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Cape Film Commission’s Denis Lillie to address filming location concerns
The Cape Film Commission (CFC) in South Africa will be holding a meeting next week to discuss concerns about filming locations and permitting raised by South Africa’s Commercial Producers Association (CPA) and the South African Association of Stills Producers (SAASP).…
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In the week marking the first anniversary of our new website being launched, the focus is once again on filming incentives in the US, while specific geographic needs have resulted in the new Mad Max sequel relocating from Australia. In…
Peter Jackson’s hobbit films shoot on location at Arcadia Station near Queenstown
Peter Jackson’s hobbit films have moved to Arcadia Station, about 70 km from Queenstown on New Zealand’s South Island. Around 450 cast and crew assembled on location for the short shoot, and the local economy is thought to have benefitted…
Filming in Tierra del Fuego with Location Manager Santiago Pampliega
Santiago studied film in the prestigious Universidad del Cine of Buenos Aires in the 90s. At first he worked in production for commercials and features. "Argentinean crews at that time didn’t have a specialised locations department; it was all part…
Location Manager Nancy Haecker talks COLAs and House MD
Nancy Haecker is Location Manager on hit TV show House MD. This year she won a gong for Location Manager of the Year in episodic TV at the 2011 California On-Location Awards, organised by Film Liaisons in California, Statewide, and…
Hiking brand Quechua cosies up to the wilderness on location in Slovenia
French hiking equipment brand Quechua has filmed on location in Slovenia in Eastern Europe for its new commercial, We All Need Warmth. The spot is a mood piece showcasing wilderness wildlife, while campers cosy up with apparently tame animals, including…
Mad Max sequel switches filming locations from New South Wales to Namibia
The long-delayed Mad Max sequel Fury Road has been confirmed for a Namibia shoot. George Miller’s film was development for Broken Hill in New South Wales but those plans were halted earlier this year when unseasonal heavy rain turned the…
Filming in south-west Germany with Location Scout Paul Sebastian Moreau
Paul moved from Überlingen to Stuttgart in 2001 to study at the Ludwigsburg Film Academy and got his first break as a Location Scout on a local TV feature. "I fell in love with the challenge of finding the location…
Quieter Hawaii locations satisfy Payne and George Clooney on The Descendants
Indie filmmaker Alexander Payne avoided the better-known areas of Hawaii when he scouted locations for his latest feature The Descendants, which stars George Clooney. Budgetary limitations played a role in the decision, but Payne was also struck by the landscapes…
Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire benefits from Film Dublin Partnership on location in Ireland
Steven Soderbergh’s added an all-out action movie to his eclectic CV. Haywire showcases the physical skills of real-life mixed martial artist Gina Carano, who in the film plays a black ops operative chased by Government agents. Several chase sequences were…