The Association of Film Commissioners International will bring production destinations directly into TIFF: The Market through the AFCI Destination Lounge, with a week of programming, conversations, networking and opportunities to connect with film commissions and production leaders from around the world.
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 | 10:00 AM
Location Strategy Without Compromise: Accessibility and Authenticity in Being Heumann
Speakers: Justin Cutler, Film Commissioner, Ontario Creates / Anna Marcopoulos, Film Permit Coordinator, City of Toronto / Melanie Loiselle, Studio Accounts Manager and Executive Assistant, TriBro Studios / Warner Strauss, Location Manager
Moderator: Claire Brooks, Executive Director, AFCI
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 | 3:00 PM (30 MIN)
Accessing US Historical Landmarks: Massachusetts & Mississippi
Speakers: Nina Parikh, Director, Mississippi Film Office / Meg Jarrett, Director, Massachusetts Film Office
Moderator: Claire Brooks, Executive Director, AFCI
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 | 11:30 AM (30 MIN)
Filming History: Production Opportunities in Austria and Portugal
Speakers: Ana Marques, Executive Director, Portugal Film Commission / Marijana Stoisits, CEO/Managing Director, Vienna Film Commission / Juliane Buchroithner, Film Commissioner, Film in Austria Moderator: Claire Brooks, Executive Director, AFCI
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 | 3:00 PM (30 MIN)
Beyond the Desert: Shooting in New Mexico and San Antonio
Speakers: Steve Graham, Director, New Mexico Film Office / Rochelle Bussey, Senior Program Manager, New Mexico Film Office / Christine Hill, Film Commissioner, San Antonio Film Commission Moderator: Claire Brooks, Executive Director, AFCI
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 | 11:30 AM (30 MIN)
To the Fjords and Beyond: Netherlands & Norway
Speakers: Meghan Beaton, Chief Executive, Norwegian Film Commission / Roeland Oude Nijhuis, Film Commissioner, Netherlands Film Commission
Moderator: Claire Brooks, Executive Director, AFCI
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 | 11:30 AM (30 MIN)
Beyond the Beach: Why Producers Should Look at Bahamas & Curaçao
Speakers: Clarence Rolle, Film Commissioner/Director of Global Communications, Bahamas Film Commission / Eloise van Wickeren, Film Commissioner, Curaçao Film Office
Moderator: Rochelle Bussey, Senior Program Manager, New Mexico Film Office
Read more: Cinema & Video International Issue #208
