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Marnie Gee of Creative BC (British Columbia) will serve as new board chairperson for the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI), taking the helm from Bas van der Ree of Netherlands Film Commission, who completes a two-year term as chair. Gee will lead the board as AFCI works to...
For the production community, including film commissions, Charles Dickens’ famous quote--“It was the best of times. It was the worst of times”--is quite apropos. The “best” is reflected in the current awards season when deserving work, the artists behind it, and those who facilitate it are...
Film Incentives Expanded In New Mexico
Amber Dodson, director of the New Mexico Film Office, said that with recently signed legislation to increase the cap on tax credits, the state’s film and television industry is poised to continue to expand, solidifying growth well into...
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) has appointed Jaclyn Philpott to lead the organization in the newly created role of executive director. Her official start date is January 3, 2023.
When Philpott takes the helm of AFCI, she will focus on growing what is already...
AFCI Brings Cineposium To Latin America
The Association of Film Commissioners International’s (AFCI) annual Cineposium will be held September 20-22 in Bogota, Colombia, thus bringing the conference to Latin America for the first time in its 45-year history.
The...
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) has appointed Kevin “KJ” Jennings as its new president. He replaces Jess Conoplia, who joined AFCI’s leadership team in 2017 and has stepped down from her role as president to pursue other opportunities within the film and TV production...
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) and the TIME’S UP Foundation have released Diversity Report 2020: A Study of AFCI Member and Partner Diversity Initiatives. As plans are being developed to restart production during the coronavirus pandemic, the first-of-its-kind global...
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) has launched the AFCI Global Production Alert--a resource that provides updated information on COVID-19-related policies and restrictions impacting filming locales worldwide. It can be accessed on AFCI’s website...
The Amazon Studios’ TV series based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s iconic fantasy novels “The Lord of the Rings” will shoot in New Zealand. Pre-production has started, and production on the series will begin in Auckland in the coming months.
The EPs and showrunners on the series are J.D. Payne and...
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) continues to extend its geographical reach, perhaps most dramatically with the selection of St. Petersburg, Russia, as the host city for this year’s Cineposium conference slated for September 13-16--concurrent with the United Nations...