Feature film, short film, television series or drama fiction, commercial, animated film or documentary - whatever your project, Alsace welcomes you with all its talents, skills and diverse settings !

This part of the e-book is intended for all professionals wishing to shoot in Alsace or to find out more about how to work on an audiovisual project in the Region. You will find five main sections describing in detail the specific features of the Alsace region, the different support funds available, the services offered by the region's two Film Commissions, a list of regional players in the audiovisual business and many contacts who could be useful to you in the preparation of your project.

In 2009 and 2010, there were no less than 451 days of shooting on 38 projects. 2011 started on a high note with the shooting of Sherlock Holmes : A game of shadow directed by Guy Ritchie, who called upon many local talents.

2009 and 2010 also saw several major productions filmed wholly or partly in Alsace. Feature films, with Tous les soleils by Philippe Claudel, Mike by Lars Blummers and Nos résistances by Romain Cogitore; series with Xanaduand the second season of Les Invincibles, a drama series made for Arte; but also documentaries such as Bruno Le Jean's Les Fils du vent; short films such as Eau forte by Lucie Duchêne, La 7^e poule by Elisabet Gustafsonn, not to mention a large number of commercials, reports and television programmes.

Etienne Chatiliez, Claude Chabrol, Jean Renoir, Rachid Bouchareb, François Truffaut, Vera Belmont, Tony Gatlif, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Philippe Claudel, Jean-Marie Straub, Sarah Léonor… they have all come to shoot in Alsace!