In 1999 the Veneto Region started to show a clear interest in the Film Commissions, commissioning a research and a census regarding the companies and professionals with offices in the region and operating in the motion-pictures, audio-visual and connected services sectors.

At the beginning of 2000 the Regional Council formally set up the Veneto Film Commission, which has the following functions:

• Promoting awareness of the Veneto Film Commission region-wide
• Promoting and co-ordinating a region-wide research for locations and professional activities that might be of interest for production with the completion of the phases already under way, and implementing subsequent follow-ups and their distribution
• Defining, also through framework agreements, the means for co-operating with Veneto regional authorities for the service activities necessary for productions.
• Promoting and distributing information, also by means of existing regional centres, in joint co-operation with both public and private bodies that might constitute an interesting reference point for production activities (Regional Offices and Institutes, Local Authorities, Business and Sector Associations, Film Commissioners).

•      Digital photo archive and information about the locations
•      Support for shooting permits
•      Logistic assistance (transport, rental vehicles...) and Troupe accommodation
•      Facilities for the Free occupation of public soil
•      Contacts for technical equipment and services
•      Artistic and  technical personnel database
•      Contacts for catering services
•      Contacts with public administrations and local press
•      Simplifying bureaucratic procedures
•      Informations about the "Regional Fund in support of cinema and audiovisual productions"
•      Assistance to production during the scouting
•      Organization of meetings and the press during the period of filming
•      Casting assistance