Rochester, NY
I have no idea how so much time has passed since the last time I posted news on the ROC Film Commission blog. The weather finally cooperated, and it was almost as if someone fired the starter’s pistol for productions to get underway. We have been keeping very busy here at the Film Commission. Out of town […]
I had the craziest dream last night. I was speaking to a group of producers and location scouts….I was really pouring on the drama. Here’s how I remember the dream. “Imagine a region with locations that are exactly the way you envision for your film. Imagine that they are affordable and film friendly. Imagine low-cost […]
As we prepare to close out another year as Film Commission for the Rochester and Finger Lakes regions, we wanted to leave you all with a brief review on the activity at the office. We handled approximately 280 calls from out of town and regional filmmakers; representing feature films, network TV, reality TV , commercials, […]
In between juggling location scouts and 2014 budget plans, watching weather reports for upcoming filmmaker visits and scheduling sales calls in NYC for December, planning for Sundance Film Festival and updating website listings, reporting activity and fielding calls; your Film Commission wanted to reflect on what we are thankful for this year. We have the […]
Sorry for the lapse in blog posts; we are unusually busy for this time of year. What are we doing? Well, I am glad that you asked that question. Aside from the unending flow of calls from out of town producers who are considering shooting in the region, all needing information on support services, crew, […]
Follow up to the article in yesterday’s D&C regarding the NYS Film Incentive Program. href=”http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/news/local/2013/10/12/red-carpet-treatment-ny-doles-out-millions-to-lure-film-tv-shoots/2972953/” title=”NY film Incentive”>. This incentive program is a very useful tool, in our efforts to attract Film Production to Upstate NY. The Rochester/Finger Lakes region has the infrastructure and support services that producers look for when searching for locations needed […]
Friday, October 4, 2013 / 2:00pm – 5:00pmEric Mower + Associates211 West Jefferson Street, Syracuse, NY The Syracuse International Film Festival along with Eric Mower + Associates and the Onondaga County Film Commission will hold a seminar on the advantages of filmmaking in Onondaga County and the Central New York region. This seminar is free […]
This afternoon, it will be my honor to present the Film Office Achievement Award to the team at the City of Rochester Office of Special Events. Often times, productions that choose City of Rochester locations have short turnarounds, and some require extensive street closures. (You may have heard or read about this recently LOL!) Margaret […]
As first point of contact for films that select Rochester/Finger Lakes regions for their locations destination, we are held to a tight confidentiality agreement. We are limited with respect to the information that we are authorized to disclose about productions; including locations, cast, crew, budget, shoot dates…. Some films come to town with code names; […]
The Rochester/Finger Lakes Film & Video Office is proud to once again be a sponsor of Greentopia | FILM. Our friend Linda Moroney and her team have put together a program that you will NOT want to miss. From the website:Greentopia | FILM is a collection of films that inspires and transforms, and ultimately empowers […]