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industry to a Los
Angeles exhibition site. During the next four years, the Expo's space demands increased so that by 1990 the show had to be held at a site different from the AFM conference. Attendance tripled. Then in 1991, Expo relocated with the AFM to Santa Monica. The annual trade show, now an AFCI-sponsored event and known as the AFCI Global Finance and Locations Show, soon became too large to be held in conjunction with AFM, moved its event to early spring, and welcomes over 200+ film commissions and commercial affiliates exhibiting their services to more than 3,000 delegates.
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AFCI offers multiple levels of training to members and non-members. From the entry level Film
Commission Fundamentals online class to Master Classes and the Certified Film Commissioner program, AFCI members are the best trained in the world. AFCI also provides a variety of networking opportunities so
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since their inaugural event in 2014, which is currently scheduled to coincide with the AFCI Location Show to take advantage of the number of film commissioners and international location professionals attending the show. A representative of the AFCI has typically been the presenter for the award for
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to an area in order to accrue locally realized benefits from hiring local crews and talent, renting local equipment, using hotel rooms, rental cars, catering services, or any number of goods and services supplied on location. In other words, Film
Offices attract Film & TV productions to their
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Location Expo, the first on-location trade show for film and television production. Film Commissions from around the world gathered to promote their locations and services to American producers. The first Location Expo attracted 60 film commissioners and some 1,200 people from the film
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Cineposium is an educational and networking event for film commissions first held in 1976. A program of educational seminars, it is designed to teach film commissioners about the management and processes of the film commission business. The event rotates among its active members, with recent
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is a purpose-built organization or department set up by an interested city, county, state / province or federal government with the specific mandate of promoting and developing filming activity within the jurisdiction. The primary goal of any film commission is to attract film and
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and their offices and staff, sets standards and provides professional education, offers training and business services in the field of Film
Commissioning, and provides regular marketing and network opportunities in
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Avoid conflicts of interest between the official duties and services of the film commission office and the private financial interests of the film commissioner and film commission employees.
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Member Film
Commissions have typically been established by cities, counties, states / provinces or federal governments, and are generally operated and funded by various agencies of
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is worldwide network of more than 360 commissions from 40 countries on every continent except
Antarctica. The AFCI represents trained, experienced and professional
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The AFCI was founded in 1975 to serve the growing needs of on-location film and television production. Originally, the AFCI was formed by a small group of
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in 1983. Since then, the AFCI has expanded into a worldwide network of more than 360 commissions from 40 countries on every continent except
Antarctica.
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members can market their local jurisdictions, educate themselves and their staff on cutting-edge production trends that impact filming on location.
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locations, and then ensure that the location capitalizes on that production activity.
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Provide full film liaison and location services, and location scouting upon request.
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The following are websites that aggregate film commissions 1,100+ film commissions.
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824:1975 establishments in the United States
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539:31.3%: State/Provincial Government
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513:38.6%: Gov. Official/Office
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426:3.9%: Africa/Latin America
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627:43.8%: Entertainment Ind.
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516:37.0%: Board of Directors
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350:and around the world for
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574:4.7%: $ 250 – $ 400K US
571:9.4%: $ 150 – $ 250K US
568:37.5%: $ 50 – $ 150K US
477:42.2%: non-profit Corp.
642:14.8%: Business/Admin.
630:21.1%: Film Commission
557:9.4%: Membership Fees
545:13.3%: Hotel/Motel Tax
499:8.3%: Elected Official
762:Sundance Film Festival
712:best film commission.
565:37.5%: up to $ 50K US
551:12.5%: Corp. Sponsors
460:26.6%: State/Province
554:9.4%: Private Funds
522:6.3%: Advisory Board
505:2.8%: Community Dev.
487:45.8%: Economic Dev.
457:42.2%: County/Region
449:15.6%: over 25 years
96:neutral point of view
746:American Film Market
721:locations including
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397:chambers of commerce
154:improve this article
754:Busan Film Festival
695:AFCI Locations Show
650:Additional Offices?
548:12.5%: Fundraising
443:16.4%: 16–20 years
440:14.8%: 11–15 years
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305:Number of locations
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758:Festival de Cannes
645:11.7%: Journalism
633:20.3%: Government
596:7.0%: 16–20 years
593:9.4%: 11–15 years
590:13.3%: 6–10 years
577:10.9%: $ 400K+ US
519:11.8%: Commission
502:5.6%: Stand Alone
474:57.8%: Government
471:Type of Structure:
446:7.0%: 21–25 years
437:20.3%: 6–10 years
364:film commissioners
343:Film Commissioners
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315:Area served
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653:90.6%: No
619:2.3%: 10+
616:7.0%: 6-9
414:61.7%: US
393:government
262:Trade name
184:newspapers
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