Black women filmmakers ask “Cannes you see us” on BFI and Diversity in Cannes panel

Written by Kianna Best on May 23, 2023. Posted in General Interest

On 20 May, a panel of Black women international filmmakers came together to discuss the issues facing the marginalised group in the environment of international film production, challenges facing funding, distribution and the need for community. Moderated by Diversity in Cannes founder Yolanda Brinkley, the panel featured the testimonials and industry nuggets of wisdom from filmmaker and Collectif 50/50 board member Johanna Makabi, writer and director Zoey Martinson, writer and producer Kelley Robins Hicks, and Ida Rose CEO and producer Shantelle Rochester.

Amazon’s Carnival Row filmed in the Czech Republic

Written by Shona Smith on Aug 30, 2019. Posted in On Location

Amazon’s fantasy drama Carnival Row filmed over a hundred days in the Czech Republic, with sets for the Victorian fantasy built at Barrandov Studios in Prague.

Open for Filming: Theatres and Performing Arts Spaces in the New York Metro Area

Written by Sharanika Akter on Jun 2, 2017. Posted in Contributors

New York City is home to many iconic theatrical venues: Carnegie Hall, Radio City Music Hall, The Lincoln Centre for the Performing Arts.

Open for Filming: The Brooklyn Museum

Written by Sharanika Akter on Feb 7, 2017. Posted in Contributors

New York City is home to some of the largest and well-known museums in the world. Who hasn’t heard of the Metropolitan Museum of Art (MET), the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) or the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH)?

TV spy drama The Blacklist doubles Long Beach for Washington DC

Written by Nick Goundry on Mar 19, 2013. Posted in On Location

A new TV spy drama is filming in Long Beach in eastern New York this weekend, doubling the location for the streets of Washington, DC. Shooting will include special effects, stunt work and vehicle collisions.