Spotlight on FOCUS exhibitor Screen CanterburyNZ
FOCUS talks to Bree Loverich, manager of Screen CanterburyNZ which is the film office for Christchurch, Canterbury & the West Coast of Aotearoa, New Zealand
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Spotlight on FOCUS Digital Content Sponsor Production Service Network
FOCUS talks to Michael Moffett, Founder of Production Service Network (PSN), about 2020, PSN’s involvement with FOCUS, and his predictions for the future of the sector.
TLG speaks to Concha Diaz from Tenerife Film Commission
As the Tenerife Film Commission celebrates its twentieth anniversary Film Commissioner Concha Diaz reflects on its past successes, and what the new 50% rebate will mean for the future of production in the Canary Islands.
Job sharing is providing solutions in the wake of Covid-19
Job sharing has long provided solutions for freelance workers with caring commitments and physical or mental health issues – all of which the pandemic has put under a microscope. For creative companies remerging from lockdown into an entirely new landscape, the flexibility that job sharing provides is proving beneficial says Michelle Reynolds of Share my Telly Job an online community built for Freelancers in the Television industry who are hoping to find more flexible working contracts.
Feature film Bull filmed on location at Houston rodeos
Bull, a Texan drama from director Annie Silverstein filmed at the state’s rodeos and on location in Houston with assistance from the Houston Film Commission. Producer Monique Walton (pictured right) discusses the Texan shoot with TLG.
Q+A with Lisa Dee, Head of Film at LBBD and Stephen Hursthouse Senior Development Manager at Be First
L-R: David Harley (Be First), Leader Darren Rodwell, and Lisa Dee (film LBBD), Stephen Hursthouse (Be First) Barking and Dagenham Council unanimously approved a GBP110 million proposal for Dagenham Film Studios. Lisa Dee, Head of Film at Barking and Dagenham Council, and Stephen Hursthouse Senior Development Manager at Be First speak to TLG about what this means for the borough, why an east London film studio will work and what Covid-19 means for film and TV in the borough.
On location in Palau with local Media Producer/ Camera Operator Richard Brooks
TLG talks to Richard Brooks, local line producer and founder of Lightning Strike Productions on what producers should expect in Palau, in the Pacific Ocean.
Producing in a pandemic: the view from Sweden
Unlike much of Europe, Sweden has never fully locked down due to coronavirus although social distancing and health and safety measures were put in place. For the last few months, producers have continued to work, adapting to the new situation in real time.