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Filming on location in Africa - be prepared to be unprepared
The prospect of filming in Africa generally sends Production Managers into paroxysms of dread and Co-ordinators into deep despair, but I love it and consider it the best place to film in the world. With every shoot there will be…
Filming in Swedish Lapland with Location Scout Susanne Karlsson
Susanne has been working in the industry as a freelance Location Scout for 12 years. In 2009 she founded Swedish Lapland Production & Location Service. More recently, as the demand for her services and Swedish Lapland's locations continues to grow,…
Chivas quartet gets lost in the wilderness on location in Chile’s Atacama Desert
Blended scotch whisky brand Chivas Regal has sent four male friends into the desert for new short Here’s to Big Bear. The film - one of two made for the brand - shows the friends in a bar recalling the…
Filming in Northern Canada with Unit Manager Robert Toohey
Rob's first industry break was in 1988 when he was hired to advise on mountain safety for Disney's White Fang. It would be his largest production and he absolutely loved the mayhem; he's since worked on more than 250 productions.…
Filming in Maine with Location Manager Lynn ‘Kip’ Kippax
Kip is a Location Manager and Scout originally from New York City but now, because of the scent of a red-haired woman who went missing years ago, is based in York Harbor, Maine. He works on projects all over the…
TV production rise helps Liverpool filming levels increase nearly 25%
A surge in UK TV production helped lift filming production levels in Liverpool by nearly 25% between April and September this year. Feature film production has declined, but the BBC’s partial relocation to Salford Quays in Manchester has benefitted TV…
Editor's Weekly
It’s been an eventful week in South America, with Tiger Beer and Johnnie Walker active in Chile and Brazil, respectively. Further north Spielberg’s been hard at work with his new feature Lincoln in Virginia. On the other side of the…
History Channel works with Salman Khan and films around Nice in France for India launch
The History Channel has filmed three new ads marking its India launch. Bollywood star Salman Khan appears talking to a samurai warrior in a Japanese bamboo enclave, chatting to a tired rock climber on a mountain peak and relaxing with…
Filming on location in Ethiopia with Location Fixer Firew Ayele
With a background in tourism, Firew has been a location fixer for over ten years. He has worked extensively with foreign media, including the BBC and Lonely Planet, on a range of documentaries including Real Man, Psychology of War and…
Congo Films expands into Chilean market with new office in Santiago
Colombia-based servicing company Congo Films has expanded its operations by opening an office in Santiago. The move feeds a host of new filming equipment into the Chilean capital that could help further establish the city and the wider country as…