The 6th Annual Renton Film Frenzy kicks off this weekend, October 4-6, and team registration closes tomorrow, October 1. This following guest blog post comes from Indiana Cho, an independent filmmaker, community organizer, and participant in the Frenzy.
Washington has tons of great film festivals, film events, screenings and competitions, but we don’t know about all of them. Help put your Washington event on our radar, by emailing details to WF Programs and Communications Coordinator Jessie Wilson at jessie@washingtonfilmworks.org.
Continue on the journey with Clearwater in this guest post written by Melissa Woodrow. These production diaries offer a window into the interactive project People of the Salish Sea and filming of the feature documentary at its center, Clearwater. This is the first documentary-based project to receive funding assistance through any of WF’s programs.
KCTS 9 is a public broadcasting station based in Seattle and a member of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Their new initiatives and programs demonstrate that KCTS 9 is actively cultivating their commitment to the Washington filmmaking community.
Vimeo had teamed up with the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) to offer all of this year’s world premieres a cash advance in return for an exclusive digital distribution window on the Internet video site.
Digital projection has overtaken film as the primary means of exhibiting a motion picture in a theater. But while digital may be the future, it has relegated some theaters to the past. Many smaller and non-profit WA theaters are reaching out to their communities to help.
Washington incentive feature Touchy Feely is distributed by Magnolia Pictures and available in theaters in selected cities beginning today, September 6. The film arrives in Seattle next week.
This August Media Inc. Magazine ran an article explaining the recently approved increase of Oregon’s film incentive. The higher incentive cap will go into effect this year and guarantees even more film jobs and larger productions for Oregon. Please consider sharing this article with your Washington legislators.
Innovation Lab funding assistance recipient, Clearwater is a feature length documentary about the health of the Salish Sea (Puget Sound) and the unique relationship of tribal people to the water. Get a feel for the project through this entry, penned by Melissa Woodrow, who serves as both Location Manager and Production Assistant on the film.
Washington Filmworks (WF), in partnership with the Seattle Office of Film + Music, is pleased to have launched Commercialize Seattle, a new business development campaign designed to drive local film production and advertising business. More than 350 people joined us at the August FMI Happy Hour to learn more about the new initiative and see elements of the marketing campaign; that’s a record attendance for the monthly event!
