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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…
Andy Weltman leaves British Film Commission to join Pinewood USA
Andy Weltman has left the British Film Commission (BFC) to become Executive Vice President of Pinewood USA in Los Angeles. Weltman spent four years as Executive Vice President of US Production with the BFC. Adrian Wootton is Chief Executive of…
Travelling on location in Finnish Lapland with The Location Guide
I see the Northern Lights shimmer across the sky just minutes after stepping off the plane in Finnish Lapland. I’m in Rovaniemi on the border of the Arctic Circle, known internationally as the official home of Santa Claus. Along with…
Bourne Legacy finds armed civilians and great hotel service on location in Manila
Dow Griffith, a Location Manager on upcoming action sequel The Bourne Legacy, has described his experiences of filming on location in Manila in the Philippines. In an interview with the New York Times he discusses encountering great hotel service and…
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…
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…
Tempomedia and Red Petal get creative on location in Johannesburg for Opel
When most people think of shooting in South Africa, they think of Cape Town and the Western Cape. The beautiful locations close to the small and intimate city are extremely attractive for shooting and the ease with which everything is…
On location abroad with Madrid-based line producer Jaime ‘Jimbo’ Terol
Jaime worked various PA jobs in the industry while studying in the early 1990s and then in 1995 he became a runner for Lee Films International, the company that he has been working for exclusively for the past 15 years.…
UK Government expected to announce TV filming incentives in next week's Budget
A TV filming incentive of 25% for the UK is expected to be announced in the Government’s annual Budget next week. Several high-profile producers and filmmakers have been lobbying for incentive support to attract high-end TV productions like The Tudors…