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Blink Productions stages a global odyssey in South Africa for Tennent’s Lager
Blink Productions has created a global period odyssey in a new campaign for Tennent’s Lager. World Trip shows the brand’s characters Hugh Tennent and Barnes on a Victorian trek across deserts, through jungles and remote valleys, before they settle on…
UK Government launches consultation on TV location filming incentives
A formal consultation has been launched by the UK Government on the TV filming incentives promised back in March this year. Production companies are being invited to offer their views on the tax relief that will be designed to keep…
Screen Yorkshire panel to advise on investment for Yorkshire Content Fund
Screen Yorkshire, a regional screen agency in northern England, has announced a panel of experts who will advise on the Yorkshire Content Fund. The fund will invest nearly GBP8 million of European Regional Development Funding into media including TV and…
Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman film The Railway Man on location in Queensland
Oscar winners Colin Firth and Nicole Kidman are filming The Railway Man on location in Queensland. The project travels to Australia having already spent several weeks filming in Edinburgh and North Berwick in Scotland. The feature tells the true story…
Drama TV pilots continue exodus from Los Angeles filming locations
Los Angeles is still struggling to appeal to drama TV pilots, a new study from FilmLA has revealed. While the vast majority of comedy TV pilots filmed in Los Angeles over the past year, only 29% of drama pilots chose…
2AM climbs a mountain on location in Chile for Cadbury’s Wispa
London-based 2AM has climbed a mountain in Chile in a new spot for Cadbury’s Wispa chocolate. Using the tag-line Time well mis-spent, the ad features a group of friends dragging a giant inflatable figure called Walter up a remote mountain…
Filming in the State of Nebraska with Location Scout Jamie Vesay
Jamie is from the northeast US and eventually found himself in Los Angeles working with special effects. He enjoyed it but wanted to get into production and not necessarily in Hollywood. A cousin’s invite to slower-paced Nebraska proved a success…
On location with Producer Maggie Blundell
Maggie started in the industry as a researcher finding dog breeders as potential candidates for a Pedigree Chum dog food campaign. She’s been producing for over 25 years, worked at Ted Bates, DDB, BMP, DDBBMP and now Adam & Eve…
Cannes Soirée Partner: Finland Film Commission
One of The Location Guide's partners for our Soirée at the Cannes Lions Festival will be the Finland Film Commission. The commission facilitates projects filming in Finland by acting as a co-operational body between the country’s various regional film commissions.…
Arkansas Production Alliance designed to boost location filming
Arkansas has launched a new organisation designed to boost location filming in the state. The Arkansas Production Alliance – dubbed Arfilm – has a new website powered by Reel-Scout that will list all the state’s potential filming locations. The alliance…