NEXT FLORIDA FILM PRODUCTION COALITION MEETING, AUG 25TH
All Film, TV, Commercial and Print Professionals of the Entertainment Industry, Support Businesses, Unions and related trade organizations are welcome. more...

NEW BOOK, THE FIRST HOLLYWOOD, IS NOW AVAILABLE
The new book The First Hollywood, written by Sean C. Bean and published by the University Press of Florida, delves into one of show business’ best-kept secrets: that is was Jacksonville, Florida, not Hollywood, California, that served as America’s original film capital. more...

TAMPA HORROR FILM GETS DOMESTIC DISTRIBUTION
100 Tears, a Tampa-based horror movie which was the first of its kind to be shot in and around the local area, recently received its domestic release. more...

ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURE ARTS & SCIENCES FOUNDATION ACCEPTING APPS FOR INSTITUTIONAL GRANTS
The Academy Foundation, the educational and preservation wing of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (http://www.oscars.org), is accepting applications from film-related nonprofit organizations, schools, and colleges for its Institutional Grants Program. The grants program is designed to fulfill one of the Academy's fundamental purposes -- 'to foster educational activities between the public and the film industry, and to encourage an appreciation of the motion picture as an art form and a vocation.' more...

SMALL SCREEN FLORIDA: 50 YEARS OF TV
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Florida Trend’s 50^th Anniversary Special Feature

S.T.A.R.S. MISSION INTERNATIONAL MAKES STOPS IN JACKSONVILLE AND TALLAHASSEE

On Monday, August 4th, several middle and High School Students made a stop in Jacksonville as part of their STARS Mission International. These students are making the circuit of the State of Florida learning about film and television production in the various state regions. The stopped in Jacksonville on Monday, Tallahassee on Tuesday, and have stops through the week in Orlando, Tampa, and Miami.

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