BBC and AMC miniseries The Little Drummer Girl spent twenty-four days shooting in Greece, at archaeological landmarks including the Acropolis and the Temple of Poseidon at Sounion.
Applications are now open to enter this year’s straight 8 ad industry charity shootout. The one super 8 cartridge no editing film challenge takes the format in new directions launching simultaneous contests in Japan, USA and South Africa from its London base.
The Crown Estate, among many other duties, oversees filming in several prestigious locations such as Windsor Great Park and has worked closely with major domestic and international productions. To learn more about the organisation’s association with the production industry, we sat down with Operations Manager Nicholas Day to discuss his career and recent work.
Serbia now offers a 25% cash rebate and an expanded annual budget of EUR6.7 million, double the previous amount that was afforded to the incentive. With the increase comes a change to the criteria for television shows, which are now required to meet a minimum spend per-episode of EUR100,000 to qualify.
Fresco Film Services and The Location Guide are happy to announce their partnership for the Soirée at this year’s Cannes Lions Festival. With offices in Malaga, Barcelona and Lisbon, Fresco Film Services provides comprehensive production servicing for projects of all sizes.
After years of campaigning on the part of local creatives, the Scottish Government has finally approved plans to install a GBP250 million production facility on the outskirts of Edinburgh. Located near Straiton, the complex will have six sound stages, two backlots and a 180-room hotel on site.
The fourth iteration of Craftworks, hosted by David Reviews and the Advertising Producers Association, saw a number of industry experts take to the stage including the creative teams behind the recent Bupa commercial and an unaired spot for BBC Radio 1.
A new screen initiative, entitled Straight out of the Straits, has been launched to provide opportunities for local creatives to work in production. The initiative is a joint effort between Screen Queensland, Screen Australia and ABC iView.
Barry Jenkins’s drama about a young African-American coming to terms with his homosexuality has beaten the predicted frontrunner, Damien Chazelle’s La La Land, to receive Best Picture at the 89th Academy Awards.
The global production company, ICONOCLAST have shot their latest commercial for Haig whiskey in London and Barcelona, using both central and surrounding locations from the latter.