Location Focus: Zanzibar
A paradise island set in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Tanzania, the archipelago of Zanzibar is best known for its turbulent colonial history with the Omani, the Portuguese
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Winning feature script from Los Angeles Greek Film Festival to shoot in Crete
The feature script that won the best screenwriting award at the Los Angeles Greek Film Festival in 2008 is to go into production in Crete in 2011. Romero, Julieta and the General was written by Nicholas Proferes.
It’s not easy filming green
It’s hard to be environmentally friendly, especially in the face of an international slump. But at least the film industry is trying. Several new initiatives, from New Zealand, Canada
New Judge Dredd film to shoot at Cape Town Film Studios
Judge Dredd is to shoot at Cape Town Film Studios in South Africa, with the production due to wrap in March 2011. The studios will not be officially completed until October this year, but they will offer facilities including four sound stages, workshops and production offices.
Transformers 3 Producer calls Chicago “the best city we’ve ever shot in”
Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Producer of Transformers 3, has praised Chicago as the production comes to the end of an extended shoot in the city.
Finance company shoots ads with smoke and an elephant in California
Ohio-based Western & Southern Financial Group has shot two new commercials in California. Strength shows a man talking about the company’s strengths on a desert road while a sumo wrestler, an elephant and a wrecking ball all fail to topple him.
Panasonic shoots Lumix ad in Habu Temple in Egypt
Panasonic has chosen the Habu Temple in Luxor, Egypt, to shoot a new commercial for its Lumix TZ10 digital camera. Anubis shows a giant statue of the eponymous Egyptian god coming alive and chasing a dog belonging to a couple who are visiting the ancient temple.
Spain suffering without filming incentives
At the moment, the rain in Spain falls mainly on the filmmakers. The national Government has resolutely refused to match European neighbours with incentives for foreign
Challenges of filming on-the-fly in Vietnam
Jerome Jourlait, of French production company Ze Monkiz Tribe, recently filmed a new project in Vietnam. Lotus Flower was screened at the Cannes Film Festival in May to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Ze Monkiz Tribe.
Klaxons chooses Egypt’s White Desert for new music video
British band Klaxons has filmed a new music video in Egypt’s White Desert. The band chose the location for the video to its single Echoes as it offers a unique environment of wind- and rain-eroded chalk formations. Also, it’s accessible from the UK on a limited budget.