Lili Kaelin
Film Commissioner
Film Commission Lucerne & Central Switzerland – A Portrait
The Film Commission supports film productions in Central Switzerland at all stages: from development and location scouting to production, post-production and promotion planning.
The Film Commission also offers the following services:
- Arranging favorable conditions for hotel accommodations.
- Arranging the use of private and public property. In the city of Lucerne, for example, public land can be used free of charge.
- Support in negotiations with authorities and administrations (e.g. for permits).
- Advice for productions in all regional aspects.
- Support in communication.
See: PRODUCING
From 2010 to 2016, the City of Lucerne, in cooperation with Luzern Tourismus AG, supervised film productions in the Lucerne region, including 17 episodes of the crime series "Tatort". The two organizations acted as Filmlocation Lucerne in the process. In 2016, together with other partners, they founded the Lucerne-Central Switzerland Film and Television Association as the sponsor of the film location, which from then on will operate as the Film Commission Lucerne & Central Switzerland. In this way, the sponsor signals that its commission wants to be active in all six cantons of Central Switzerland.
As a motor for film in Central Switzerland, it brings together all the organizations and companies in the regional film industry, thereby strengthening its network and promoting the regional economy (trade, tourism, creative industries).
With its activities, the Film Commission pursues the following three directions:
- It supports location promotion, tourism and trade, thus creating economic added value.
- It promotes the regional creative industries, especially the film industry.
- It strengthens the identification of the population with their region.
As a partner of the European Film Academy, the Film Commission Lucerne & Central Switzerland will organize the European Film Awards in Lucerne in 2024.
Organization
The Film Commission Lucerne and Central Switzerland works on behalf of the Lucerne-Central Switzerland Film and Television Association.
Film Commission Lucerne & Central Switzerland
Board of Directors Film und Fernsehen Luzern-Zentralschweiz
Erich Felber
Co-President
City-Manager, Lucerne
Nicole Reisinger
Co-President
Managing Director, Engelberg-Titlis Tourismus AG
Michael Rüedi
Co-President
Agency Manager Concordia Lucerne
Martin Elmiger
Lucerne
Chris Franzen
Managing Director of Bürgenstock Resort
Andrea Gmür-Schönenberger
Member of the Council of States, Lucerne
Benjamin Heisenberg
Director and Writer, Lucerne
Beat Hensler
Former Secretary of the Central Switzerland Intercantonal Conference, Horw
Matthias Luchsinger
Entrepreneur in the Film Industry, Zug
Marcel Perren
Director of Tourism, Lucerne
Ruth Wipfli Steinegger
Lawyer and Notary, Flüelen
Partnership
The Film Commission Lucerne and Central Switzerland is a member of the following networks and associations:
The Film Commission Lucerne & Central Switzerland receives financial support from the following institutions:
