Agency overview
1985
7080 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 900, Hollywood, California 90028
- Colleen Bell, Director
- Thomas Davis, Board Chairman
Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development - (GO-Biz)
Library[edit]
In 1993, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory signed an agreement to develop an online reference system for the CFC's Location Resource Library. The Electronic Production Resource Library Information Database would be a catalog for the more than 200,000 location photographs that the CFC had at the time.[2] The project, undertaken by Caltech who manages the JPL for NASA, and the California Trade and Commerce Agency, aims to assist with the screening process for potential production locations through the use of new technology.[13]
The library is the world's largest of its kind, housing hundreds of thousands of images of California.[14] The website CinemaScout helps production scouts review locations and plan a shoot.[15] Subject categories include Towns and Communities; Residential; Commercial and Retail; Public/Government/Municipal; Educational and Religious; Industrial; Parks and Recreation Areas; Ranches, Farms and Agriculture; Transportation; Water and Coastal Area; and Geography/Geology.[16]
Awards[edit]
CFC and FLICS are hosts of the California On Location Awards[4] which include the Location Professional of the Year Award and the Robin Eickman Memorial Mentorship Award.[17]
At the 2009 Locations Trade Show, attended by 180 film commissions and others representing more than 30 countries, the CFC's pavilion received 2nd Prize for "Most Informative Booth".[18]