AFCI

Friday, Apr. 5, 2019

AFCI Extends Its Reach--All The Way To Russia

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...

Sunday, Apr. 9, 2017

ROI At AFCI; Incentives A Hot Topic At Locations and Global Production & Finance Confab

By both addition and subtraction, Maryland knows the value of hosting the production of a TV series. For Netflix’s House of Cards, with five seasons under its belt, the state has thus far yielded considerable return on its filming incentives investment according to Jack Gerbes, director...

Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016

Kevin Jennings Elected AFCI Chairman

The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) elected a new chairman and four officers to its board of directors at its annual board meeting hosted by AFCI Member, Film LA.

Kevin Jennings, executive manager of Film Otago Southland (New...

Friday, Oct. 23, 2015

Hot Locations: AFCI Sets Board Of Directors

The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) unveiled its board of directors for 2016 at last month’s 39th Cineposium film summit in Barcelona, Spain.

AFCI chairman George David of the Royal Film Commission of Jordan made the...

Friday, Oct. 17, 2014

Hot Locations: AFCI Honors Lisa Strout at Cineposium

Massachusetts film commissioner Lisa Strout received the Arthur M. Loew Jr. Crystal Vision Award earlier this month during the 2014 Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) Cineposium confab in NYC. The honor is bestowed upon an active or former AFCI film commissioner or staff...