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Location Manager talks Woody Allen and Scorsese
Are there two directors stylistically more different than Woody Allen and Martin Scorsese? Antonin Depardieu knows exactly how their shooting styles differ, as he has worked with them both in 2010, the year that seems to be kickstarting Paris’ return…
Peter Jackson warns union dispute could result in New Zealand losing Hobbit films
Peter Jackson has said a transcontinental dispute started by several actors’ unions could result in New Zealand losing the two planned Hobbit films. Unions in the US, the UK, Canada and Australia have urged their members not to seek work…
Location Focus: Zanzibar
A paradise island set in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania, the archipelago of Zanzibar is best known for its turbulent colonial history with the Omani, the Portuguese and the British until its independence in 1963. The island's…
Kollywood feature Ko shoots in Norway
Kollywood film Ko is currently shooting in several locations in Norway with KV Anand directing. Anand has chosen to film song sequences in locations including UNESCO World Heritage sites Bergen Harbour and Stalheim overlooking the Nareoyfjord. The Kollywood industry is…
Film Location Austria to deliver filmmakers up to 25% of eligible expenses
The newly-launched Film Location Austria scheme will reward filmmakers with up to 25% of their eligible production expenses. Productions will need to spend at least 25% of their total budget within Austria in order to qualify. In addition a cultural…
Pirates 4 and Fast Five shoot on location in Puerto Rico
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides is currently filming in Puerto Rico. The film, which features Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane alongside Johnny Depp and Geoffrey Rush, has already shot on location in Hawaii. Nadia Barbarossa, of the Puerto…
It's not easy filming green
It's hard to be environmentally friendly, especially in the face of an international slump. But at least the film industry is trying. Several new initiatives, from New Zealand, Canada and the UK have gone viral and could become the basis…
Interview: Angels & Demons and Secretariat Location Manager
2009 and 2010 have been insanely busy years for Location Manager and Scout Chris Baugh. He has worked on the new Simon Pegg and Nick Frost film Paul, horse-racing drama Secretariat in Kentucky, The Other Guys in Las Vegas and…
Angelina Jolie plans directorial debut in Eastern Europe
Angelina Jolie plans to spend the autumn in Eastern Europe directing a love story set during the Bosnian War of the mid-90s. The actress is a Goodwill Ambassador for the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)…
Corona Light shoots in Tayrona National Park, Colombia
Beer brand Corona Light has filmed a new commercial in the Canaveral/Ecohabs beach area of Tayrona National Park in Colombia. The area is close to where Specsavers filmed its Billions commercial earlier this year. Moonlight shows a group of young…