German production company Big Fish has filmed on location near Athens for a new spot for fashion label Bonprix. Highest Fashion shows two women jealously competing to make the most dramatic high-dive when they realise they’re wearing the same bikini design.
Greece has launched a new pricing structure to encourage filming at historic sites in Athens. Base costs for feature filming in places like the Acropolis have been cut by more than half, while educational projects that directly promote the locations could access even bigger savings.
Netflix is set to release their new documentary The Redeem Team. Director Jon Weinbach captures the 2008 US Olympic Men’s Basketball Team victory in Beijing for the streaming platform. Executive Producers include Olympians Lebron James and Dwyane Wade.
The Location Guide caught up with production supervisor Elena Priovolou. We discussed how key locations across Greece were used for the new David Cronenberg horror film Crimes of the Future, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival’s 75th Anniversary. The film is a co-production between Serendipity Point Films and Argonauts Productions.
Greece’s National Centre of Audiovisual Media and Communication – EKOME have announced the implementation of a 30% tax relief incentive that can be combined with the existing 40% cash rebate scheme.
From July 1 international flights will be allowed into all airports in Greece, with random tests done upon arrival. This third phase of opening up means that the complexities of incoming shoots will become more simple.
The fourth part of the critically acclaimed TV series took its inspiration from Homer’s Odyssey epic, which follows Odysseus’ return to Ithaca after the fall of Troy. The culinary and cultural road trip included many of Greece’s famed archaeological sites.
Greece stars as the sole location in the latest commercial from Beck’s, directed by Jack Driscoll, produced by Markenfilm Berlin and created by advertising agency, Serviceplan International.The country was chosen for its ability to depict urban and natural landscapes within a short distance of one another.