TOURISM officials met with film executives and members of the creative industry in Los Angeles over the weekend to encourage them to shoot more productions in the Philippines.
During the meeting at the historic luxury Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Tourism Secretary Christina Garcia Frasco underscored the ease of doing business in the country, the Filipinos’ English proficiency, local pre- and post-production talent, as well as tax incentives, making the country an ideal site for media productions.
Among them were representatives of streaming companies, multimedia production companies, and creative studios such as HBO Max, Disney Branded Productions, Relativity Media, A+E Studios, Cinema Sala, Inspire Studios, Electric Entertainment, P&L Media, along with public relations and marketing agencies like Tremendous Communications, and media consultants advancing Filipino-American creatives.
For her part, Tourism Promotions Board Chief Operating Officer Maria Margarita M. Nograles also expressed the agency’s full support to the filmmakers and producers: “We have to fight to keep our stories alive. As the Secretary mentioned, we have 7,641 islands in the Philippines. Each one has a community, and a unique story to tell. I leave that up to you to tell that story. We would love to take you into the Philippines [and] take you around our communities. Anytime you are ready we are ready.