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Spy game: Filming on location in Manila for The Bourne Legacy
The Bourne Legacy is the latest in the action spy franchise that already has a history of putting eye-catching locales front and centre. This time Manila is a centrepiece location and TLG spoke to Location Manager Dow Griffith about the…
Ausfilm calls for filming incentive boost as The Wolverine arrives in Sydney
Ausfilm has called for a boost to Australia’s location filming incentives with the arrival in Sydney of X-Men spin-off The Wolverine. Australia has been short on big-budget international filming productions in the last few years and the country is keen…
NXT STAGE Hollywood International Awards extends competition deadline
The deadline for this year’s NXT STAGE Hollywood International Awards has been extended to Tuesday August 14th. Held in Los Angeles on September 11th 2012, the competition honours creative excellence and innovation in advertising. A jury of nearly 30 individuals…
James Cameron 3D venture in China develops Hollywood’s Far-East relations
Filmmaker James Cameron is opening a joint venture in China to offer 3D filming technology. The new deal apparently doesn’t involve direct production at this stage, but it’s the latest development in Hollywood’s growing interest in the Chinese market. The…
Filming in Tucson and southern Arizona with Tim Flood
Tim is a native of Tucson, Arizona. He spent a few years in Los Angeles in the early 80s learning the production ropes before returning to his home state. Tim has been involved with dozens of commercials, documentaries and theatrical…
Filming on location in Spain with Xavier Doncel of Albiñana Films
Xavier worked as a runner and PA while studying Law and in fact was then a criminal lawyer for a decade before Gianni Ruggiero, a great classic TVC director Xavier knew, persuaded him to be his producer. A couple of…
Gotham’s globe-trotter: Filming The Dark Knight Rises
The final chapter of Christopher Nolan’s grittily realistic Batman trilogy filmed around the world in an epic shoot that lasted nearly a year. TLG explores the marathon scouting trips, finding Wayne Manor in Nottingham and turning Pittsburgh into Gotham City.…
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival announces winners in West London
Winners of the 14th annual Rushes Soho Shorts Festival were announced at a ceremony last night in London. The festival showcases talent in short films usually less than 15 minutes long. Almost 200 short films from 22 countries were screened…
Spielberg support helps save London's Twickenham Film Studios from closure
Twickenham Film Studios (TFS) in south-west London is to continue making films. Its closure was announced in January 2012 following slow business, but a campaign to keep it open won high-profile support from the likes of Steven Spielberg, who used…
Canada’s Northwest Territories Film Commission launches new website
The Northwest Territories (NWT) Film Commission in Canada has launched a new website designed to boost location filming in the region. It’s been given a classic-Hollywood look and has a location photo library, details on regional filming infrastructure and how…