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Daniel Radcliffe’s The Woman In Black takes in Northamptonshire filming location
Daniel Radcliffe’s first post-Potter feature, supernatural thriller The Woman In Black, found its haunted house in Northamptonshire in central England. Cotterstock Hall near the village of Oundle was dressed for exterior shots of the haunted estate, while interiors were filmed…
The Lift deals with the heat of summer on location in an Italian fishing village
The Lift has travelled to the Italian island of Procida for a new spot for Rexona deodorant. The ad shows a sack of sea salt splitting open in a traditional fishing village, affecting everything from the wildlife through to a…
Setback for Australia as Paradise Lost cancels Fox Film Studios shoot
In a setback for the Australian film industry the planned big-budget adaptation of Paradise Lost has been cancelled. The project was scheduled to film at Fox Studios in Sydney, but the production company has got cold feet as the budget…
Editor’s Weekly
It’s been a busy week for ads and we’ve covered spots filmed in Iceland, Buenos Aires and California. A popular TV story has been news that the BBC will be filming a new period drama in Dublin, doubling the city…
Filming on location in Saskatchewan with SaskFilm’s Tobi Lampard
Tobi has a background as an independent TV producer specialising in TV development. Over her career she has worked with broadcasters such as CBC, AETN, Discovery International and Canwest's group of speciality channels. Working with an international client base, she…
Jacaranda Films finds laidback attitudes amid the traffic filming on location in Angola
Jacaranda Films, based in Argentina and Uruguay, has filmed in Angola for mobile operator Movicel. Timing was one of the biggest challenges faced by the production team in a country not accustomed to the fast-paced work schedules that is the…
Tool of North America takes MINI for a spin filming on a Californian dry lake bed
MINI has blended comedy with action for its latest viral piece. Best Test Drive Ever. Period features a fan tearing through the streets of LA in a MINI before a stunt ramp launches him onto a dry lake bed. From…
Shooting in the Czech Republic with Film Commissioner Ludmila Claussova
Ludmila has been working with the Czech Film Commission since it was established in 2004. From the beginning it was clear that the Czech Republic needed to offer some kind of incentive to filmmakers to remain competitive. Rebates and tax…
Iceland offers dramatic winter visuals as Stink films on location for Honda
Stink has taken advantage of dramatic winter lighting in Iceland for a new Honda spot. Spark visualises the initial impulse that leads to great ideas, as a spark is born in an industrial warehouse and takes flight across a shadowy…
Editor’s Weekly
This week we’ve covered eye-catching new commercials from Garmin, VW China and a Brazilian language school, with filming locations found in Austria, Beijing and California respectively. New figures from Britain revealed that the UK had a good 2011, while Columbia…