Since October 2022, the Film Commission Lucerne & Central Switzerland has been implementing a project financially supported by the cantons of Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, and Nidwalden. The aim is to ensure that by the end of 2025, the Film Commission is optimally positioned operationally and remains competitive. It intends to achieve this goal through eight sub-projects.
In addition to the establishment and expansion of the office and the optimisation of operational processes, the sustainable financing of the Commission's work plays a central role. In this regard, it is essential to demonstrate to funders that their work generates significant effects for the regional economy.
It is proven that tourism benefits from film work. The cast and crew of a film production stay in hotels during filming. Regions featured in feature films or TV series receive high levels of attention and are visited. This also applies to film classics such as "Goldfinger", which was partially filmed in Central Switzerland in 1964. The Furka-Andermatt region is visited by so-called location hunters from all over the world. The Film Commission is addressing this effect in the Film and Tourism sub-project. In collaboration with the Institute for Tourism and Mobility at the Lucerne School of Business (ITM), it is developing ideas and concepts for tourism offers, while attempting to preserve or make visible the heritage of film history. The famous Bond Curve on the Furka Pass road and the petrol station in Andermatt should remain accessible to visitors. By the end of 2023, concepts are expected to be in place detailing how tourism in the region can receive innovative impulses thanks to the "Goldfinger" cinematic heritage.
