AWARD WINNING "UP IN THE AIR" PARTIALLY FILMED IN FLORIDA

Starring George Clooney and partially filmed in Florida, “Up in the Air” tells the story of Ryan Bingham, a corporate executive that specializes in the art of firing people and lives his life mainly in airports flying from destination to destination doing just that. His job is threatened when a young, innovative new executive is hired that creates a way to fire employees using the internet. .. more

GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF FILM & ENTERTAINMENT MEETING NOTICES
Florida Film and Entertainment Advisory Council members Seth Schachner, Eric Breitenbach, and Suzy Spang (Chair of FFEAC) will be holding a teleconference to discuss issues related to social media and Florida’s entertainment industry on Friday, January 22nd. The teleconference will start at 10:00am and is scheduled to end at 11:30am. The call-in number is 1-888-808-6959, and the conference code is 4104765. A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting the Governor’s Office of Film and Entertainment at (850) 410-4765. more...

TAMPA BAY COMMUNITY NETWORK CALLS FOR ENTRIES INTO THE TAMPA BAY VIDEO AWARDS COMPETITION
Non-commercial video makers are encouraged to enter their videos into the annual Tampa Bay Video Awards competition sponsored by Tampa Bay Community Network, Tampa's Public Access Television station. The deadline for submissions on DVD's is 5 PM, Friday, January 15, 2010. more...

FMPTA METRO ORLANDO MEETING
FMPTA's Metro Orlando Chapter is back. With elections being held in November, the new Board of Director's led by President Thomas P. Mitchell, Sr. is off to a great start in 2010. more...

POLK COUNTY PRODUCTION COMPANY CASTING FOR 2010 CENSUS COMMERCIAL
(Champions Gate FL, 12/29/2009) With the 2010 Census set to kickoff in February, a Polk county production company is creating a series of locally-based ads featuring county residents and landmarks. The ads are designed to help educate residents about the importance of participation in the Census and encourage everyone to be counted. more...