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Filmmakers Ask Rochester to Dance – Again and Again!
The general public knows that movies are made in Rochester – they see stories every so often about a Hollywood star being in town, or a superhero chasing a robber on Main Street. But for those who work in the industry, it’s the productions that don’t make the news that keep the lights on for […]
Film Restoration and Cheap Shots
Motion picture history has deep roots in Rochester. One great thing about those roots is seeing the many branches that have grown over the decades. There’s the manufacturing of motion picture film that still occurs today at Kodak’s facilities. There’s the production of motion picture content that happens on a daily basis in and around […]
Film Office – A look back
On June 27, 1990, the Rochester Film Office was born. Few would argue that three decades of driving the economic impact of film production in our region of Upstate New York is something worth celebrating. However, 2020 was not the right time to gather for that celebration. And so we find ourselves two years wiser […]
A Time for Thanks and Sharing
The Holidays are different now than they used to be. For many of us whose traditions were scuttled by the pandemic in 2020, the 2021 Holiday Season is one of reflection and rediscovery. Which traditions will return? Which ones will transform, and which will be lost forever? And what new traditions will find their footing, […]
Rochester/Finger Lakes Film Commission – Genesis
Note: What is now the Rochester/Finger Lakes Film Commission is celebrating it’s 31st year of bringing film production to our region this year, 2021. As the first post in a more active blog reflecting where we are and where we’re headed, it seemed only appropriate to reflect on how we got to where we are. […]