On February 5th, the Seattle Times ran a telling piece on the state of the Washington Motion Picture Competitiveness Program entitled “State film-incentive imperiled”. Author Christy Karras highlights recent successes […]
Last month, Washington Filmworks introduced Cody Arledge as the newest member of our lobbying team. Cody joined Board Chair Becky Bogard and lobbyist Jim Hedrick. All three are in Olympia working […]
Washington Filmworks would like to recognize our Film Leaders and Team Captains who have volunteered their time, energy and networking abilities to help with our renewal campaign. This well-connected and […]
We ask that businesses connected to film production sign onto support renewal. If you are a business owner or represent a Washington business that believes the Motion Picture Competitiveness Program is important, we urge you to give us your permission to list you as a supporter in our correspondence with legislators.
While Washington Filmworks lobbies to renew the Motion Picture Competitiveness Program, a 2011 feature film from that very program is charming critics and audiences at Sundance 2012. Shot in Washington […]
2012 opening day speeches gave some insight into the priorities of our State legislators in Olympia. Washington Filmworks was particularly eager to hear from House Speaker, Rep. Frank Chopp (D-Seattle, 43rd Legislative […]
Several people have inquired as to the status of the Motion Picture Competitiveness Program. It is imperative to note that the legislation that supports the renewal of the program, Senate […]
Washington Filmworks is pleased to announce that lobbyist Cody Arledge has signed-on to help in our efforts to renew the Motion Picture Competitiveness Program. Cody has strong relationships with House […]
Whether you love them or loathe them, 40 states have film incentive programs and those with no incentives lose productions, resident cast, and crew to locales that better support the […]
2011 marked a total of 71 projects approved by Washington Filmworks since our inception in 2007. The Motion Picture Competitiveness Program has created over four thousand immediate jobs and generated […]
