The National Voice for
America's Screen Economy

A film commissioner is an economic development professional whose industry happens to be the screen. Offices vary in a number of services they can offer, from incentive administration and permitting to location libraries, crew databases, and vendor recruitment, but the function is constant: attract production of every scale, from commercials and independent features to documentaries and studio series, and convert it into local jobs, local spending, and local capacity that outlasts the shoot.

The role sits in a narrow and unusual silo, requiring fluency in the film industry, in government, and in economic development at the same time. Commissioners are the engines of this economy at the state and local levels, and they are the ones building it on a long horizon rather than chasing it one production at a time.