found: Association of Film Commissioners International WWW site, Dec. 1, 2011:(film commissions devoted to the business of facilitating on-location film and television production activity which generates billions of dollars annually. For producers of film, episodic television and commercials, film commissions today provide a gamut of free services, from scouting locations within their area to trouble-shooting with local officials and helping cut through paperwork and bureaucratic red tape. Some provide hard economic incentives, such as tax rebates and hotel discounts for location scouts. Others offer a variety of essential free services like research for screenwriters or liaison work with local government agencies. Film commissions, set up by cities, counties, states provinces or federal governments, are generally operated and funded by various agencies of government, such as the governor's office, the mayor's office, the county board of supervisors, chambers of commerce, convention and visitors bureaus, travel commissions and business and economic development departments.)
