A British-Italian co-production betwenn Italy’s Lux Vide and London’s Big Light, Medici's Location Manager Daniele Di Biasi and Toscana Film Commission’s Raffaella Conti discuss how, over filming for three series Tuscan locations and local Italian talent has created an authentic feel for the period drama.
Designed to provide a global platform for talent and support initiatives that champion diversity in the creative industries, the Gerety Awards were set up with the philosophy that at a time when the advertising industry is trying to redefine itself, awards shows also need to redefine their role.
CBS’s reboot of Magnum P.I. which shoots in Hawaii is renewed for a second season.
Netflix announce the creation of a dedicated production hub in Toronto, in a move which further expands its production presence in Canada.
Emmy award-winning Chelsea Pictures president Lisa Mehling will oversee the jury for this year’s Young Director Award in partnership with shots.
In early November the Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau invited six British location managers on a familiarisation trip to Sri Lanka. I joined David Pinnington (Guardians of the Galaxy, Game of Thrones), Eduardo Rodriguez (Ready Player One, Black Mirror), Ben Macgregor (Blitz, RocknRolla), Martin Walker (The Fitzroy, Ill Manors) , Mick Ratman (The Flag, Welcome to Sarajevo) and Algy Sloane (Londoners, Driving Lessons) to document the trip for The Location Guide.
Yesterday, Nielson revealed the UK’s biggest ad-spenders. The research also found that overall traditional marketing spend of top brands was down 0.2%, from 8.7% 8.5% in 2018.
I started as a runner on the American TV show Xena: Warrior Princess, which was being filmed in New Zealand in the mid 1990s, so I have worked my way up the ladder from the bottom. I have worked as a 1st or 2nd AD on over 25 dramas such as The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Yogi Bear, The Shannara Chronicles and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny.