The Ticino Film Commission is a nonprofit foundation established in 2014 with public financial support from the Department of Finance and Economy of the Republic and Canton of Ticino and SECO under the New Regional Policy (NRP). Its founding members are Ticino Turismo, the Associazione film e audiovisivi Ticino (AFAT), the Gruppo registi e sceneggiatori indipendenti della Svizzera italiana (GRSI of ARF/ FDS) and the Locarno Film Festival. In addition to Canton Ticino, key financial supporters are Banca Stato, Ticino Turismo, and the area's Regional Tourism Organizations.

The activities of the Ticino Film Commission focus on supporting film and audiovisual productions in Ticino and promoting the region as an ideal location for filming.

Thanks to its expertise, the incentives at its disposal, and the numerous services it provides, the Ticino Film Commission offers advantages to international, Swiss, and local audiovisual productions potentially interested in operating in the region and accompanies them during filming in the area.

Specifically, the TFC offers advice and financial, logistical, and organizational support, facilitating contacts with public and private entities to issue authorizations, permits, and facilities, and is engaged in researching and promoting locations in Ticino suitable for filming. An overview of locations, which is constantly being updated, can be found in the Location Guide.

The foundation's goals also include creating new employment and growth opportunities for local audiovisual professionals. To this end, the Production Guide, a database of Ticino companies and professionals in the audiovisual industry, is available.

The foundation also supports the local film and audiovisual industry through incentives dedicated to the development and distribution of works, collaborating on initiatives in the area of continuing education, of the placement of young professionals, and creating moments of meeting, exchange, and networking for professionals in the sector.

Crucial in this sense is also the communication activities of the Ticino Film Commission, aimed at promoting productions and events in the film and audiovisual field. Through networking with the media, via the ticinofilmcommission.ch website and Instagram, Facebook, X, and LinkedIn profiles (embed links each social), strong connections with professionals, partners, and institutions are further developed and the image of Ticino as a place for film production is promoted. Much information about past productions is available on the dedicated Ticino in Film page.

Ten years after its inception, the Ticino Film Commission has thus become the center of competence for audiovisual creation in Italian-speaking Switzerland and is now an indispensable link in the regional and national film industry chain.