Corporate Magazine | March 2018

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W
hat do Moby Dick, Harry
Potter, Captain America and
a werewolf have in common?
These blockbuster films have all had
scenes shot on location in Wales,
starting with the Oscar winning
movie of a man's obsession to hunt
the white whale Moby Dick (1956)
through to last year's box office flop
Transformers: The Last Knight.
With its rugged coastlines, national
parks and a landscape dotted with
history and heritage, including
towering castles and defensive
walls, raging rivers and impressive
waterfalls, the Welsh countryside,
cities and beaches are grabbing
the limelight with movie and TV
production companies from both
sides of the Atlantic. Bollywood
production companies have also
fallen for the Celtic charm with
Cardiff, Snowdonia and forestry in
mid Wales taking centre stage in big
musical numbers.
From the movie camera to the still,
2018 is going to be a great year to
capture the beauty of Wales. In
a celebration called Year of the
Sea, the outstanding coastline
will play host to special events
and experiences for everyone to
enjoy. The Wales Coast Path passes
breath-taking seascapes, hundreds
of beaches, harbours, inlets and
islands and there's every chance of
seeing seals, dolphins and porpoises
along the 870-mile route. Turn a
coastal corner and a cliff or cove will
pass into shot. Listen to the locals
and tales of pirates, smugglers and
ship wreckers will be the soundtrack
to a visit.
With a choice of elegant Victorian and
Edwardian resorts, harbour towns
and modern marinas, focussing
on one location is never going to
be easy and when you add in the
appeal of fabulous farmers' markets,
artisan producers (including
boutique breweries), award-winning
dinning, food festivals and a very
warm Welsh welcome, holding an
event in Wales has to be worthy of an
overnight stay!
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