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North Carolina plans new training courses to boost film crew base
North Carolina is planning new funding to boost its film crew base. Announced from EUE/Screen Gems Studios, the programme would include ten new training courses to be set up in Wilmington and would take in as many as 400 people…
Studio dedicated to East-West co-productions planned outside Beijing
A studio dedicated to East-West co-productions is being planned for development 30 minutes outside Beijing in China. Beijing-based Seven Stars Entertainment is working with the Government of the Binhai New Area, Tianjin, to plan the expansive facility. Dubbed ‘Chinawood’, the…
Game of Thrones returns to Linen Mill Studios in Northern Ireland
HBO’s hit fantasy TV show Game of Thrones is returning to Linen Mill Studios in Northern Ireland for its third series. Although based at Paint Hall Studios in Belfast, the show also uses 75,000 square feet of studio space near…
Iron Man 3 to film partly on location in China with co-production deal
Marvel’s upcoming superhero sequel Iron Man 3 has announced it will film partly on location in China. Disney, Marvel’s parent company, has a co-production deal with Beijing-based DMG Entertainment. In the US the film will be based at EUE/Screen Gem…
Filming Uruguay with Lucila Bortagaray of the Uruguay Film Commission
Lucila has a degree in Audiovisual Communication and worked as a freelance Producer and Location Scout on all manner of media for nine years until 2009. She then became head of the Uruguay Film Commission & Promotion Office, which was…
Filming on location in China with Michael McDermott of Gung-Ho Films
Michael first moved to China in 1990 to study at the Beijing Film Academy. After three years of intensive studying he decided it was time to start his career. First he became a diplomat for the US Government and then…
North Carolina plans promotional strategy after Hunger Games location filming
Regional authorities in North Carolina are planning how to take advantage of the stunning global success of The Hunger Games, which filmed in the state. The film has made more than USD300 million in the US alone and Lions Gate…
Filming on location in Connecticut with Mark Dixon
Mark has been based at the Connecticut Film (CT) Office since 2000. Before joining the film office he spent nearly 15 years in the locations department on various feature films and TV commercials. Tell me about the region that you…
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.…
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…