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Caribbean film festival could boost regional location filming
The media launch for the CaribbeanTales Film Festival (CTFF), Symposium & Marketplace takes place today at the Island Inn Hotel in Barbados. The actual event runs from March 7th to 20th and this year will be only the second time…
BC offers production centre and popular location doubles
British Columbia in western Canada is steadily enhancing its reputation as a media production centre. The region offers landscapes including dense forests, deserts and mountains that are frequently used to double for places such as the Middle East, Mexico, Europe…
The Thing prequel doubles Toronto for Antarctica
Shooting has started on the prequel to John Carpenter’s 1982 horror The Thing, with Toronto doubling for Antarctica. The prequel focuses on the Norwegian research station seen wrecked at the beginning of Carpenter’s film. It casts Mary Elizabeth Winstead as…
Cinespace Film Studios plans new Toronto facility
Cinespace Film Studios has bought more than 20 acres of property in Toronto and plans to develop a series of studios, production offices and car parking space. The property is the former Consumers Glass Factory at Etobicoke and Steve Mirkopoulos,…
Tropicana ad shoots in Inuvik in the Canadian Arctic
Tropicana has filmed a new spot in Inuvik in the far north-west of Canada, a place which is in darkness for several months of the year due to its location within the Arctic Circle (see BBDO image). Brighter Mornings for…
Aerial filming equipment helps crews reach for the sky
Aerial filming can produce spectacular results, whether it’s capturing iconic metropolitan vistas like New York or Sydney, or tracking death-defying leaps across construction cranes on a Bahamas building site in Casino Royale. There is a range of equipment available to…
Ontario production soars between 2008 and 2009
Production throughout Ontario’s audio-visual industry rose by a substantial 41% through 2009 compared to the previous year’s figures, with foreign projects alone showing an increase of 114% on 2008, according to the Ontario Media Development Corporation. Peter Finestone, film commissioner…
Canadian Molson beer ad films on frozen Spray Lake
A commercial for Canadian beer brand Molson has filmed scenes on a frozen lake near Calgary as part of the campaign’s aim to highlight the ruggedness of the country and its people. Made From Canada was filmed by Circle Productions…
Tanner Hall to premiere at Toronto
Tanner Hall, which filmed entirely in Rhode Island utilising local crew and talent, will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, September 14, 2009. Tanner Hall was written and directed by Tatiana von Furstenberg and…
New USA payroll company launched
Ease Entertainment Services, the first major payroll company to launch in the states in 20 years, has opened it doors for business in Beverley Hills, California, and other key incentive states. Last year, the Los Angeles based payroll and accountancy…