How do you get a carnet to film in India? Who is legally responsible when things go wrong on set in Mexico? And what are the pitfalls of organising a big feature film in Japan?

These are all questions that need to be answered before you can take off to film in a foreign country. You will need to know about permits, tax incentives, best locations and where to get the best local crew from. In order to get you on your way, The Knowledge – together with our sister publication KFTV (formerly KEMPS) – is hosting a panel event at BVE 2013.

The panel, entitled Filming Abroad – A practical, legal and financial overview, will take place next week Thursday 28 February at 10pm in the Producers’; Seminars Theatre at the Excel Centre.

Covering as many subjects as possible, this event should give you a good idea of what setting up a production at a foreign location might involve.

Who’;s on the panel?

Hosting the panel is KFTV”s publishing director Doug Marshall. The other panellists are:

Alexander Lea – Alexander is a lawyer in Wiggin”s Film and TV practice. He advises clients ranging from the Hollywood studios and major broadcasters, to first-time independent producers and covers all aspects of film and television financing and production. From rights creation and acquisition through to development, finance, production and distribution.

Nina Ludgate – Nina works as a creative producer for Essential Media. She has worked in the media for over 20 years producing TV commercials and Visual FX for feature film worldwide. From Madrid to Moscow and Cape Town to Cairo – she has faced all the challenges of culture and lack of administration when setting up shoots and will be able to draw upon her own experience to warn us of the pitfalls.

Ana Lima – Ana is the coordinator of the Tenerife Film Commission and has been in the film production business for fifteen years, mainly at local service production companies. She”s an expert on permit requests and will explain what it is a film commission can do for you when you are setting up your shoot.

“It promises to be an informative event”, says Doug Marshall from The Knowledge/KFTV. “We have a variety of speakers who are all presenting hands-on knowledge about filming abroad. Topics will include where to shoot, what to take, who to bring and how to arrange co-production agreements. We have a solicitor for the legal aspects, we have a film commissioner who can tell us about locations and tax incentives, and a creative producer with worldwide feature film experience.”

The panel welcomes any questions you might have – simply tweet them to @KFTV with the hashtag #BVE2013.

If you like to find out more about KFTV or The Knowledge then please visit stand PS-D03 where you can find us from Tuesday 26 February until Thursday 28 February.