Winners revealed for 2022 PGGB Awards in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden

Written by The Location Guide on Mar 25, 2022. Posted in Awards and Festivals

Tomorrow night, the Production Guild of Great Britain (PGGB) will celebrate the winners of the 2022 PGGB Awards in association with Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden. The UK industry gathers to recognise remarkable achievements made by Production Guild members working in film or television drama. Hosted by comedian and TV presenter Patrick Kielty, six awards will be presented on Saturday 26 March at The Grove in Hertfordshire.

San Francisco's longstanding film commissioner bids farewell

Written by Joe Jackson on Nov 26, 2021. Posted in General Interest

Film commissioner Susannah Greason Robbins is saying goodbye to the industry. After serving 11 years as executive director of the San Francisco Film Commission, Robbins has officially announced her resignation. The longstanding commissioner’s last day is 31st December 2021.

TLG talks to David Godfrey, Ex Pinewood Group Director of International Operations and the 'go to' world expert for the designing, building and managing of screen-based media facilities

Written by The Location Guide on Jan 24, 2019. Posted in Interviews

TLG talks to Mike Fantasia, President of the Location Managers Guild International

Written by The Location Guide on Jan 10, 2019. Posted in Interviews

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.

Avengers 4 to shoot in Tokyo as production begins in two weeks

Written by Tom Deehan on Aug 4, 2017. Posted in On Location / Production News

The currently untitled fourth instalment of the Avengers franchise is set to enter production within the next two weeks, with Tokyo being slated as a major filming location.

Paul Rudd’s The Catcher Was a Spy now filming in Prague

Written by Tom Deehan on Feb 17, 2017. Posted in On Location / Production News

Ben Lewin’s adaptation of Nicholas Dowidoff’s nonfiction novel is now filming on location in Prague. The project is expected to remain in the Czech Republic until March 23rd, with production service company Czech Anglo Productions offering assistance.

Kansas City Rebate attracts All Creatures Here Below feature film

Written by Tom Deehan on Jul 18, 2016. Posted in On Location / Production News

Kansas City’s tax rebate has lured production on the upcoming film feature, All Creatures Here Below. Written by David Dastmalchian (Ant-Man) who is himself a Kansas City native, All Creatures will receive a rebate of USD60,000 after an estimated expenditure of USD800,000 was calculated.

On location in San Francisco with Film SF Executive Director Susannah Greason Robbins

Written by Murray Ashton on Apr 14, 2016. Posted in Interviews

Ahead of the AFCI Locations Show, The Location Guide will be dedicating its news section from April 11th to 15th entirely to articles about filming in the West Coast of America. We got a chance to interview Susannah Greason Robbins of Film SF and discover the unique incentives and locations available to productions filming in San Francisco.