Madden & Karsh Hagan: From Script to Scale—Your Production Partner
Through an exclusive partnership with AFCI, Madden offers discounted rates to AFCI membership to help you build a more robust, production-ready ecosystem.

Strategic Support for Film Commissions
We help you architect the foundational programs and long-term strategic plans that turn a film-friendly region into a film-serious powerhouse.

Strategic Marketing, Public Relations and Promotion
-High-Impact Content Creation: We produce cinematic video, scroll-stopping social content, and behind-the-scenes footage that positions your region with main character energy.
–Searchable Production Websites: We design and build user-centric digital platforms—from sleek location libraries to interactive maps—that serve as the “front door” for scouts.
–Precision Media Buying: We execute targeted placements in industry trades and digital platforms to put your region in the right rooms.
–PR & Festival Strategy: We manage media relationships and design custom festival strategies—from red carpets to roundtables—to connect you with key decision-makers.
–Brand Narrative Development: We craft screen-ready branding that speaks fluently to producers, ensuring your locations are unforgettable across all channels.

Maximizing Film Tourism (The Screen Legacy)
-Tourism & Film Alignment: We bridge the gap between DMOs and film offices to design joint campaigns that turn filming sites into permanent, fan-fueled landmarks.
–Destination Storytelling: We integrate film visibility into your broader tourism creative, ensuring your “screen legacy” drives long-term visitation.

Strategic Planning & Infrastructure
-Master Planning for Film & Media: We develop comprehensive strategic roadmaps that align your region’s infrastructure, policy, and marketing goals for long-term growth.
–Incentive Innovation Strategy: We build the strategic case for local cash rebates and design “soft incentive” programs, such as hotel partnerships, to close the deal with producers.

Developing a Sustainable Workforce
-Talent Pipeline Architecture: We design training tracks by connecting film commissions with trade schools and colleges to ensure certifications meet actual industry needs.
–Career Transition & Mentorship Tracks: We support the creation of hands-on bootcamps and specialized pathways for veterans, students, and mid-career creatives.

Stakeholder Alignment & Coalition Building
-Collaborative Workshops & Roundtables: We facilitate industry workshops and committees that bring together legislators, business leaders, and creatives to align on a shared vision.
–Strategic Engagement Planning: We design long-term engagement plans that foster community buy-in and turn local interest into sustained investment.

Production Readiness & Community Operations
-Operational Audits: We collaborate with local officials to modernize permitting workflows, ensuring your community offers the speed and flexibility producers demand.
–Data-Driven Advocacy: We develop systems to track crew hires and local spend, translating those metrics into economic wins that rally legislative support.
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Build What Comes Next
If you’re thinking about how your community shows up for productions, both short and long-term, drop your info below and let’s start the conversation.