Birmingham eases filmmaking process

Birmingham City CentreFilm Birmingham has announced the launch of FilmApp Birmingham, a new online application tool for filmmakers. 

The aim of the app is to support the city’s expanding film industry, streamlining filming requests for production teams and aiding an efficient licensing process. 

Sindy Campbell, head of Film Birmingham, says: “Film Birmingham is committed to making filming as easy and efficient as possible by providing a one-stop-shop for local and international filmmakers. 

“FilmApp will help us make the filming process simple and sustainable, benefitting both filmmakers and the local community.”

Andrew Pavord, head of Apply4 Technology, the company behind FilmApp, says: “FilmApp is made by filmmakers for filmmakers and helps attract more filming into those areas that use it. 

“With big budget films spending as much as £100,000 a day in production alone on local streets for accommodation, catering, location hire, transport and parking, the impact can be very positive.”

Birmingham is becoming more popular with filmmakers due to its diverse mix of locations. The city centre is also easily accessible and considerably cheaper than filming in London. 

High-profile films to have shot in the city incude Steven Spielberg’s ready Player One – that used Digbeth and the Jewellery Quarter to double for the American Midwest. 

The FilmApp family now includes Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Cardiff, Bristol and Bath in the UK, along with most of London and all of Suffolk. In the US, it powers 10 film offices including America’s third biggest film city, Atlanta, Georgia. 

FilmApp also supports councils in resident relations, making sure residents are well-informed and filming is considerate, well-managed and able to provide benefits for those hosting filmmakers in their streets. In particular, productions can often offer work experience, training and entry-level jobs to local people. 

Click here for more information on the FilmApp

Photo via Getty Images/In Pictures/ Mike Kemp. 

 



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