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4/24/24

SUMMER OF LOVE IN ST. PETE/CLEARWATER

Production usually slows during the sweaty, steamy days of summer. But this summer, two features are keeping the film commission and the local work force plenty busy. Production of family-friendly romantic comedy A Taste of Love recently wrapped after spending three weeks filming in Dunedin. What's unique about A Taste of Love is that the feature will do double-duty as a marketing piece, so the names of all filming locations will not change. When you watch A Taste of Love in early 2022, look for familiar places including Sea Sea Riders, Clearwater Beach, Edgewater Park and Fenway Hotel.

Production just wrapped on another rom com, this one a made-for-Hallmark movie and the third (so far) to film in St. Pete/Clearwater. South Beach Love tells a story about food, friendship, festivals and of course, falling in love. When scouting locations the production team found everything they needed in the bustling, cultural, food-centric city of St. Petersburg. South Beach Love premieres October 9 on the Hallmark Channel.

Sunlight. Camera. Action!

LIFE'S REWARDS GARNERS LOTS OF COVERAGE

The positive coverage of locally filmed Life's Rewards started right after the May 10th release on Amazon Prime Video and other platforms. Much of the attention from local media outlets and well-respected industry publications focuses on the innovative way the 8-episode dramedy uses a fun, heart-warming story to subtly promote a travel destinaton. Take a look at some of the coverage Life's Rewards has received from reputable online and print publications. Will there be a Season 2? Stay tuned to find out.

SPOTLIGHT YOUR OWN TOWN AND WIN

Calling all independent creators! SeriesFest is teaming up with National Geographic and Visible on a new  initiative - Spotlight Your Town. They aim to empower independent creators to spotlight the timely political and social justice issues happening in their hometowns. Submissions will be narrowed to 10 semi-finalists. Those 10 will be narrowed down to three finalists and from there, one artist will win a $20,000 development grant and more. 

BREAKING RECORDS

We've already processed the highest number of film permits ever and there's still two months of FY20-21 data to report! The film commission's efforts assisting production companies with locations, permits and everything else they need keep projects coming to our area. 

Upcoming Events

FILM FLORIDA
FRIDAYS

September 10, 9:30 a.m.

Listen and talk to film commissioners Gail Morgan and Sandy Lighterman as they explain the role of a local film office and their goal to grow and nurture the industry while attracting more jobs and opportunity to Florida. Free but registration is required. 

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FILM FLORIDA
QUARTERLY MEETING

September 16 & 17, various times

Film Florida's next 2-day quarterly meeting will be conducted entirely via Zoom. Committee and council meetings are on Day 1 and are open only to Film Florida members. Day 2 is the Board of Director's meeting which is open to the public. 

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