5th February 2012
Want a piece of Bedfordshire's most exciting industry?
2nd Feb 2006
The worlds’ most glamorous and exciting industry – the movies – has come to Bedfordshire!
Recent location shooting in the county includes Batman Begins, The Da Vinci Code, Flyboys and Amazing Grace, amongst many other exciting feature films and high-end TV dramas.
Major film and TV producers are making the most of the county’s great transport links and proximity to the capital, making it the perfect area in which to base any kind of production. Picturesque market towns, film friendly grand manor houses, industrial centers and military airfields mean that Bedfordshire has much to lure the filmmaker,
How can your business benefit?
Screen East receives on average around 200 enquiries per month from productions wanting to film in the East of England. All of these productions will have utilised Screen East’s free service in some way, either through location finding, sourcing accommodation or facility companies to service their shoot or sourcing local crew.
Productions require a variety of local infrastructure to be in place to enable their shoot to go as smoothly as possible. For example although a production may hire crew & equipment from a preferred team/supplier, they will use local caterers, skips, petrol suppliers, newsagents, dry cleaners, hotels, sandwich shops, electrical shops… the list goes on! This means that local business can literally ‘cash in’ on location filming.
If your company is based in the East of England you are eligible to register on our facilities database, which comprises of an extensive list of companies who can supply or service the film and television industry. The database is a resource accessible to all production companies filming in the eastern region.
Your property could be the one that a Location Manager is looking for right now!
There is no restriction on the type of property that a film or TV production might be looking for – locations can be residential or commercial, rural or urban, empty or occupied! So, whatever the condition, age, size or use of your property, contact Screen East for a Location Registration Form.
Screen East offers a FREE service - to register with them either call 01923 495051, e-mail locations@screeneast.co.uk or visit www.screeneast.co.uk
