The Guild of Location Managers
International
Producers Guild of America Produced by Conference in association with AFCI Locations hailed a huge success - 3 - 5 June 2011
More than 2,200 attendees and over 300 Film Commissions from around the globe....more
Chair Jane Soans attended on behalf of the Guild and Fiona Francombe was also there for both South West Screen and the Guild. Read Jane's report here
Île de France Location Expo - 28 & 29 April 2011
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Chair, Jane Soans and Committee member, Rob Champion, attended the first Île de France Location Expo in Paris. Read Rob's report here.
With a view to showcasing its historical buildings, the Ministry for the Interior, Overseas France, Local and Regional Authorities and Immigration has introduced a policy of opening its prefectures and sub-prefectures to filming. Get more information here in both English and French.
Following on from the success of the event, Film London who also attended, are in discussion with France about having a location show here in London in the future.
AFCI Locations Trade Show 2011
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The Global Business of Location Filmaking - 3 -5 June 2011 |
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) and the Association of Film Commissioners (AFCI) have announced that the 2011 Produced by Conference (PBC) will be held in conjunction with AFCI's Location Trade Show. AFCI News Release says " This event will feature over 1,100 producers and decision makers in one place at one time. This first ever outside event held on the Walt Disney Studios lot will reinvent the collaboration process between commissions and decision makers".
More information about this on the AFCI website.
SILE - Seville International Location Expo 11 - 13 November 2010
SILE : an exceptional meeting point. SILE is the European trade fair for the locations market and is attended by Film Commissioners worldwide, film studios, audio visual producers, directors, location managers and more.
Once again the Guild were at the show. We were represented by Chair, Jane Soans, Vice-Chair, Richard Godfrey with Harriet Lawrence, Rob Champion and Andrew Pavord. On Thursday 11th November at 2pm, the team hosted a drinks reception to which all the attendees of the show were invited. This was well attended by many of the screen commissions from around Europe, staff from The Location Guide, and many more. A report will be coming soon. Read more about SILE here
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Team admire the architecture |
Entrance to the show |
Plaza Espana |
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Las Casa de Pilatos |
Chair hits the red carpet |
SILE - Seville International Location Expo 5 - 8 November 2009 - the first show
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David, Mick, Fiona and Rob |
GLM with the Mayor of Seville |
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Seville International Locations Expo is a locations market and trade fair which will gather Film Commissions from all over the globe; audiovisual producers from the filmmaking, television and advertising industries; production directors; and locations managers.
The GLM have been Sponsored by SILE and we had a stand at the show. Representing the Guild were Rob Champion, Rikke Dakin, Fiona Francombe, David Pinnington and Mick Ratman.
AFCI Locations Trade Show 2009
For any queries about the Show or future contributions you feel that the GLM should make in the future, please email us.
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Once again the GLM attended the location trade show and were represented by Mick Ratman. |
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AFCI Locations Trade Show 2008
The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) Locations Trade Show, held in Santa Monica, California, had its most successful exhibition event on record and for the first time a representative from The Guild was there.
Mick Ratman, attended the three day event with the purpose of raising our profile internationally and to meet other film commissions from the UK and abroad. Virtually every UK Regional Screen Agency was there as well as Film London and the UK Film Council.
Mick also had meetings with the Location Managers Guild of America (LMGA) to discuss the potential of us working together and forming an International Location Managers Association.
See the Spring 2008 edition of Locate for pictures and story.
We aim to work together on many aspects of the industry especially lobbying Internet Movie Database (IMDb) for the role of the location manager to be better recognised. For some years now it has been a regular source of complaint that the profile of location managers within IMDb and in the credits is insufficient and misleading. Read Manus Home's thoughts on the subject.
Location Managers Guild of America
The Guild of Location Managers and the LMGA are both keen to further collaborations. The LMGA published an interview with the then Chairman of The Guild of Location Managers, Mick Ratman and Chairman of the LMGA International Committee, Kent Matsuoka.
Read A Conversation with the UK's Guild of Location Managers - October 2008
Ischia Film Festival - Italy 2008
The Association Art Movie e Music was founded in 2002 with purpose to develop the project “Cinema e Territorio” that includes the Ischia Film Festival, created by Michelangelo Messina. Mick Ratman attended the festival in 2008 and talked about the vital role location managers play in the creation of film and tv. They said " Il noto Location Manager ci parla del duro mestiere di trovare le location per il cinema e delle prospettive future per un maggiore realismo ... "