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SteveH:
Forget LA ? it?s British film studios that are in demand

Like it or loathe it, the Barbie movie has been the cinematic blockbuster of the year, taking more than $1.38bn (?1.1bn) at the box office so far.

The film, made with a reported budget of $145m, was produced by the US entertainment giant Warner Bros. But much of it was actually shot in the UK.

Barbie's pink paradise, Barbieland, was designed to look like a toytown California. But the set was built at Warner Bros studios in Leavesden, Hertfordshire.

The movie is one of a growing number of film and high-end TV projects to be wholly or partially produced in this country.

According to the British Film Institute (BFI), spending on such productions reached a record ?6.27bn last year, with most of that money coming from overseas.

cont https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-66841602

SteveH:
I watched the film Sherlock Holmes A game of shadows the other night, and noticed a sequence of the Waverley crossing the channel

link https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1860541977/?ref_=tt_vi_i_1

SteveH:
Ex-Bangor student from Llandudno has his film launched on Amazon Prime

AN EERIE horror film, directed by a former Bangor student originally from Llandudno, has appeared on Amazon Prime in time for Halloween.

?Shepherd?, by Russell Owen, was Mark Kermode?s film of the week and New York Times? Critics Pick when it hit cinemas last year.

The creepy thriller centres on Eric Black who, haunted by the mysterious death of his wife, chooses a life of isolation on a remote Scottish island.

After taking a job looking after 600 sheep, Eric (played by Tom Hughes) meets a vengeful supernatural force and fears he is losing his mind as his nightmarish hallucinations intensify.

cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/23881439.ex-bangor-student-llandudno-film-launched-amazon-prime/?ref=rss&IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

SteveH:
A SHORT film shot in Llandudno last year has celebrated hitting screens for the first time.

Sharks in Colwyn Bay was written and directed by Welsh-English filmmaker Jonny Williams between May 16 and 20, 2023, and premiered at the BFI Southbank cinema in London on January 25.

The short film was shot at both the West Shore Beach Caf?, on Dale Road, and The Mediterranean Restaurant, on Mostyn Street.

In the film, na?ve Welshman Dick (Michael Christopher) runs a struggling Spanish caf? on the coast of North Wales.

cont https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/24097681.london-filmmakers-short-production-shot-llandudno-premieres/?ref=rss&IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

SteveH:
A cinema-goer was left fuming after being slapped with a parking fine after watching the sequel to Dune at a North Wales Cineworld. The customer, who watched "Dune: Part Two" at the Llandudno Junction branch on Saturday, was fined for parking just over three hours.

This comes after new parking charges were introduced at the cinema's car park, sparking a heated debate. Cineworld has said customers can extend their parking time.

cont https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cinema-customer-fined-after-watching-28879397?IYA-reg=49560bcd-5a9c-47f0-8fc5-ba2e71710589

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