Hello! I’m curious to hear from any Americans working in film/television who have made the move abroad. We have growing concerns with raising our family in the US and have discussed moving, but starting more in depth research now.

I work as a production manager at a prodco where we produce docs and unscripted programming (mainly true crime and lifestyle). I have always had a strong interest in scripted programming and would love to make the switch, though.

My husband works in sales/management, so I expect he’d be able to find work in those fields most places. As far as film and television go, Canada and the UK seem to be the main options outside of the US.

We talked to an immigration consultant a few years ago who said we would likely be able to immigrate to Canada fairly easily with our finances, education and skillset. In what I’ve read recently, the UK seems fairly difficult to immigrate to if you aren’t arriving as a company transfer or on a student or spouse visa. Plus, I understand production work is slow in the UK at the moment, so jobs aren’t as in demand. Living close to Europe is certainly appealing, though, and I personally love British programming.

Interested to hear from anyone who’s made the jump (to these or other countries) and successfully found film/television work. Where did you land and what brought you there? How difficult was it to get work/visas? Any advice, thoughts, warnings =)

We have other things we’ll be considering, such as cost of living, education, healthcare, etc, but figured I’d start here!