The cantons of Geneva and Neuchatel are the latest in Switzerland to back the setting up of cash rebate schemes to attract national and international filmmakers to shoot films in their respective regions.

The Canton and City Of Geneva announced in Locarno at the weekend that they are launching the Geneva Film Commission which will be made up of two complementary components.

The first stage will see the setting up this year of the Geneva Film Office under the auspices of the Geneva Tourism & Congress Foundation to support home-grown and international productions by facilitating and simplifying production procedures such as the issuing of shooting permits for filming in public spaces.

In addition, the Film Office will be charged with promoting Geneva’s audiovisual ecosystem at professiona

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