Madrid-based director Martin Jalfen has directed two spots for PepsiCo’s 7UP brand. The projects - titled Laughter and Karaoke - respectively feature montages of people laughing and singing. Jalfen street-casted real people from Mexico City, aiming to capture the simple joys of life that are far too often taken for granted. Production company Primo México worked alongside creative directors Rodrigo Grau, Rodrigo Greo, and Mariano Gamba for both videos.
Dune and The Power of the Dog were among the top performing films at the 2022 EE British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards. An array of global filming destinations were showcased at the event as Denis Villeneuve’s Dune picked up five awards and Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog won Best Film and Best Director. Dune was filmed across four key locations: the Wadi Rum in Jordan, the Liwa desert outside Abu Dhabi, the northwest coast of Norway, and the soundstages of Origo Studio in Hungary’s Budapest. Set in 1920s Montana, American-Western drama The Power of the Dog was shot across New Zealand in the capital city Auckland, the Maniototo Plain of Central Otago, and the coastal regions of Dunedin and Oamaru.
Halsey and HBO Max have released an hour-long audiovisual project to accompany the launch of the singer-songwriter’s fourth studio album. After a single month’s preparation time, the video for If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power was completed in fifteen days and filmed across seven locations in the Czech Republic.
When award-winning Austrian production company Hafzoo were approached to document a unique live recording from Cuban sing-songwriter Ray Fernandez they jumped at the chance to capture the raw energy of one of Cuba's most celebrated performers. As well as a live recording, the crew shot a short documentary on the life of the troubadour. Director Andreas Hafele discusses the making of Zero Tolerancia and working in Cuba with service producer Luis Lago Diaz of Shoot Cuba.
Bridgerton has amassed nearly 82 million viewers in the first month alone. Over a hundred locations in the South and West of England feature in the first series.
Spotlight Q+A with Jodie Ferneyhuough from CCS Rights Management and how proper music management partners adds value to productions.
A new 25% refundable tax credit builds on Iceland’s reputation for film scoring, talent and studio facilities. Reimbursements are offered for recording costs for music incurred in Iceland and complements the existing 25% credit for film production.
Johnny Flynn (Emma, Beast) takes on the role of a young David Bowie as he embarks on his first trip to America in 1971, the trip that inspired the invention of iconic alter ego Ziggy Stardust. Ontario, Canada doubled for New York, Los Angeles and the UK in the early seventies.