MALLORCA TODAY - Brosnan filming in Mallorca

Pierce Brosnan, Aaron Paul and Sam Neill are among the stars who will be filming scenes for the film adaptation of Nick Hornby's "A Long Way Down" on Mallorca over the next few days. Locations include the airport and an unnamed hotel* by the sea.

* Now identified as the Hotel Playa in Camp de Mar where the Illeta chiringuito (beach bar) will also be a location. Filming in Camp de Mar, where there will be disruptions to traffic and parking, will be on Monday and Tuesday.

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MALLORCA TODAY - Incentives for filming in the Balearics?

The Balearic Government, on the back of all the filming that has been going on recently on the islands and with Toni Bestard's "The Perfect Stranger" having enjoyed its Palma premiere, is considering tax incentives for future filming on the islands.

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MALLORCA TODAY - Artà seeks to promote itself through film

Artà town hall, looking at ways of promoting the town, its landscapes and beaches, is to cut to 250 euros a day its charge for filming. The town hall is also considering the possibility that there will be no charge if images used are to be clearly identifiable as being those of Artà.

MALLORCA TODAY - Cloud Atlas in Formentor

Filming for Cloud Atlas moved to Formentor yesterday, forest near to the hotel being used for shooting. Meanwhile, Halle Berry, who broke a metatarsal when she slipped at the finca she has been staying at in Soller, has been to France to see a specialist. Here are some extremely uninteresting photos of people eating in the car park at Formentor, including Hanks, T.


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MALLORCA TODAY - Hotel Formentor booked for Cloud Atlas

The Hotel Formentor, says the ADN news site, is to be a beneficiary (to the tune of 25,000 euros) of filming for Cloud Atlas. Fifty people have been booked in for two nights, which would seem as though they may be 14 and 15 September, as the annual literary gathering starts at the hotel on 16 September. ADN also says that in August exclusive reservation of the whole hotel was made. As previously reported, 180 people associated with the film have been booked into hotels in the Pollensa area.

MALLORCA TODAY - Cloud Atlas filming starts

Filming for the Hollywood blockbuster "Cloud Atlas" started yesterday. Local firms are benefiting from the filming, with some 70 technicians being contracted. 200 extras have also been taken on. In addition to giving Mallorca as a boost as a location for filming, the island will benefit to the tune of just under 3 million euros from "Cloud Atlas".

The Wachowski brothers, the producers of the film, and the stars are now in Mallorca. Halle Berry was apparently out and about buying from a supermarket in Puerto Soller where she is staying