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

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

The American screenwriter, director and cinema producer James V. Hart will be in Apulia for the second time to lead the 5^th edition of the workshop. Author of many films such as Hook, Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Tomb Raider, James V. Hart is one of the most qualified American tutor for audio-visual storytelling techniques.

This edition will be focused on TV series.

The workshop is totally free of charges and all the expenses related to travel, accommodation and food in Apulia are covered in their entirety by the Apulia Film Commission Foundation.

In order to attend it, participants should submit the application pack following the information on specific section of Apulia Film Commission website: en.apuliafilmcommission.it/projects/puglia-experience

The application deadline is 25th September 2014, at 11:59 p.m.

For any further information, please contact:

e-mail pugliaexperience@apuliafilmcommission.it

or telephone  +39 080 9752900.