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Flying-Cam, a close range aerial shooting technology company, has announced the opening of an office in Cyberport - its first in Asia - named Flying-Cam Asia. Since its establishment in 1988, Belgium-based Flying-Cam has become the world leader in close range aerial filming, using unmanned helicopters.
The president and founder of Flying-Cam, Emmanuel Previnaire, said Asia, particularly China, is one of the most exciting emerging markets in the world. "Located in the heart of Asia, Hong Kong assures us strategic access to the vast Asian market from a world-class regional centre. Hong Kong offers highly skilled managerial, technical and creative manpower operating in a fair and friendly business environment with low taxes and excellent infrastructure. In addition, English is widely spoken and understood, and I love the city!" With three crews based in Belgium (Liege), USA (Santa Monica) and now Hong Kong, Flying-Cam will be able to provide full and timely support to clients around the world. Eight Flying-Cam helicopters are available from these three international bases to go to any place in the world with 48 hours' notice. Accessible to Asia's entertainment industry Mr Previnaire also said, "With a third office opened in Hong Kong, our accessibility will be greatly enhanced. This will allow the entertainment industry in Asia to access the best technology in close range aerial filming." Flying-Cam has filmed in over 45 different countries for more than 700 clients. The company was involved in the film productions of Harry Potter and James Bond series, and many more films and commercials. Flying-Cam is more than a technical filming company. Although well acclaimed in the motion picture industry, Flying-Cam has participated in the production of TV and electronic field productions for live broadcast, documentary, industrial and institutional production and exercises including civil protection programmes such as NASA's programmes: "Global HASMAT Response Technology" and DART "Disaster Assistance Rescue Team". The Director-General of Investment Promotion at Invest Hong Kong, Mike Rowse, welcomed the addition of another international market leader in the film industry to Hong Kong. He said the availability of the company's services "will further enhance Hong Kong's overall offering and attract even more market players to invest in Hong Kong." In 1995, Emmanuel Previnaire received an Academy Award for Technical Achievement by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for his pioneering concept and development of mounting a motion picture camera on a remote controlled miniature helicopter. Related links | |||||||||
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