WASHINGTON FILMWORKS ANNUAL BOARD RETREAT
The WF Board of Directors and staff convened this month for our annual board retreat, including newest Board Member Juan Mas. This yearly gathering allows WF to assess the organization’s activities, prioritize action items, and develop a work plan for the coming year. Topics up for discussion included:
There’s lots of exciting news on the horizon. Stay tuned for more details.
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UFO MYSTERY & FILMWORKS INNOVATION LAB PROJECT IN SPOTLIGHT
Next Tuesday, April 1, is April Fools Day and Washington will celebrate the second annual Burien UFO Festival (aka BUFO). The event is spawned by the short film The Maury Island Incident, which chronicles an alleged UFO sighting in 1947 over Puget Sound, the subsequent involvement of the FBI, and the first purported appearance of the so called “Men in Black.” The Maury Island Incident is one of several projects WF committed funding assistance to through the Filmworks Innovation Lab.
The BUFO is equal parts community celebration and film based tourism, even before the movie is publicly available! “We’re stunned at the level of interest before our film has seen a festival premiere. We anticipated a strong science fiction, UFO, and conspiracy audience would be drawn to the material,” said director Scott Schaefer. “It turns out that our story has been of tremendous fascination to the region.”
The BUFO comes complete with a 3-D flying saucer, flash mob, cash costume contests for Best Man in Black, Best Woman in Black, and Best Alien. There will be live music and much more! Get an idea of the weird fun in store through the coverage of last year’s event from KOMO News.
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SURVEY SUCCESS – THANK YOU
The information collected paints a picture of how our local film professionals create their careers and highlights the important contributions our industry makes to the larger creative economy. Once we have time to aggregate the data we will share it with the community. Thanks for your help and participation.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO KEN HAGEN
Ken worked as a manager in retail for several years, honing his organizational and planning skills. Each spring he volunteers to coach a youth baseball team, ages 13-14. When the weather permits he enjoys the outdoors by fishing, hiking, boating, snowboarding, and playing pickup games. In the future he wants to further his experience in nonprofit accounting and finance, and bring those skills back to the Suquamish Tribe.
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RECOMMENDED READING
The WF Blog was packed with great resources for filmmakers this past month. We covered everything from fundraising to safety on set. Subscribe to get future posts via email. See recent highlights below.
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MARCH IS FOR MUSIC – HAPPY HOUR IS BACK
FMI Happy Hour happens the last Wednesday of the month at Spitfire. These events are the perfect opportunity to network with fellow industry folks and discuss collaboration across disciplines. All guests 21 and over are welcome. Things get going around 5 pm. The featured presentation begins at 6:30 pm.
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