JENNIFER PARRAMORE HONORED AT AFCI CINEPOSIUM AS MEMBER OF INAUGURAL GRADUATING CLASS OF CERTIFIED FILM COMMISSIONERS

UNIVERSAL CITY, CA (NOVEMBER 2009) —The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) recently honored Film Florida’s treasurer Jennifer Parramore, a member of its inaugural graduating class of Certified Film Commissioners, at Cineposium 09 in Universal City, Califorinia. Parramore is the film commissioner for St. Pete/Clearwater.

Launched in 2007, the AFCI’s Certified Film Commissioner Designation is awarded to those individuals who have completed all required training through AFCI University, the membership organization’s professional development program. The program consists of a combination of required Master Classes, exams, a case study, and other service and educational activities. The designation signifies the recipient has achieved the highest level of accomplishment in his/her profession according to a certification committee of seven AFCI members.

Parramore is the only film commissioner in Florida to have earned the certificate.

AFCI member Pat Swinney Kaufman, chairperson of the certification committee and executive director of the New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development, presented Parramore and five other film industry professionals with their certificates in front of an audience of film commissioners and entertainment industry executives including Alan Bailey of Dynamic Media International Inc., Mary Ann Hughes and Lisa Pitney of The Walt Disney Company, Lisa Rawlins of Warner Bros. Entertainment, and Keith Weaver of Sony Pictures Entertainment.

“The merit of a membership organization like AFCI is deeply rooted in the knowledge, expertise, and dedication of its constituents,” said Mary Nelson, AFCI Board president. “Congratulations to these film commission professionals for their ongoing commitment to providing the best possible service to on-location filmmakers worldwide.”

The Association of Film Commissioners International (AFCI) is the global professional organization whose members are film commissioners that assist film, television and video production throughout the world. It is a non-profit educational association whose network of members serves as city, county, state, regional, provincial or national film commissioners for their respective governmental jurisdictions.