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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…
Universal films second-unit car chase on location on Rhode Island
Rhode Island may have the pleasant east-coast scenery and hospitable locals, but it’s not generally known for action-packed film shoots. Universal is breaking the norm for two days this week with a second-unit car chase shoot for comic-book adaptation R.I.P.D.,…
Filming in the Yucatan with producer Dominique Duneton
Dominique left France 20 years ago and has travelled the world extensively. She has been a model in Miami, a producer in Marrakech and a Managing Director in Montreal. She initially went to Mexico just to visit but was so…
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…
From the Editor: Week in Review
One of our popular stories this week has been news that the second series of Game of Thrones will be filmed partly in Croatia, which is great for the eastern European country. In other news production has started at Fox…
5% organic revenue growth for advertising giant Havas in first half of 2011
Paris-based Havas has announced organic revenue growth of 5.6% for the first half of 2011 over the same period in 2010. Overall there are mixed results. Organic growth slipped by 1.3% between Q1 and Q2 of this year, but North…
Cannes Lions 2012 shifts back to usual dates
Cannes Lions 2012 will be happening on the usual dates of 17th to 23rd June, and not two weeks earlier as had been previously announced by the festival organisers. The festival was being planned earlier to enable the city of…
Multi-coloured band films click-to-win music video on location in California
Consumer goods giant Procter & Gamble has journeyed to the California desert for a special music video promoting its detergent brand Cheer. Australian band Strange Talk was sent to Adelanto near Los Angeles to perform their single Climbing Walls for…
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…
Rent-a-crowd: Filming on location with inflatable extras
Joe Biggins runs the Inflatable Crowd Company (ICC) and is a man whose innovative approach to problem-solving has put him in charge of a new kind of film servicing company. He’s worked on films like The Fighter, The King’s Speech…