• What does GPN do?
• How does GPN qualify its production service companies?
• What services does GPN provide?
• What is GPN’s #1 strength?
• How can GPN save you time and money?
• What does it cost to use GPN’s services?
• Are GPN’s companies cost competitive?
• How quickly can GPN’s companies deliver location photos and/or cost estimates?

1. What is GPN?

GPN is a network of top-tier film production service companies around the world. The GPN roster currently has 70 companies in 70 countries.

2. How does GPN qualify its production service companies?

GPN meets with production service company owners and executive producers, conducts reference checks and reviews film work of the its companies before they join the GPN network.

3. What services does GPN provide?

GPN provides information on its roster of film production companies and direct access to these companies. In addition, GPN can provide images from an extensive worldwide location photo library, information on different countries and regions of the world, and insight into the expertise and cost effectiveness of its network companies.

During the researching and bidding process, GPN can be involved or uninvolved. In some cases, GPN is asked for contact information and references in specific countries or regions. In other cases, GPN is asked to actively collaborate.

GPN can be involved in any or all the following:

• initial discussion of a project or review of storyboards
• exploration of location options
• cost comparisons of various countries
• initial location and talent research, and country selection
• the bidding process in one or more countries

GPN is always available to facilitate communication between its clients and its production service companies.

4. What is GPN’s #1 strength?

One phone call to GPN gives you access to a wide-range of film production information that has been gleaned from GPN’s extensive experience working globally with its key production services companies in over 70 countries.

5. How can GPN save you time and money?

GPN can provide research to you at no cost. When determining locations, costs, and/or feasibility for any particular project, GPN can offer choices, insights and options, quickly and easily. With these ideas and contact information to companies in the GPN network, you can be researching and bidding the specifics of your project immediately.

6. What does it cost to uses GPN’s services?

GPN is free of charge to its clients. As an agent, GPN’s fees are paid by its production service companies when projects are awarded.

7. Are GPN’s companies cost competitive?

Yes. GPN’s companies understand the need to be both financially responsible and cost competitive.

8. How quickly can GPN’s companies deliver location photos and/or cost estimates?

Location Photos: Depending on when inquiries are received, the nature of the inquiry and the time zone in the countries being considered, location photos can be posted as early as 4 hours of an inquiry.

Cost Estimates: Once the scope of a project is determined and the specifications are provided, budgets can usually be turned around in 12-24 hours.