Film London Presents "Film London On Location"

Free exhibition Film London on Location opens to the public this week at City Hall, showcasing film locations from across the capital. Featuring original photographs of landmark and lesser-known London locations accompanied by a selection of stills from London-shot films, the exhibition illustrates the many perspectives of the city used by film-makers.

Locations include Wilton's Music Hall where Chaplin (1992) and Interview with the Vampire (1994) were filmed, the South Bank which starred in Hitchcock's Frenzy (1972), and Kensington Palace which featured in The Queen (2006).

Adrian Wootton, CEO of Film London said: "The sheer range of London films demonstrates how cinema has become part of the fabric of the capital with many places now instantly associated with moments from the silver screen.

"Building on the growing trend in film tourism, this exhibition with its range of fantastic images, captures the distinct and varied nature of the city's landscape and highlights the range of films shot in London from the 1930s to the present day."

Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London said: "I am pleased this exhibition is showing at City Hall, which has itself been used as a location. Cinema has a great role in presenting a city, its people and attractions to audiences and potential visitors around the country and overseas. This exhibition also underlines Film London's importance in enabling filmmaking, which is a vital industry, to take place in the capital."

The locations are all easy to view or visit and provide a brief snapshot of the many titles which have filmed in London.

The exhibition is open through Thursday 8 March, weekdays (closed weekends) from 8am - 8pm. -- www.filmlondon.org.uk