How The Good Place gained access for filming in LA’s Getty Centre

Written by Shona Smith on Feb 14, 2020. Posted in On Location

NBCUniversal’s The Good Place is one of the few projects to have gained access for filming in LA's Getty Centre. The Getty, a galley and campus with gardens and views overlooking the city has only permitted filming on three occasions in its twenty-five year history, previously featuring prominently as Starfleet HQ in Star Trek into Darkness. “They were casting the Getty Center as the Good Place – what could be better?” says Julie Jaskol, Assistant Director, Media Relations at The Getty.

1917 eclipses the competition at 2020 BAFTA Film Awards

Written by Shona Smith on Feb 3, 2020. Posted in Awards and Festivals

1917 dominated the 2020 BAFTA Film Awards, sweeping seven of the categories. Joker entered the night with the most nominations which translated into three wins on the night. Awards season favourites including Parasite, Little Women, Jojo Rabbit and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood all found success but, despite being nominated in ten categories, The Irishman went home empty handed.

UK high end TV and film production spend reaches record 3.6 billion

Written by Shona Smith on Jan 30, 2020. Posted in General Interest

The official figures from the BFI’s Research and Statistics Unit reveal that 2019 saw the highest spend ever on film and high-end television production in the UK. The record-breaking year for the UK production industry saw spend for film and high-end TV production in the UK reach 3.6 billion, a 16% increase on 2018.

Location Scouting in Poland; Poznan and Warsaw

Written by Shona Smith on Sep 5, 2019. Posted in On Location

In June, Poznan Film Commission and Warsaw-based production services provider Filming Land, alongside the Polish Tourism Organisation and Mazovia Film Commission hosted a group of UK based producers for a three-day familiarisation trip. With the introduction of a 30% Polish cash rebate scheme in February, the tour combined a scouting trip with detailed information on how producers could benefit from the new rebate.

Filming on location in Jordan for Disney’s Aladdin

Written by Shona Smith on Jul 12, 2019. Posted in On Location

Disney’s latest live-action remake Aladdin hit the screens in early May. Directed by Guy Ritchie, the film brought to life the fictional city of Agrabah, which until now had only been seen in animated form.

On location in Tunisia with Chiraz Latiri Cherif, Director General of the National Center for Cinema & Image Industries

Written by The Location Guide on Jun 13, 2019. Posted in Interviews

I became a lecturer and the director of the Higher Institute of Multimedia Arts at the University of Manouba once I had gained my PHD in computer science. This gave me the opportunity to rub shoulders with audiovisual professionals as students or visiting professors.

Benidorm: Beaches and Beyond

Written by Shona Smith on May 31, 2019. Posted in On Location

It is fair to say that in the UK, at least, Benidorm’s reputation precedes it. Having boomed on to the scene in the sixties with the advent of package holidays, it has maintained such a prominent position in British culture that it spawned ITV’s award-winning situational comedy Benidorm, about a group of British holidaymakers who visit the Spanish resort each year, that remained popular for its ten series run. Needless to say, with this my reference point I was more than intrigued to find out what the seaside city could offer to productions beyond the cliched image.

The A Word series three filming in Manchester and Lake district

Written by Shona Smith on May 31, 2019. Posted in Production News

The third series of The A Word has begun filming. Set in a community in northern England, production will take place in the Lake District and Manchester, as previous series have done.