So…What is a Film Office all about?
A film office is a government or non-governmental organisation that promotes a particular area or region for use as a filming location for movies, TV shows, commercials, and other productions. They are typically funded by the local government and aim…
EventsMakr: at the heart of events
The events industry has been hit extremely hard this year due to Covid-19 with over 126,000 jobs and an average of £2.4 million per event has been lost in the UK alone and although no one can promise they can…
Phishing, and how to identify it?
Image by pickawood on unsplash Written by kaitlyn Hogg Phishing is a term used to describe attempts made to obtain and use personal information through the disguise of a reputable organisation. Phishing emails are well thought out emails that are…
Looking back over Openbrolly’s 2020
This year sees the 20th anniversary of Openbrolly! 🎉 This is a very special birthday for our company and our customers, we plan to celebrate throughout the whole year with a series of ‘lookbacks’ and ‘look forwards’. Last year was…
Cardiff Film Office during Covid-19
We can all agree that the TV and film industry is adaptable and resilient. But, how has production and filming on locations been affected by Covid? Openbrolly caught up with Sarah Howells, Cardiff’s film office manager last week to discuss how…
Openbrolly.com has a new look!
Introducing the newOpenbrolly.com The heart of everything under our umbrella Openbrolly first opened its doors 20 years, in that time the company and its products has never had a true rebranding. Until now. For the past few months the team…
The Openbrolly Journey
Openbrolly was started 20 years ago, continually innovating and changing the lives of our clients. But how did Openbrolly come to fruition? We started in the year 2000, when Geoff Wilcock and David Sim left local government to set up…
Making Production Happen During Covid-19
2020 has seen industries around the globe navigate through the unprecedented times that the Coronavirus outbreak has created. The TV and film industry has been no exception. The pandemic has created a structural threat to the survival of many companies…