“POSITIONING THE COUNTRY AS A FILM DESTINATION, A COMMITMENT OF THE FILM COMMISSION OF CHILE”.

THE CHILEAN FILM COMMISSION IS A SPECIALIZED OFFICE DEPENDENT ON THE COUNCIL OF ART AND AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURES, ARTS AND HERITAGE. ITS OBJECTIVE IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY BY PROMOTING CHILE AND ITS VARIOUS LOCATIONS AS A FILM DESTINATION ON THE INTERNATIONAL SCENE, INCREASING THE CULTURAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF OUR COUNTRY. IN COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, THEY WORK TO IMPROVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, FACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF NATIONAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCTIONS THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. THE COMMISSION PROVIDES LEADERSHIP AND COORDINATION AMONG GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, BUSINESSES, AND OTHERS. AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL, IT WORKS TO PROMOTE AND DISSEMINATE THE WORK OF THE AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY. IT OFFERS INTERGOVERNMENTAL COORDINATION WITH ALL ENTITIES THAT INFLUENCE AUDIOVISUAL PRODUCTION PROCESSES. IN ADDITION, IT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON LOCATIONS, ENTRY OF PEOPLE AND GOODS INTO THE COUNTRY, PERMITS TO FILM AND INSTALLED CAPACITIES (TECHNICIANS, PROFESSIONALS AND COMPANIES RELATED TO THE AUDIOVISUAL INDUSTRY). AT THE INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, ITS FOCUS IS THE PROMOTION AND DIFFUSION OF CHILE AS PRIVILEGED PLACES TO FILM INTERNATIONAL PRODUCTIONS: FEATURE FILMS, COMMERCIALS, TELEVISION PROGRAMS, AMONG OTHERS. IT ACTS AS A FACILITATOR FOR THOSE FOREIGN PRODUCTIONS THAT WANT TO KNOW THE NATIONAL AUDIOVISUAL OFFER AND DEVELOP THEIR PROJECTS IN A SIMPLE AND EFFECTIVE WAY. SPECIFICALLY: COORDINATES DIFFERENT ACTORS, BOTH NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, TO FACILITATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY; OFFERS AS HOSTS FOR FOREIGN PRODUCTIONS THAT COME TO FILM IN CHILE, PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, ALL THE NECESSARY AND SPECIALIZED INFORMATION, AS WELL AS CONTACT WITH THOSE INSTITUTIONS THAT PROVIDE FILMING PERMITS; COORDINATES ACTIONS AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL SO THAT CHILE IS AN INCREASINGLY FRIENDLY COUNTRY TO FILM, SO THAT THE DIFFERENT ACTORS IN THE INDUSTRY CAN ENHANCE THEIR WORK AND OFFER BETTER CONDITIONS FOR THE REALIZATION OF PRODUCTIONS; Y, WORKS THROUGH STRATEGIC ALLIANCES WITH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS, WITH A VIEW TO PROMOTING CHILE AS A FILMING DESTINATION.

IN 2014, THE COMMISSION BEGAN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE "CHILE FILM FRIENDLY PROGRAM", WHICH ENSURES BETTER CONDITIONS TO CARRY OUT PRODUCTIONS, THROUGH STANDARDIZED PROTOCOLS FOR GRANTING FILMING PERMITS, FRIENDLY RATES, AND FACILITATION OF INFORMATION IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FILMING, AND PRODUCTIONS IN THE TERRITORIES. WITHIN THIS FRAMEWORK, A SERIES OF LOCAL AGREEMENTS WERE CREATED WITH VARIOUS COMMUNES AT NATIONAL LEVEL, WHICH UNDERTAKE TO OFFER BETTER CONDITIONS TO CARRY OUT PRODUCTIONS.