Cornwall Film has launched Cornwall’s first ever Location Brochure, showcasing the wide range of locations and landscapes to film producers wanting to film in the region.

The brochure showcases dramatic Cornish coastline from Bedruthan Steps to the white sands of Bryher and bright beach-huts of Tolcarne. Castles and stately homes include St Michaels Mount (where Dracula was filmed) and well known film locations Charlestown Harbour and Prideaux Place, as well as lesser used period locations like Godolphin House and Boconnoc. There are claypits and mines, spooky churches, military forts, the modern architecture of the new CUC buildings juxtaposed with ancient ruins and fishing villages, caves, woodland and waterfalls, and all manner of homes and houses – ranging from art deco townhouses to secluded moorland farms – there’s even an ancient roundhouse.

Pippa Best, Project Director at Cornwall Film says “There are so many amazing locations in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, the brochure can’t possibly include them all, but it does demonstrate the fantastic variety available here. Designer Adrian Cockroft has done a fantastic job and location managers and producers will want to retain the brochure for years to come. We have had incredible support from local photographers, councils, English Heritage, the National Trust and Visit Cornwall. We hope this initiative will generate more productions here.  Not just feature films but television, adverts and music videos - creating  jobs for local crew and boosting the local economy.”

Film luminaries have also added their support to the brochure, extolling the virtues of filming in Cornwall.  Charles Dance, actor and director of Ladies in Lavender said “We all had a great time filming in Cornwall, and I would love to make a film there again". Simon Relph, producer of Blue Juice said “Cornwall is a wonderful place for making movies. The quality of the crew available, the spectacular landscapes o­n offer and the climate make it a filmmakers' haven.” Simon Channing Williams, Producer of When the Whales Came and Twelfth Night (both shot in Cornwall), and recently nominated for an Oscar for the Constant Gardener said "When we filmed o­n the Isles of Scilly, the community wholeheartedly embraced everything we wanted to achieve. I'm bringing another film to Cornwall and look forward to using the expertise of local people again."

The official launch will be held at Stingi Lulus in Truro, o­ne of the more unusual locations featured in the brochure. Pippa says “Local restaurants and related services reap the benefits when productions come to Cornwall. Cast and crew spend lots of money o­n eating out, and stay in local accommodation. Restaurants, hotels, farms, houses – all of these can make great locations themselves. We’re keen to hear from anyone interested in registering their property in our o­nline database – who knows who you could find filming in your living room!”

The brochure will be available o­nline, where Cornwall Film’s website includes a searchable database that gives more information o­n the locations.  Cornwall’s locations will reach an international audience at the 21st AFCI Locations Trade Show in California and at film festivals such as Cannes. Copies are also being mailed direct to the UK’s top location managers and production companies.

For more information or a sneak preview of the brochure, visit www.cornwallfilm.com