Zurich wants to attract film productions
The newly founded association "Zürich Film Office" wants to attract more film productions to Zurich. After a pilot phase lasting several years, the contact point is now being institutionalized.
The founding members of the association are the city of Zurich, the canton of Zurich, Zurich Tourism and the Zurich Film Foundation. According to association president and Filmstiftung CEO Daniel Waser, the founding is "a clear - also political - statement about Zurich as a film location." The association aims to pave the way for film productions in the Zurich area and thus generate orders for the audiovisual companies and suppliers based here. In order to attract more film crews to Zurich, the filming permit procedures and the processes for filming applications are to be simplified. The "Zurich Film Office" will soon be staffed with an 80 percent position, according to a statement on Wednesday. It will be the first point of contact for national and international film productions. The Film Office is an important addition to the services offered by the Zurich Film Foundation and Zurich Tourism. It is an opportunity for the economic region of Zurich to market the destination through film and advertising. The deepened cooperation with filmmakers from all over the world will also strengthen Zurich as a film production location from an economic point of view. (SDA)
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