Reputed British film location experts, including the location manager for the famous television series Game of Thrones, were in Sri Lanka recently scouring for the most scenic places for their next ventures.
The location managers include David Pinnington, who was the supervising and location manager for Spiderman (Far from home), Game of Thrones, Guardians of the Galaxy and X-men First Class to name a few. Camilia Stephens was the supervising and location manager for Hollywood blockbusters like Les Miserables, the King’s speech and Snowman. Pinnington also took part in a B2B session where he and other location managers met with members of the local film fraternity to discuss ways in which Sri Lanka can be promoted as a prime film destination. “It was important to meet the local production companies. They seem very capable and experienced, which is good. As a film destination, Sri Lanka is an excellent choice. But to see the development of film tourism, we need to make a change with the help of the government. During the tour I saw interesting locations. I loved the east coast because the beach was better. Colombo is an amazing city though the traffic is terrible,” he said.