Spring is in the air - and Summer is just around the corner
Check out our Torrevieja Today what's on guide plus links to various happenings around the region.
May 2009
What else is in store: Ray Lewis with the Drifters are here at the end of the month (with the Drifters at the Oriheula Costa Resort and as a solo artist at the Lounge Bar in Aguas Neuvas, Torrevieja) there a fabulous junior football tournament in Javea, FC Torrevieja are having a raffle for a Ford Focus, a Tribute music night, and have made the play offs, the new conservatory of music in Torrevieja is edging closer to opening, we had the May Fair and European day in Torrevieja, Go-Kart racing, National Bowls championships and so much more ......
But First - a word from FC Torrevieja:
UPDATE: Torry won 1:0 in their first Playoff game against Haro.
More details to follow about next Sunday's game at Haro, in the Rioja region - your chance to cheer tham on and bring back a couple of great bottles of wine!
But for those missing the news from home, here's the latest from ITN in London:
FC Torrevieja Car Raffle
www.fctorrevieja.eu
Your 'Anti-Crisis' web site:
Can't afford to buy as many English language magazines or newspapers as you would like, we now feature the online versions of the majority of major daily papers, a selection of quality magazines, the news and snippets from ITN in London plus your favourite Costa Blanca (and beyond) newspapers, magazines and radio stations, for you to enjoy.
Property and Real Estate
With the Property market being a 'buyers market' at the moment, we shall be one of the few offering Video Tours of select properties bringing you the best deals in buying property in Spain. Real Estate TV may have shut their doors but we continue to look forward to a market recovery in 2010. We are also looking to develop a local TV program with VivaTV, to increase awareness of properties for sale and rent in the region.
We have links with a few of the areas quality. licensed and longest standing property company, with hundred of properties on their books to choose from. If you are property hunting in this buyers market, please contact:
Eva - tel: 655 855 893 or by using our contact form for more information. No Hype and zero obligation. Over 25-years selling and building houses in Torrevieja.
Partners with Costa Blanca TV
We'd like to welcome Costa Car Trader (under new ownership) as one of our partners and wish them every success with their publication plus the Mar Menor Focus, from down south in La Manga, who are flying the flag for us on the Costa Calida.
We are also delighted to be working with Vince 'The Prince' Tracy, former broadcaster with the now defunct but very popular OCI Radio, who can now be heard on the airwaves from Hit FM in Benidorm.
Con & Dec - The Bachelors
Thanks to one and all who entered our competition in March and also to photographer Ken Taylor who supplied us with great photo of Brandon and I with them after the show plus a photo from our team who ran the video production on the big screens for the show. The show was promoted by The Holiday Rep Service and ticketplanner.es and we look forward to working closely with them in 2009 with their future productions. Next up, the one and only Ray Lewis and his Drifter Show. As one of the Drifters from the 70's, you'll have the chance to see and hear the real thing. More details to follow soon.
The Wedding Season is upon us.
Thanks to one and all who visited our sister company Photo Video Spain at the wedding shows in Altea and La Zenia. It was great to actually put a face to many of our clients that we have only built up a relationship by email. We look forward to producing your video on your big day for you.
Dates are closing fast for September 2009, so please contact us for any information about our photo or video services. We have a number of video and photo teams but September is by far the most popular month of year for weddings on the Costa Blanca and Calida.
Costa Blanca TV and Chartered Institute of Journalists
For a number of years the staff at Costa Blanca TV and Photo Video Spain have been supplying International news rooms and TV stations with content from the Costa Blanca and overseas. We are proud to be a fully qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Journalists, the oldest journalist union in the world.
Movie Extras, Cars and Bikes required - Press Release
Hot on the heals of the British Oscar and box office success of 'Slumdog Millionaire', the Costa Blanca is enjoying a boom in TV and Film production work. It's not just from Spanish companies but also from the UK, Scandinavia, France and the USA. Planned productions at Alicante's Ciudad de la Luz film studios include Verano Azul 2, Triage, Tetro, Eloise in Paris and My Life in Ruins which star such names as Oscar winner Penelope Cruz's sister Monica, Uma Thurman, Christopher Lee, Colin Farrel and Van Diesel. Just around the corner in Benidorm, Johnny Vegas and cast working on the third series of 'Benidorm', so it's a busy time in the city.
Costa Blanca TV have been producing show segments for the BBC, SKY, ITV and Channel 4 for the last four years and have close ties with one of the Costa Blanca's most active International talent scouts, Pauline Harwood, from Javea. Creative Director, Keith Nicol, has been working closely with Pauline on a number of projects and they are seeking new talent for future productions that are coming here in the next few months. They shall also be seeking talent and look-alikes for their own sitcom pilot, which is presently in development.
"Mainly because of my involvement with the classic car scene through Club Torrevieja, I receive a dozen or more requests each year for classic and specialist cars, mainly for TV commercial work or period films" said Keith. "The City of Light film studios in Alicante is one of the most technically advanced and busiest studios in Europe, partly thanks to the good weather we enjoy plus it's better value for money than shooting around the Costa del Sol, Madrid or Barcelona areas. This is one of the few industries not affected so much by the 'crisis' that we are going though at the moment."
Keith already has a number of Classic Cars on his books but is hopeful of finding a few more. "Production companies are very specific in their needs. Last year a famous beer company requested an Aston Martin, E-Type Jag and a Ferrari but, they all had to be British Racing Green! Not the most popular of colours for a Ferrari! For a Norwegian Football League promo we had a request for a black convertible sports car for a parody based upon Miami Vice." Presently they are looking for a Fiat Jolly, Mini Moke, American Classic and Muscle Cars plus Harley Davidson's, for future productions. "If anyone wishes to send me details of their car, boat, yacht or bike, along with digital photographs, we are presently building a new directory of available 'film props' and locations on www.CostaBlancaTV.com, to help overseas and local production companies with their search and to encourage them to come here."
Pauline Harwood has been running her successful model agency in Javea for a number of years and some of her discoveries are now working in the USA, Italy and the UK and have appeared in Spanish Vogue plus many magazines and newspapers throughout Spain. Since the opening of the Alicante film studio she has been building a database of actors and extras to fulfill requests. If you fancy enjoying your 15-minutes or, more likely, 15-seconds of fame, which may involve rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous, please send your details plus a full length and facial photograph to 'camera@CostaBlancaTV.com'. Details should include your name, location, mobile number, height, languages spoken or understood and any acting or performance experience. Interviews shall be arranged in Javea and Torrevieja followed by photographic and video sessions if required.
There is no fee to register your interest to be on either database. All kinds of cars, motorbikes, specialty vehicles and actors/actresses are required. Keith added "For extra work, the more you can usually blend into the background, the more times you can be used in a production. We want 'Real People'. Tall, short, old, young, kids, bald, blond, dark, slim, cuddly, it does not matter. Every body shape and type is required. There usually is a lot of waiting around involved but it can be good fun; you are fed and watered; make a few euros plus, you'll have a few more stories to tell down the Pub."
