A filmmaker used the Promotion forum to advertise Uzbekistan as a production location. The post compared American and Uzbek feature-film budgets, emphasized the availability of 35 mm production, and proposed stories that could use local landscapes and architecture.
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Posted 9 December 2002. The member’s name, location, and contact details have been removed.
I made a little research here and it’s turned out that a normal indie feature film would cost from 700.000,00$ to 3 millions dollars if produced in the USA.
As it comes to producing a feature film in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (my home country) - it will cost less than 400.000,00$ including bringing in main actors and crew from the States (and possibly some equipment, if needed).
The quality is very high, both technical and creative. It’s actually can be done like a big-budget movie shot on 35-mm film with thousands of people in it, for comparably little money.
The story might be something that can be filmed in Uzbekistan (like Adventures of American guy/girl/guys in Uzbekistan/another planet/fairy-tale place or wherever else; or a fantasy; or oriental; or medieval movie; or anything else that can be shot totally or partially in my country.) Actually, you can make absolutely any kind of film in Uzbekistan. There are all possible geographic locations and also people of any ethnic appearance.
Right now I am looking for American Producer or a Production Company (with finances), who could be interested in my opportunities. I am also willing to finance the project partially by myself.