and was then transferred to Leo Burnett Prague in 1999. In 2001 he became Executive Producer at Dawson. Fady founded The Sofa Productions…
Park Pictures recreates 1930s Europe for Audi on location in Slovenia
Park Pictures in London has recreated 1930s Europe in Slovenia in its new commercial for Audi. The Swan shows a classic Audi Union struggling with an image problem in the 1930s to the tune of The Ugly Duckling, before turning…
Georgia extends its uncapped filming incentive programme
Georgia has extended its uncapped film and TV location filming incentive programme. Between June 2010 and June 2011 the state paid out some USD200 million in support to qualifying productions for a direct combined return of nearly USD700 million, so…
Saskatchewan filming incentive outcry results in application deadline extension
Authorities in Saskatchewan, central Canada, have extended the deadline by which productions can apply for the province’s final filming incentive. The move seems to be a response to the massive outcry that was triggered by the cancellation announcement last week.…
On location with freelance agency producer Veronica Beach
In college Veronica was taught scriptwriting by the former Executive Producer of The David Letterman Show, so when she headed for Hollywood she already had a few contacts. "For the first few years I tended bar at the Whiskey-a-go-go and…
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…
Quad Productions charts panther odyssey on location across Europe for Cartier
Jewellery brand Cartier has enlisted Quad Productions to take its panther emblem on a global odyssey in its new ad. Beginning with a jewelled Cartier panther coming to life, the animal travels through snow, mountains and deserts before returning to…
Filming in the south of France with Michel Brussol
Michel has have been working for the South of France Film Commission – Var (Commission du Film du Var) since 1996, which makes him the longest-serving film commissioner in France. The commission’s supported by The Conseil Général du Var, which…
UK Government announces new filming incentive to boost TV location filming
The UK Government has announced a new TV filming incentive for shows that could include productions like Strike Back. In a year when the eyes of the world are already on London and the wider UK because of the Olympics,…
Thriller Inescapable doubles the streets of Johannesburg for Damascus
A new thriller set in Syria has doubled the streets of Johannesburg for the Syrian capital Damascus. Inescapable tells the story of a father searching for his missing daughter in the Middle Eastern city. Ruba Nadda is the film’s writer-director…