A Cape Town-based production house is filming a television commercial in Nelson Mandela Bay for a client in the United Kingdom. This is yet another milestone underscoring the success of the Municipality in promoting the city as a prime destination for film productions.
Farm Film Productions are shooting the commercial at the Pearson Conservatory in St Georges Park.
This is the third international production to be filmed in the city since December last year. One was a documentary by an Irish company and another was the Citroen commercial shot last year by a Cape Town-based company.
Three national productions were shot this year including, one for SABC’s Live music show by Urban Brew, a Nedbank one by The Bomb Productions and a documentary by Safari Vet School.
Economic Development, Tourism and Agriculture Portfolio Chairperson, Cllr. Chippa Ngcolomba, said he was pleased that the promotion initiatives of the city were showing results. “We are thrilled that we are getting a return on our investments in promoting the city as a destination for film productions. The city has great potential to benefit from the multi-billion dollar global film industry. This presents us with great opportunities not only to host great productions but to also discover, nurture and export our talent,” said Ngcolomba.
