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The
Liverpool Film Office (LFO) and North West Vision are two organisations
which are trying to shine the spotlight on film making in Liverpool.
The
Liverpool Film Office, a department of the Liverpool City Council,
was the first of its kind in the UK when it was established in 1989.
It is now joined by 27 other film offices across the UK.
It
offers a one stop film liason service free of charge from enquiry
to final post-production to the film and TV industry. The main objectives
are to support local film makers and to promote Liverpool to national
and international producers and film directors.
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here to listen to more about the Film Office One Stop
Service >>Lynn Saunders |
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| Lynn
Saunders, manager for the Liverpool Film Office. |
Liverpool
Film Office manager Lynn Saunders talks about their projects: "On
average we work on over a 1000 productions per year, ranging from
pop promos, shorts and student productions, through to news items
and documentaries. Inward investment or income generated from those
productions has increased from one million in 1989 to 12 million
in 2000."
2000
was one of Liverpool's busiest filming years: "We had seven
features filmed back to back which included The 51st State. The
legacy of which left Liverpool's own film studios in the city; a
valuable additional attraction to potential film makers" says
Lynn Saunders.
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| Location
shooting for The 51st State. |
Liverpool
has a long tradition in film and television production. Films, TV
programmes, commercials, shorts, plays, documentaries and pop promos
have been shot or produced in Merseyside; from the film 'Liam' in
2000 to a Coca-Cola commercial in 1997.
One
of the main attractions of Merseyside for film makers is the range
of filming locations available, from historic buildings to contemporary
structures and sculptures.
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here to find out more what attracts film makers to Liverpool.
>>Lynn Saunders |
North
West Vision are another film and TV organisation in the North West,
with an office in Liverpool. Set up in April 2002, the strategic
agency for the development of film and TV in the North West of England
is one of nine regional screen agencies created from the Film Council.
Alice
Morrison, Chief executive for North West Vision, explains what the
film industry brings to Liverpool: "It brings glamour, employment,
publicity, a chance for everyone to have their say and be seen.
Everyone watches TV and many people go to film, so if you are portraying
your own culture, society and community, then loads of people get
to see it, and shows them what you are about."
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| Alice
Morrison, Chief Executive of North West Vision. |
One
of the main services North West Vision offer is advice surgeries.
Alice Morrison talks about some of the help they provide: "We
give surgeries where people can come in and ask about where they're
going with the project, what funding they should be looking for,
and how they should they fill in application forms."
The
agency also offers both aid and facilities to around three thousand
film and TV makers on its books. They also help film and TV producers
with funding, script development and training in addition to promoting
Liverpool as a film location and running three film offices across
the region.
| Click
here to discover how the 'Making Movies' project is
aiding the Capital of Culture bid.
>>Alice Morrison |
North
West Vision do numerous jobs in Liverpool including securing rights
and funding for film and TV producers.
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here to find out one way North West Vision are trying
to secure funding. >>Alice Morrison |
North
West Vision are mainly funded by the Film Council and Lottery grants,
with support by North West Development Agency, Liverpool City Council
and other councils across the North West of England. They are also
bidding for European funding to maintain the development of the
TV and film industry.
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