After winning the Grand Prix at the 76th Cannes Film Festival last year and recently receiving 5 Academy Award and 9 BAFTA Nominations, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest hits UK theatres tomorrow 2 February. Capturing the story of the commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, as they strive to build a […]
Film Alula, the film agency of the Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU), announced today the start of construction of their approximately 30,000 square metre studio complex. The first phase of construction is set to be completed in Q4 of 2023.
Trainline’s newest campaign music video takes a vibrant and animated adventure with Craig David and Mother Nature, all on the train. The visuals accompany a song by David entitled Better Days (I Came by Train). Directed and produced by Golden Wolf through stink, the music video features painterly style graphics and a much needed message […]
2021 Cannes Film winner Antoneta Alamat Kusijanovic uses the Croatian landscape once again for her film Murina. With a production assist from Martin Scorsese, the use of the island backdrop is an integral component of the tumultuous narrative. The film is set to be released 15 July 2022 in New York and Los Angeles.
Basil Iwanyk’s Thunder Road pictures has announced a collaboration with certified women owned production house Slash Dynamic. Together they will establish a presence in the marketing space. Iwanyk brings his film and television experience and reputation to the advertising sector to provide high quality short form content for brands.
Thailand’s government has announced that the country’s production services industry achieved record results last year. Despite complications created by the global pandemic, the country’s revenue from international production services exceeded EUR132 million for the first time. Government officials revealed this news at Cannes Film Festival’s Thai Pavilion.
A major new film studio and production house is being built in Ghana. The construction will be located across approximately 321 acres, creating one of the first major studios of its kind in Africa. Entrepreneur Nana Dakrabo I – also known as Michael B. Pratt – is leading the development of this state-of-the-art facility. He […]
A new commercial for Unilever’s Magnum ice cream brand was filmed at the spellbinding Palace Hotel Do Bussaco. The project – titled Get Old or Get Classic – reimagines this grand hotel as the fictional Pleasure Residence. Set in Portugal‘s rural Luso region, the advertisement puts a fun twist on traditional retirement homes and their […]
Netflix’s new show Squid Game has reached 132 million households worldwide since its debut on 17 September 2021. After paying USD21.4 million for the nine-episode Korean drama, Netflix expects to generate approximately USD891 million from its most successful series launch yet.
For the first time in its history, the European Film Commissions Network (EUFCN) has elected joint co-presidents to guide the network. The Location Guide speaks to the newly elected EUFCN Co-Presidents Pavlina Zipkova (Czech Film Commission) and Mikael Svensson (Southern Sweden Film Commission) who will take over from Truls Kontny, Head of Film Commission Norway […]