Two-time Oscar winner for best Sound Per Hallberg with Consul General Nina Ersman at our cocktail reception.
Film music composer Elia Cmiral & Swedish screen writer Soni Jorgensen. 
Richard Ulfvengren from Traktor and Consul Lina van der Weyden
President of Fox International Tomas Jegeus and actress Maud Adams
President of Fox International Tomas Jegeus and actress Maud AdamsSara from the Beyond Blond Team says:
What do American film productions look for when choosing film locations?
That was the topic of discussion when several of Sweden’s film commissions gathered at Fox Studios yesterday to meet with American producers. Hosted by Fox International´s President and fellow Swede, Tomas Jegeus, the day featured top speakers James Riley, VP Business Development, Stargate Films, Sanford Panitch, President of Filmed Entertainment, New Regency, Fred Baron Executive Vice President of Feature Production, Twentieth Century Fox, Richard Ulfvengren, Partner & Producer, Traktor and several others. From Sweden we had Film i Väst, Öresund Film Commission, Stockholm Film Commission, Filmpool Nord as well as some Swedish production companies.
From an American perspective the top questions that come up when deciding on choosing a location were: creative requirements in the script; proximity to major metropolitan area; how skilled is the production force and how deep is the crew base; stage facilities; possibilities for simultaneous shooting; what other films have shot there and last and certainly not least what are the tax incentives. Examples of shooting in Japan were given, where crews are much smaller and non-union and films are shot at a fraction of the costs of an average US production – which at Fox Studios lies around 70-80 million dollars.
Following the presentations at Fox was a cocktail reception at the Swedish Consul General´s residence in Beverly Hills. Over 90 guests from the entertainment industry mingled and networked to the sounds of pianist Mikael Sandgren, who played the grand piano throughout the evening.
What do American film productions look for when choosing film locations?
That was the topic of discussion when several of Sweden’s film commissions gathered at Fox Studios yesterday to meet with American producers. Hosted by Fox International´s President and fellow Swede, Tomas Jegeus, the day featured top speakers James Riley, VP Business Development, Stargate Films, Sanford Panitch, President of Filmed Entertainment, New Regency, Fred Baron Executive Vice President of Feature Production, Twentieth Century Fox, Richard Ulfvengren, Partner & Producer, Traktor and several others. From Sweden we had Film i Väst, Öresund Film Commission, Stockholm Film Commission, Filmpool Nord as well as some Swedish production companies.
From an American perspective the top questions that come up when deciding on choosing a location were: creative requirements in the script; proximity to major metropolitan area; how skilled is the production force and how deep is the crew base; stage facilities; possibilities for simultaneous shooting; what other films have shot there and last and certainly not least what are the tax incentives. Examples of shooting in Japan were given, where crews are much smaller and non-union and films are shot at a fraction of the costs of an average US production – which at Fox Studios lies around 70-80 million dollars.
Following the presentations at Fox was a cocktail reception at the Swedish Consul General´s residence in Beverly Hills. Over 90 guests from the entertainment industry mingled and networked to the sounds of pianist Mikael Sandgren, who played the grand piano throughout the evening.
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