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In on the action

Outside the UAE’s capital, a vast film set is becoming a trusted shooting location for Hollywood and Bollywood, placing the Twofour54 complex at the heart of a nascent movie industry.

  • The Entrepreneurs #7
  • 11 min read
In on the action
Culture

Collision course

A school of hard knocks in France is sending stunt performers tripping and flipping to the silver screen.

  • Issue #162
  • 4 min read
Students practice combat choreography in a training studio with exposed brick walls and modern lighting
Culture

Dress for success

Bringing stories to life in ultra-high-resolution film requires companies that care about the details – and when it comes to the outfits that appear on screen, Peris Costumes is the sartorial star.

  • Issue #161
  • 6 min read
Dress for success
Culture

Golden touch

Newly renovated and redesigned, 195 Piccadilly gives Bafta the space the academy has always deserved.

  • Issue #160
  • 6 min read
Golden touch
Travel and restaurants

Plucky upstart

While Croatia has experienced a tourism boom, its third-largest city has forged its own unique path, building on its coastal location and can-do attitude to welcome a wave of businesses – big and small.

  • Issue #157
  • 10 min read
Pedestrians walking along the Korzo pedestrian street lined with historic Habsburg-era buildings and modern shops
Film

Culture

The second life of film sets and a preview of the Ukraine Pavilion at the Venice Biennale.

  • Issue #153
  • 4 min read
Woman in yellow sweater and blue scarf standing by stairs in warehouse with "BAR A VIN" sign overhead
Design

Collecting the set

How a personal haul of modernist homeware became a premier prop source for the global film industry.

  • Issue #149
  • 6 min read
Collecting the set
Media

Syncing feeling

As programmes such as ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Narcos’ capture imaginations worldwide, dubbing has become something to shout about. We meet a family-run firm giving foreign-language film a voice.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 5 min read
A hand holds a circular film reel with subtitles stamped onto it in a dubbing studio with professional audio equipment in the background.

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