Apulia Film Commission

It is finally online the first trailer for “Point Break” the movie directed by Ericson Core, reimagining the cult movie by Kathryn Bigelow shot in 1991.
Produced by Alcon Entertainment, DMG Ent. and Warner Bros. it is the extreme sports version of the original motion pictures.

A young FBI agent infiltrates an extraordinary team of extreme sports athletes he suspects of masterminding a string of unprecedented, sophisticated corporate heists. Deep undercover, and with his life in danger, he strives to prove these athletes are the architects of the mind-boggling crimes that are devastating the world’s financial markets. Filmed on four continents, North America, Europe, South America and Asia, “Point Break” presents extraordinary feats performed by the world’s top extreme sports athletes, and involves some of the most daring exploits ever committed to film. Extreme sports featured include snowboarding, wingsuit flying, free rock climbing, high-speed motocross, and surfing 70-foot waves.

Edgar Ramìrez acts as Bodhi, the role interpreted by beloved Patrick Swayze and Luke Bracey is Utah, the FBI agent Keanu Reeves interpreted in the 1991 hit.
Shot in various beautiful location all around the world, the thrilling action movie was shot in Puglia as well, with the support by Apulia Film Commission, in the Brindisi area in August 2014.

“We are very happy to be filming Point Break in Puglia. The Apulia Film Commission has been incredibly helpful from the onset, meeting all of our needs that are unique to a film like ours. From the initial scout through the arrival of our international cast and crew, they have gone out of their way to make us feel welcome.”
– Producers Andrew Kosove & Broderick Johnson, Alcon Entertainment, July 29, 2014

The movie will have its US release on December, 25th this year and we look forward to watch in Italy very soon!

For further info visit the official movie website

Point Break – trailer

“Tale of Tales” directed by Matteo Garrone, shot in Puglia with the grant and support from Apulia Film Commission, will be in competiton at Cannes 68.

This important achievement is a confirmation of all efforts made to promote, in these 8 years of activities, Puglia as the perfect place to shoot through the combination of grants, free services, unique historical architecture excellent landscapes and a great offer of skilled crews.

Matteo Garrone chose, for his first English spoken movie, the UNESCO world heritage site of Castel del Monte, Castel in Gioia del Colle, the grottos in Mottola and Accetta Grande.

In competition at the Cannes Film Festival and in Italian theatres with 01 from 14 May, Tale of Tales defends and heightens the power of that literary genre (once oral) that dips into collective unconsciousness. Garrone deploys all the classic Medieval characters – the witch queen and terrifying mother, the father-ogre, the wizard, the young hunter, the vagabond, the hero and the seductive princess – maintaining the horror that has characterised all his films and building his own bridge to the present day, but in a new sumptuous, cinematic way that is more entertaining.

Three stories, acted out by an international cast, weave together and follow on from each other in Tale of Tales. In the first story, the queen, Salma Hayek, sacrifices her husband, played by John C. Reilly, and her very soul to have a son (Christian Lees), putting into practice the advice of necromancer Franco Pistoni. In another, the king, played by Toby Jones, is forced to give his daughter, princess Viola (Bebe Cave) away in marriage, and to keep her forever by his side, hatches a plan of dramatic proportions: he will have the princess carried away by an Ogre, Guillaume Delanay. In the third and final story, a lecherous king, played by Vincent Cassel, captivated by a maiden of whom he has only heard the melodious voice, falls victim to an old and ambitious washerwoman, played by Hayley Carmichael and Stacy Martin.

more infos here

watch the trailer here

“Puglia Experience 2014/2015 – Apulia Audiovisual workshop” is a travelling workshop for professional scriptwriters. It is a highly specialised programme that meets three purposes of the Apulia Film Commission Foundation: promoting TV productions in Apulia, supporting training in writing skills and creating business opportunities for screenwriters. Read all »

CUP: B92I14000050008 – CIG: 5737417A47.  Apulia Film Commission  announces an open call for tender  with the criterion of the most economically advantageous for the commitment of the services in question . Read all »

Leona Lewis’s film debut Walking on Sunshine has revealed its trailer. The movie musical shot in Puglia, with the support of Apulia Film Commission, tells the story of two sisters who have fallen for the same man, and features popular music from the ’80s. Read all »

We’re now calling for applications to this year’s Pixel Lab, the leading cross—media development course for European media professionals. Now in its 5^th year, The Pixel Lab helps European producers, storytellers and media professionals strengthen their ability to create, finance and distribute cross-media properties. Read all »

The 2nd Steering Committee Meeting of the Project “arTVision – A Live Art Channel”, organized by the Ministry of Culture of Albania, is scheduled for February 27 and 28 in Tirana (Ministry of Culture, “Tefta Tashko Koço” Hall, Rr. Kavajes, No.4). Read all »

A green movie, a short story of happiness: “In grazia di Dio – Quiet Bliss”  directed by Edoardo Winspeare will represent Italy at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival as an official entry in the “Panorama” category. Read all »

The new adventures of the world’s most famous four-legged police chief, Rex, are currently being filmed in Apulia, a result of the effort and support of Apulia Film Commission and Pugliapromozione together with Aeroporti di Puglia. Read all »

Further growth in 2013 for the Apulia Film Commission: 56 film projects completed with a 51% increase compared with 2012.

Against funding of €2m, the local impact has been over €10m, an increase of 166%. Working production days saw an increase of 99%.

Film screenings and cultural activity at the cineport hubs and apulian regional film library has accounted for attendances of approximately 30,000.

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