Explore Independents with STIFF
The Seattle True Independent Film Festival (STIFF) begins its 9th year tonight, May 3. STIFF is dedicated to the exhibition of independent, underground, and experimental films.
Seattle: Your One-Stop Permit Shop
The Seattle Office of Film + Music is your one-stop permit shop for all film work on public City of Seattle property. Our office issues over 350 film permits per year and has a 75 year filmmaking history from Tugboat Annie, to Sleepless In Seattle and Northern Exposure, to Humpday and Eden. Seattle has done and seen it all.Film permits are a critical component when you are filming or staging vehicles and equipment on public property. Film permits allow you first right for the public locations you are working.
NFFTY Welcomes Next Generation of Filmmakers
Tonight is Opening Night for the National Film Festival for Talented Youth (NFFTY), a cornerstone of Washington’s film festival scene. NFFTY is the largest film festival for youth in the world. NFFTY isn’t just for kids. Check it out.
Don’t Miss Closing Weekend of the Langston Hughes African American Film Festival
This weekend will close out nine days of the bevy of films and events that make up the 10th Anniversary Langston Hughes African American Film Festival. Don’t miss it.
Walla Walla Welcomes Motion Picture Production
This month Washington Filmworks paid a visit to Walla Walla, Washington. Learn more about the city’s new Film Office and efforts to bring more motion picture production to the area.
Eat Well, Fund Film
The staff of Washington Filmworks took some time to enjoy a night of film, great company, and delicious food at Sprout, a locally sourced dinner in Seattle that funds creative projects with a vote. This was the 9th Sprout, but the first to focus exclusively on film and video artists.
April 2013 Ocean Shores
OCEAN SHORES Located at the southernmost tip of the Olympic Peninsula, Ocean Shores is six miles long and two miles wide. Within this area lies 23 miles of interconnecting […]
April 2013
____________________________________________________ WF APPROVES LATEST FEATURE FILM This April the Washington Filmworks Board of Directors approved funding assistance for one feature film. The project is slated to go into production late […]
Seattle Invests in Commercial Production
Washington Filmworks has always considered commercial work to be a core competency in the Seattle area. We look forward to supporting the City of Seattle and the community partners in this endeavor. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months.
Filmworks Innovation Lab – Next Steps
Applicants participating in the Film Cycle of the Filmworks Innovation Lab are nearing their next hurdle in the process. Detailed Information Packages are due to WF via email by 11:59 PM Thursday April 4, 2013. Please email to Lab@washingtonfilmworks.org
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