Film Commissions
Film Commissions
Film commissions are non-profit, public organizations that attract motion media production crews (including movies, television, and commercials) to shoot on location in their respective localities, and offer support so that productions can accomplish their work smoothly.
Over 1000 such organizations are active in over 100 countries around the world, mostly in the United States, Europe and Asia. Many of them are organized by local government bodies together with not-for-profit organisations and the like, and serve as the administrative window concerned with attracting and supporting the productions that come to their locality, not only from other parts of their own countries, but from abroad, as well.
The Association of Film Commissioners International or AFCI http://directory.afci.org/ is based in Los Angeles. The mission of the AFCI is to be essential to the advancement and promotion of excellence in the global production of media on location, in an ethical and professional manner, and to this end the organization sets standards and provides professional education, training and business services in the field of Film Commissioning.
The European Film Commissions Network or EUFCN
www.eufcn.com
is based in Bruxelles. The Asian Film Commissions Network or AFCNet
www.afcnet.org
gathers now film commissions on the Asian continent.