How Should Film Commissions Re-build Infrastructure in a Post-Pandemic World? SPI Executives to give their View at the AFCI Cineposium 2021

This year, the AFCI is hosting their first virtual Cineposium, set to take place 19th-21st October 2021.  Panelists come from 10 different countries, across 18 time zones. This year will focus on the impact that COVID-19 has had on the industry and exploring options for film commissions to tackle the pressures they are and will continue to face, on a regional and global scale.

On the 20th of October (10:00am GMT), SPI Executive Chair, Jonathan Olsberg, and SPI Managing Director, Leon Forde are to discuss ‘How to measure and develop production infrastructure and capacity’ in this post-pandemic context.

Building from their expertise and experience in analysing and advising multiple industry bodies, they will be unpacking SPI’s methodology behind their production capacity evaluation process. In turn, this will highlight the importance for film commissions to understand, support and develop regional infrastructure in this time of increased demand and continued uncertainty.

SPI utilises a unique evaluation of current production capacity in 99 elements across 5 areas: facilities and equipment, services, locations, crew, and key creative talent. The Production Infrastructure and Capacity Audit (PICA) provides an analysis of existing and emerging gaps in a regional industry’s infrastructure and resources and provides the basis for strategies to improve capacity, through both quantitative and qualitative research. Having been piloted in Sweden, commissioned by Film i Väst with the support of multiple other Swedish stakeholders, SPI have conducted a PICA analysis within Australia and continue to undertake audits in other regions, including the Greater São Paulo region for Spcine.

Register for the AFCI Cineposium 2021 here.