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"Birmingham is a growing centre for film and television within the UK. Film Birmingham, being established here, is important and it demonstrates that commitment. It gives Birmingham a focal point for the city's media industry. It provides practical support for film makers and helps to develop and retain the industry's skills base. It offers the opportunity to help oversee festivals and events for everyone to enjoy and help to promote Birmingham as an international destination for film"

Shaun Woodward MP - Minister for Creative Industries and Tourism

"If you take the region's film industry ...the Regional Screen Agency and Film Birmingham are a great example of a city-region partnership that's working well, it's a success and it's going places".

Sir Digby Jones - Former Director General CBI

"Thank you for all of your assistance during our recent filming in Birmingham. Your advice, help and hospitality ensured that everything went extremely well at all times. I found that Birmingham has an abundance of excellent and film-friendly locations where, hopefully, I will be able to work in the future.

Looking forward to meeting and working with you again"

Brian Bilgorri, Parallax
Almost Adult - Channel 4 Feature Film

"I would like to say how helpful Film Birmingham were during our visit to the city. We were given the option to film everywhere we desired and were made to feel very welcome. We were given help with location clearances that we were struggling with and all dealings with police and other official bodies was taken care of which took a weight of our minds. It was a pleasure to work with Film Birmingham and I’m sure we will come back to the city in future to do more filming."

Catherine Airey, Metropolis Group (London)

"Film Birmingham has been fantastic in co-ordinating and assisting with [our shoot]; the process is straightforward and Suzie Ralph couldn't have been more helpful and on hand to deal with any queries. I am really hoping that we have a similar experience when we make the rest of the series in other cities."

Hannah Ward, BBC 'Hard Sell'

"I think that the service provided by Film Birmingham has been superb. As many of Zig Zag's requests have been late in the day, filming permission has always been swiftly arranged via e-mail and occasionally by phone. It is not always possible to give exact locations for filming with a small production company like ourselves which obviously causes difficulty but Film Birmingham have always managed to accomodate us with on-the-day notifications"

Paul Shenkin, Zig Zag Productions (London)

"Thanks very much for all your help with setting up the Birmingham shoot. It all went very well in the end and we have two great VTs cut.

It was so effortless, just being able to go directly to you for filming permission on behalf of the council and also to have your guidance and local knowledge."

Kufena Coulter, Ruggie Media Limited (London)

"Thank you very much for all your help in arranging the filming for our programme 'Heir Hunters', it was a pleasure working with you. The filming went very well; we were very pleased with everything. Thanks again."

Wendy Cervantes, Flame TV (London)

"Many, many thanks for your help with the 'LipSync' promo. It looks great and all went very well. It is through the support of good people like you that we can bring film to Birmingham."

Richard Lucas - Stormrider Films

"Thanks for making it so easy to arrange this filming... I am sure that we will speak again soon"

Matt Ramsden, Ricochet (London)

"Thank you again for sorting those permissions out for us - it was a great help.

It's actually easier to film in Birmingham than anywhere else we've shot (Coventry, Leamington and Leeds) because of the specialised office you have set up and of course your hardworking staff."

Joanne O'Driscoll, Coventry University

"All the areas we filmed in, and all the relevant people, were incredibly helpful and certainly made the day run smoothly.

Thank you to Film Birmingham for all your help and advice too - it was much appreciated and made my life a lot easier!"

Shelly Garton, Producer, The F.A. Premier League Productions

"Many thanks for all your support!"

Atif Ghani, Diamond Bullet Productions (London)

"Thanks again for all your help. You have made this process so much easier and it is really appreciated."

Becky Young, Ragdoll Productions

"Thank you so much for all your help last week. All I would like noted is how helpful you were and how painless the process was!
Once again, many thanks - I look forward to dealing with you in the future."

Joanne Smith, BBC 'To Buy or Not To Buy'

"Thanks so much for helping us out on with all your suggestions and contacts for locations around Birmingham and for arranging the meeting with the council. Going through Film Birmingham definitely made the whole process of filming in Birmingham so much easier and we all really appreciate it here."

- Dan Sheldon, Maverick TV, London

"I have to say Birmingham and it’s residents were literally some of the nicest and easiest places I’ve ever worked with."

Lucy Flynn, Maker Mark Productions (London)

"Just to say that every time I deal with Film Birmingham, you are so helpful, friendly and informative and nothing is ever a problem! You always understand our tight schedules and budgets and work to suggest the best locations and advise us on security & health & safety issues. Thanks so much for your help. I will continue to use your excellent service and don’t know how we coped before Film Birmingham came along!

Film Birmingham work together with production companies rather than against and always seem to look at the bigger picture, helping to promote Birmingham and new filming locations."

Tiffany Ballou, Top Banana Productions

"Birmingham has become one of our favourite places to Vox Pop due to the wealth of interesting candidates and the ease with which your office has arranged permissions. We'll be back soon!"

Becky Bevan, Gutsy TV (London)

"Efficient, friendly and relaxed - Film Birmingham cut a swathe through the bureaucracy and red tape in getting permission to film on city council-owned land. Staff secured permits within a very tight deadline and acted as persistent intermediaries between local government and my film company. An essential service - I couldn't have done it without them."

Paul Kemp, Dolmen Films

"Many thanks for all your help with setting things up for us - sometimes at short notice, it was appreciated."

Nicky Savage, Ragdoll Productions