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Emerging from lockdown: the view from Spain with Fresco Film's Peter Welter Soler
In the second of The Location Guide’s series of Zoom interviews that explore how and where production is restarting following the pandemic shutdowns, we’re delighted to speak with Peter Welter Soler, executive producer and partner at Spain’s Fresco Film. Fresco…
Location scouting in Tunisia: Dunes, dar's and deserted villages
In December 2018, Tunisia’s Tozeur International Film Festival (TOIFF) invited a group of eight location managers to attend its first edition, followed by a scout of the country. Looking to revive its international filming industry, our attendance at the festival…
Location Scouting in Poland: Palaces, Underground Labyrinths and the best cheat for Berlin
In mid-September TLG was invited by Film Commission Poland to join six American Location Managers on a fam tour to explore the Central-European country. With many feature, TV, commercial and photo shoot credits between them, I was surprised to learn…
On location in San Francisco with Film SF Executive Director Susannah Greason Robbins
Ahead of the AFCI Locations Show, The Location Guide will be dedicating its news section from April 11th to 15th entirely to articles about filming in the West Coast of America. We got a chance to interview Susannah Greason Robbins…
Third Wolverine film to be shot in New Orleans and New Mexico
The third Wolverine-centric spin-off film is to begin filming in New Orleans and New Mexico, with principal photography commencing April 25th. The film will be directed by James Mangold (The Wolverine) and will see Hugh Jackman return to the titular…
Bruce Lee biopic Birth of the Dragon has begun filming in San Francisco
A biographical film depicting the life of martial artist Bruce Lee has begun filming on location in San Francisco. The shoot began at Lincoln Park Golf Course and is set to move to the SS Jeremiah O'Brien - National Liberty…
Hollywood exec warns Louisiana filming incentive change could lose business
An executive at Twentieth Century Fox has warned that Louisiana’s filming incentive changes could alienate big-budget features. Fred Baron is Fox’s executive vice-president of feature production and has filmed the new Fantastic Four and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes…
Louisiana commits to filming incentive cap
Louisiana has for the first time committed to a yearly filming incentive spending cap. The southern state will offer USD 180 million annually, which the production industry has said could impact its appeal to future shoots on the scale of…
Louisiana moves closer towards capping filming incentive with $180m fund
Authorities in Louisiana have moved closer towards reforming the state’s generous filming incentive by agreeing a USD 180 million annual cap to rein in spending. Mark Wahlberg’s true-life oil rig drama Deepwater Horizon is the latest high-profile production to film…
Dwayne Johnson earthquake drama San Andreas films Queensland as California
Dwayne Johnson’s earthquake movie San Andreas filmed Queensland in Australia as California. The drama follows Johnson as a helicopter pilot trying to rescue his estranged daughter after an earthquake and tsunami devastate the West Coast. Filming was in fact based…