Members Page-BC Regional Film Commissioners

Regional Film Commissioners Association of British Columbia

2008 Members:

Chilliwack Film Commission #201-46093 Yale Road Chilliwack, B.C. V2P 2L8 Cell: 604 819-6247	Netty Tam, Film Liaison www.chilliwackfilmcommission.com tam@chilliwackpartners.com
Columbia Shuswap Film Commission 781 Marine Park Drive NE, Box 978 Salmon Arm, BC V1E 4P1 Phone: 250 832-8194 Fax: 250 832-3375 Cell: 515-0283	Adelheid Bender, Film Commissioner www.filmcolumbiashuswap.com abender@csrd.bc.ca
Greater Victoria Film Commission P.O. Box 34, 794 Fort St. Victoria, BC V8W 1H2 Phone: 250 386-3976 Fax: 250 386-3967 Cell: 250 889-5469	Rod Hardy, Film Commissioner www.filmvictoria.com rodhardy@filmvictoria.com
Okanagan Film Commission 1450 KLO Road Kelowna, B.C. V1W 3Z4 Phone: 250 717-0087 Fax: 250 868-0512 Cell: 250 212-3899	Jon Summerland, Film Commissioner www.okanaganfilm.com info@okanaganfilm.com
Thompson-Nicola Film Commission 300-465 Victoria Street Kamloops, B.C. V2C 2A9 Phone: 250 377-8673 Fax: 250 372-5048 Cell: 250 319-6211	Victoria Weller, Executive Director of Film www.tnrdfilm.com vweller@tnrd.bc.ca
Vancouver Island North Film Commission Suite 203-871 Island Highway Campbell River, B.C. V9W 2C3 Phone: 250 287-2772 Fax: 250 287-2772 Cell 250 287-6948	Joan Miller www.infilm.ca film.commission@infilm.ca

The purposes of the Society are to:

Act as a co-ordinating body for co-operative marketing campaigns involving some or all regional film commission and liaison offices and the BC Film Commission.
Act as a communication network to facilitate efficient and effective presentation of potential locations throughout British Columbia;
Set operational standards and criteria for regional film commission and liaison offices;
Co-ordinate training and professional development opportunities for regional film commission and liaison offices.
Act as communications network to provide regional film commission and liaison offices with access to the expertise of the BC Film Commission.

Membership requirements:

A maximum of two Regional Film Commissions in each of the regions including the Lower Mainland. The BC Film Commissioner will act as an Ex-officio Director without voting privileges.
Must be an AFCI member and AFCI certified within 2 years after acceptance as a member of the Regional Film Commission of BC.Must commit to coordinating requests for location information, packages, scouting and surveys for the region.
Must have Film Pilot expertise, and resources to support and populate Film Pilot to the satisfaction of the British Columbia Film Commission.
Must commit to being the Film Pilot coordinator for your region.
Must have a permanent business address - not a home based business.
Must have a minimum of 1.5. paid full time equivalents, working on business related to the film commission.
Must have evidence of consistent municipal and regional financial support.
Each Regional Film Commissioner will be allotted on vote with the exception of the BC Film Commissioner who is an Ex-officio Director without voting privileges.
Exception to the above criteria may be made in a region where no other regional film commission meeting the criteria is available to provide support for the region.

Membership fees $500/year

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