Kent Film Office
The Kent Film Office is a Kent County Council
initiative which aims to promote Kent's urban, industrial and
countryside locations as major film and television venues,
benefitting the county's economy.
In filming terms, Kent has suffered from three major
preconceptions:
- It has 'one look' - the Garden of England
- It is too far from London's major film studios and production
centres
- A lack of creative sector support and/or resources makes it
difficult to organise a shoot
The Kent Film Office was launched in March 2006 to counteract
this.
Since its launch, the Film Office has managed to secure some
high profile
productions such as:
- Cape Wrath
- BBC Emma
- Pirates of the Caribbean
- Sherlock Holmes
This has benefited many local businesses, communities and
attractions and in total has generated in excess of £14 million
into the Kent economy (not counting tourism and marketing).
The Film Office also established a Kent Film and Television
Board
It's made up of key industry players, such as Brenda
Blethyn, Actor, Geoff Miles, MD Maidstone Studios, Jo Nolan, CEO
Screen South, etc.
These high profile figures will act as advocates and
ambassadors for Kent, encouraging more productions to locate in the
county. The board will also help the Kent Film Office to expand and
adapt by keeping it abreast of industry requirements.
The Kent Film Office and Visit Kent in partnership with
National Trust, English Heritage Penshurst Place and Hever Castle
also worked on a film tourism campaign, capitalising on the feature
film The Other Boleyn Girl, featuring key Kent Heritage
Locations.
The campaign brought over £1 million to the Kent economy and
helped to raise the profile of Kent locations both as film settings
and tourist attraction.
The Kent Film office also recently launched a
Kent Moviemap to help maximise the increasing benefits of
set-jetting to the Kent economy.
For more information on Kent County Council's Kent Film Office
please visit the
website.
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