service and support from the initial contact to the close of production, including on-call problem solving. Act as liaison between the Industry and all levels and units of government. Complete an AFCI training program within eighteen (18) months of the approval of interim membership for new Member film offices. AFCI Locations Show In 1985, the AFCI partnered with the American Film Marketing Association to host Location Expo, the first on-location trade show for film and television production. Film Commissions from around the world gathered to promote their locations and services to American producers. The first Location Expo attracted 60 film commissioners and some 1,200 people from the film industry to a Los Angeles exhibition site. During the next four years, the Expo's space demands increased so that by 1990 the show had to be held at a site different from the AFM conference. Attendance tripled. Then in 1991, Expo relocated with the AFM to Santa Monica. The annual trade show, now an AFCI-sponsored event and known as the AFCI Global Finance and Locations Show, soon became too large to be held in conjunction with AFM, moved its event to early spring, and welcomes over 200+ film commissions and commercial affiliates exhibiting their services to more than 3,000 delegates. The AFCI has been a sponsor of the Location Managers Guild Awards since their inaugural event in 2014, which is currently scheduled to coincide with the AFCI Location Show to take advantage of the number of film commissioners and international location professionals attending the show. A representative of the AFCI has typically been the presenter for the award for best film commission. Cineposium Cineposium is an educational and networking event for film commissions first held in 1976. A program of educational seminars, it is designed to teach film commissioners about the management and processes of the film commission business. The event rotates among its active members, with recent locations including Jecheon (2013), New York (2014), Barcelona (2015), Atlanta (2016), and Los Angeles (2017). The AFCI also participates in a number of other film festivals and markets, sponsoring panels and events at the American Film Market, Berlinale, Busan Film Festival, Festival de Cannes, and Sundance Film Festival. AFCI Training AFCI offers multiple levels of training to members and non-members. From the entry level Film Commission Fundamentals online class to Master Classes and the Certified Film Commissioner program, AFCI members are the best trained