Producers: Save BIG on the most valuable networking event you've never heard of
Skip the unscripted conferences where everybody's pitching and nobody's buying. Try one that's been helping the scripted industry lower their budgets for years.
If you’ve been reading this newsletter, you know I’m all about how much film commissions - and incentives - can help your production.
I also know how complicated incentives can be. So much time-consuming research involved, so many rules, never enough time.
But we’ve got a shortcut… a way you can feel more savvy and confident about the incentives process, while cultivating a sea of contacts around the globe to help with your next production…and we’ve lined up a BIG deal, EXCLUSIVELY for the unscripted community!
The event’s called AFCI Week, hosted by the Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI), and it’s being held in Los Angeles this August 25-28th.
It’s projected to draw hundreds of industry professionals from around the world, with 110 film commissioners already registered to attend.
How might AFCI Week save you time & money?
Full disclosure: this isn’t the place to pitch your projects. Let’s face it: there are already enough of those.
It’s for making contacts and learning tips that can help you lower your budgets and streamline the production process, ultimately making those projects more appealing when it comes time to pitch.
And that’s critical, because these days, everybody’s expected to deliver more for less.
So picture this:
You have a brilliant idea for a survival show, but you need to bring the budget down to hit the network’s target. Or maybe it’s an animated series you’ve been developing for a while. OR an indie film that’s been drumming up interest from investors, but still has a budget gap.
You can send out dozens of queries to dozens of contacts and schedule countless calls to find out about incentives and other resources that might help move your projects forward…or you can just hit the AFCI Week Producer Happy Hour on Monday night.
LOOK!
There’s the delegation from the Mongolian National Film Council, eager to hear about your survival show and share the success they’ve had hosting similar productions like Alone (season 5). They even suggest some local production service companies that can help you flesh out your budget.
The team from New Mexico is eager to share details about their incentive and all the resources that have made their state a hot destination for production (read the shorthand version here).
You’ve heard that you can save a bundle on animation by using studios in the Canary Islands. Sure enough, Canary Island Films is well represented. They mention that their rebate (up to 50%!) applies to animation, and hook you up with a list of top-notch animation studios.
The incentives sound enticing, but you dread all the record-keeping required. Not to worry: there are tech solutions for that! Representatives from various platforms are on hand to show how they can help take the headache out of the budgeting, bookkeeping, payroll, and incentives application processes.
(note: actual attendees are yet to be confirmed, but destined to be equally amazing).
That’s more intel and contacts than you could drum up in months.
AFCI Week’s not just about rubbing shoulders—it’s about finding real solutions, real fast. AFCI Week offers:
An Exclusive Membership Opportunity: Snag your first chance to join AFCI as an independent producer. Learn from industry pioneers, connect with film commissioners, studios and other independent producers, and seize the opportunity to become one of the Founding50 Independent Producer Members.
Priority Access: Get first dibs on workshops and task forces.
Full-On Learning: Dive into incentives, collaborations, and how to squeeze every dollar out of your production budget.
If it saves you money on just one production, it’ll pay for itself.
Thinking of signing up? We don’t blame you.
AFCI Week is set for August 25-27 at the UCLA Meyer and Renee Luskin Conference Center in Los Angeles.
Unscripted producers/production companies: Knock $600 off your ticket for AFCI Week by acting now! Just click here to RSVP by June 30th, select “Carrie Regan” as your referral, and you’re in with savings.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Production Companies: We can help match your company’s production and development slate to applicable locations that offer incentives.
Just reach out to us at carrie@globalcontentstrategies.com, or via our website.
Film commissions: Need help luring unscripted productions? Want to brag about your own incentive in Production Incentives Insider?
Give us a shout at carrie@globalcontentstrategies.com.
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