PSN signs MADAM as exclusive UK partner
Leading UK production service company Madam Films has become the latest country partner within the industry-recognised Production Service Network (PSN).
Ninth season of Vera filmed in Northumberland
Vera, ITV’s most watched drama of 2018 returned to the North East to film its ninth series.
Austria welcomes Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus as principal photography begins on Fox Searchlight’s Downhill
Principal photography has begun on an adaptation of Ruben Östlund’s 2014 Golden Globe nominee Force Majeure. Entitled Downhill, the film has begun filming in the Austrian alps.
British theatres where Laurel and Hardy performed feature in Stan and Ollie
Stan and Ollie, a biopic following comedy duo Laurel and Hardy’s farewell UK tour in 1953 unearthed a range of period theatres, many of which the comedy duo had performed in over the course of their career.
TLG talks to Mike Fantasia, President of the Location Managers Guild International
I worked in various jobs in the natural resources field after I graduated from college. That eventually led to a job as a realty specialist for the Kootenai National Forest based in the small logging town of Libby, Montana. Steven Spielberg came to the area to make the firefighting movie Always in 1989 and one of my assignments was to work on the permit for the shoot.
British based productions get recognition at the 76th Golden Globes
The UK were strongly represented at this year’s Golden Globe Awards, which are often taken as early indicators of the upcoming Academy Award winners. Not only were British stars Olivia Coleman and Richard Madden in receipt of globes, but UK based productions were placed firmly in the spotlight.
The North East may get its first film and TV studio
The Northern School of Art in the UK has submitted a planning application for a new TV and film studio to the Hartlepool Borough Council. If approved, the studio will be the first of its kind in the North East.
MJZ floods Prague with colour for Apple ad
Prague provided the backdrop for Apple’s new commercial Color Flood, which sees parkour runners swarming through the city dressed in vibrant jumpsuits.
BBC’s Les Misérables doubled Belgium for 19th century France
Despite its status as a French classic, the BBC’s adaptation of Les Misérables primarily filmed in Belgium, with only a small portion of production taking place in its neighbor to the south.
