50 Film Commissions, Production Services & Facilities Set for LocationEXPO® at AFM® November 9–12
11 Countries Host Market Umbrella Stands
Los Angeles, CA – October 25, 2019 – LocationEXPO® returns to the American Film Market, November 9 – 12, with 50 Film Commissions, Government Agencies, Production Facilities and Services from around the globe confirmed to participate. Located in dedicated exhibition space within the AFM, LocationEXPO has become a tremendous resource for AFM attendees to learn and gather information about locations, production incentives, services, and resources available to their projects and films.
Additionally, organizations from 11 countries will host Umbrella Stands at AFM to support and garner opportunities and exposure for their sales agents, producers, and production facilities. Confirmed stands include, Taiwan Film Institute (Taiwan), Japan External Trade Organization (Japan), Italian Trade Agency (Italy), Department of International Trade Promotion, Thai Trade Center (Thailand), ROSKINO (Russia), Created in Moscow (Russia), UK Film (United Kingdom), National IT Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) (South Korea), German Films Service + Marketing (Germany), Romanian Creative Industries Business Federation (Romania), UFCTI (China), and UniFrance (France).
LocationEXPO® participants to include:
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Asian Film Locations Central Oregon Film Office Choice Films at Umbra Studios Office CR8stages DITP, Thailand Dominican Republic Film Commission Entertainment Partners Film in Lithuania/Vilnius Film Cluster FilmLA Greater Palm Springs Hana Productions Hann Media (Turkey) Honolulu Film Office House of Lapland Invest in Cyprus Israel (Israfest) Louisiana Film Office Mallorca Film Commission Malta Film Commission Media Services Nevada Film Office New Jersey Motion Picture & TV Commission New Zealand Film Commission |
Oklahoma Film & Music Ontario International Airport Panama Film Commission PEX Polish Film Institute Portugal Film Commission Riga City Council of Latvia Riverside County Romanian Creative Industries Business Federation The Royal Film Commission – Jordan Sakartvelo Films (Georgia) San Antonio Film Commission Savannah Regional Film Commission Southern Kentucky Spain – ICEX State of Hawaii Taipei Film Commission Thailand Film Office Tokyo Film Commission Uzbekistan Film Commission Visit Redding (Film Shasta) Visit Ventura Yale University |
About the American Film Market®
The American Film Market is the most efficient film acquisition, development and networking event in the world. Unlike a festival, AFM is a marketplace where production and distribution deals are closed. More than US$1 billion in deals are sealed every year – on both completed films and those in every stage of development and production.
Over 7,000 industry professionals from more than 70 countries converge in Santa Monica every November. They include acquisition and development executives, agents, attorneys, directors, distributors, festival directors, financiers, film commissioners, producers, writers, the world’s press and all those who provide services to the motion picture industry.
At AFM, participants can discover the entire global catalogue of available films and projects, attend 50+ best-in-class class conferences, summits, roundtables and presentations, and connect with the independent film community’s decision makers, all in one convenient location without the distraction of a film festival.
About the Independent Film & Television Alliance®
The Independent Film & Television Alliance (IFTA®) is the global trade association of the independent motion picture and television programming industry. Headquartered in Los Angeles, IFTA represents and provides significant entertainment industry services to more than 140 Member companies in 23 countries, consisting of independent production and distribution companies, sales agents, and financial institutions engaged in production finance. Collectively, IFTA Members produce more than 500 independent films and countless hours of television programming each year, generating more than $5 billion in distribution revenues annually. For more information on IFTA, please visit www.IFTA-online.org.
About Winston Baker:
Co-Founded by Katherine Winston and Amy Baker, Winston Baker is the leading producer of entertainment conferences worldwide addressing finance, innovation and growth. Winston Baker has been successfully organizing educational events globally since 2008 in cities such as Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Menlo Park, Cannes, Zurich, Shanghai, Beijing, Los Cabos, Rio de Janeiro, Toronto, Moscow and Singapore. Winston Baker’s conference series includes the CONFLUENCE SUMMIT, FILM FINANCE FORUM, IMMERSIVE SUMMIT, and MUSIC FINANCE FORUM. For more information, visit www.WinstonBaker.com.
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