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Filming on location in Alberta with Location Manager Dennis Penney
Dennis was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta, and worked in film part-time from 1998 until the loss of his full-time job paved the way for a transition into film. He quickly became an Assistant Location Manager and then shortly…
Ireland and South Africa sign location filming co-production deal in Cannes
Ireland and South Africa have signed a location filming co-production deal at the Cannes Film Festival. The agreement will mean each country will benefit from the other’s filming incentives and both will be aspiring for more productions of the scale…
Henry de Czar films accident-prone skier on location in Austria for AXA
Paris-based production company Henry de Czar has filmed a new insurance spot in Austria. The French AXA insurance piece shows a skier calling the company a little late - in the midst of a dramatic tumble down a slope -…
Little Minx stages Czech shoot-out for Ghost Recon Alpha game
Little Minx has staged a gritty shoot-out in eastern Czech Republic in a campaign for new video game Ghost Recon Alpha. In a 20-minute piece that’s both an action short and an extended commercial, soldiers come up against war criminals…
Filming on location in Mexico with producer Jose Ludlow of Kinema Films
Jose started his career studying a BA in Film & Television at USC in 1986 and then an MFA at the American Film Institute in 1988 specialising in directing. He directed documentaries for several years before creating Kinema Films in…
Rafael Nadal loses his Kia Sportage in Spain in new Filmmaster Productions spot
Tennis star Rafael Nadal loses his Kia Sportage in a new spot from Filmmaster. As Kia drivers rally in a European city, they stop at a roadside shop where Nadal happens to have pulled over too; the grand-slam winner can't…
Filming on location around the world with producer Jeremy Barnes
Jeremy studied for an MA in film at the Royal College of Art in London and then started out in the industry as a runner. He gained the experience and knowledge he needed, and has now been producing commercials for…
Virgin Produced makes claim for first film shot on location at 35,000 feet
Richard Branson’s Virgin Produced production company is staking a claim for the first film to be produced at 35,000 feet. Departure Date is a 30-minute romance with Virgin branding that was filmed over 20 hours on flights between Los Angeles,…
Germany’s Studio Babelsberg looks to the future in centenary year
Studio Babelsberg near Berlin is looking to the future as it celebrates its centenary. Big-budget Hollywood productions Cloud Atlas and Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters helped it to a successful 2011, although the studio faces stiff competition from facilities across…
New Screen Flanders fund to be launched at Cannes Film Festival
Belgium’s new Screen Flanders fund will be launched next week at the Cannes Film Festival. Worth EUR5 million annually, the fund will be accessible for features, documentaries and animations, with a EUR400,000 per-project cap. Location Flanders states: “Screen Flanders is…