ThompsonThompson--NicolaNicola FilmFilm CommissionCommission
TNRD Hoodoos
www.tnrdfilm.com WhatWhat dodo wewe do?do? 1. Create inventories of…
TNRD locations, services, amenities, government agencies, and qualified labour and talent for the purposes of being hired by the film industry.
9 We scout (search & inquire) 9 We take pictures (digital & moving) 9 We build & maintain photo libraries 9 We publish a Directory of Services 9 We maintain a Crew database Sometimes we scout for something.
Sometimes we scout for nothing. Directory of Services (edition IV coming soon) 2. Market our TNRD inventories to the film industry worldwide…
9We publish a “Locations” brochure 9We maintain a web site 9We print advertise 9We market at AFCI Locations Expo annually 9We meet & greet at film festivals
and film trade shows T N 9We meet persons independently R D “LOCATIONS” Brochure www.tnrdfilm.com Advertisements Association of Film Commissions International Locations Expo
Mexico’s Booth WeWe bragbrag aboutabout thethe pastpast…… (…we can’t seem to stop bragging)
Final Season this January; CBC this fall finale shot in TNRD..shhh
Released to film festivals & 2012 international markets 2009
In theatres July 10 3. We pitch locations and services et al, to…
9Location Managers 9Producers 9Directors 9Production Designers 9Production Managers 9and others … We build ftp sites of locations and information Thumbnails with more images attached
Lists script location, actual location name and closest community
Notes to producers from our office SoSo whatwhat dodo theythey like?like?
Feature films like our towns, desert & grassland terrain, our airstrips and ranches, our weather & proximity to Vancouver
Commercials like our highways & roads, rivers & lakes, and snow
Feature films, commercials & documentary filmmakers all love our natural beauty OKOK –– howhow dodo wewe benefit?benefit? Positive economic impacts –wages, rentals, purchases & donations - keeps our businesses healthy - film industry uses existing resources - clean industry
Pride -working together to share what we have with others and feel good about ourselves
International exposure – the TNRD is seen all over the world which in turn promotes us further
Economic Spin-off – the film industry spends money in other areas such as tourism, economic development, and others ““20122012”” estimationsestimations thatthat areare cool!cool!
TNRD crew hired were paid $25/hr+ 300+crew – 200 from Vancouver & Los Angeles, plus TNRD locals 400+extras – about 250 from Vancouver, and rest from TNRD at $150 per day 100+ vehicles – semis, water trucks, vans, SUVs & other More than $2.2 million was dropped into our economy WhatWhat doesdoes itit costcost thethe taxpayers?taxpayers?
About $187,000 per year
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Less than the price of 1 regular cup of coffee, at a small diner, per year OtherOther fundingfunding
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TheThe TNFCTNFC alsoalso receivesreceives donationsdonations andand inin--kindkind servicesservices fromfrom locationlocation owners,owners, businessesbusinesses andand individuals.individuals. OtherOther SupportSupport
The TNRD film commission is made up of 19 voting members (16 are volunteers) and 3 non-voting invitees
BC Film Commission markets TNRD locations internationally, has a copy of our image library, provides leads for projects looking for our types of locations, and partners on marketing initiatives
Our TNRD tourism and economic development agencies share images and partner on projects when possible EconomicEconomic SummarySummary
Since 2000, the TNRD’s cost of having a film commission is $1.4 million
Since 2000, the film industry has been enticed to spend $19.5 million
With a positive economic impact of $49 million, plus… We made some “A” list friends along the way… Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Nicholas Cage, Peter Coyote, John Cusack, Benicio Del Toro, Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Blake Lively, Jennifer Lopez, Josh Lucas, Virginia Madsen, Eric McCormack, Sam Neill, Jack Nicholson, Amanda Peet, Sean Penn, Barry Pepper, Robert Redford, Mark Wahlberg, Robyn Wright Penn, Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Nicholas Cage, Peter Coyote, John Cusack, Benicio Del Toro, Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Blake Lively, Jennifer Lopez, Josh Lucas, Virginia Madsen, Eric McCormack, Sam Neill, Jack Nicholson, Amanda Peet, Sean Penn, Barry Pepper, Robert Redford, Mark Wahlberg, Robyn Wright Penn, Paul Bettany, Nicholas Cage, John Cusack, Benicio Del Toro, Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Blake Lively, Jennifer Lopez, Josh Lucas, Virginia Madsen, Eric McCormack, Sam Neill, Jack Nicholson, Amanda Peet, Sean Penn, Barry Pepper, Robert Redford, Mark Wahlberg, Robyn Wright Penn, Paul Bettany, Nicholas Cage, John Cusack, Benicio Del Toro, Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson, Elias Koteas, Blake Lively, Jennifer Lopez, Josh Lucas, Virginia Madsen, Eric McCormack, Sam Neill, Jack Nicholson, Amanda Peet, Sean Penn, Barry Pepper, Robert Redford, Mark Wahlberg, Paul Betta andand wewe mademade aa fewfew discoveries.discoveries.
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