January Recap
If you love old movies, new movies, big movies indie movies — if you love talking about, obsessing about movies — a new "microcinema" in Ybor City is your dream theater.
Florida teen creating Oscar buzz following performance in 'Armageddon Time'
A Florida teenager with ties to the Tampa Bay area is getting Oscar buzz for his performance in the critically acclaimed film, "Armageddon Time."
The roar of cannon fire this last weekend signaled the start of Gasparilla season in Tampa Bay. In just a few short weeks, the Gasparilla International Film Festival will celebrate its 16th year. With almost ten thousand film festivals in the last 20 years, more than half never reached year two, and less than 5% dimmed their lights before year ten. GIFF has not only survived, but thrived in Tampa Bay.
GIFF is more than a collection of new movies, celebrities, and parties. It is the culmination of a years’ worth of hard work by its dedicated board, volunteers, and over 50 active screeners. Hundreds of hours of screened films, monthly and weekly board meetings, late-night creative calls and programming conversations are the DNA of what makes GIFF special.
Start picking out your red-carpet attire, catch up on all the latest movie gossip, and save room for popcorn, because GIFF is back! March 23rd - 26th. Passes are on sale now!
Hollywood Film Director Chooses Dade City as New Home
Swapping Hollywood for Dade City, Florida. That is what movie director Nathan Frankowski and his family did.
This Month’s Spotlight
St. Pete’s local, independent 80-seat art house movie theater offers a diverse line up of indies, foreign, docs, classics and local content to our community.
Stay tuned for more about Green Light Cinema.
Notable Productions in January
TV Shows:
House Hunters
Range Unscripted - Florida Man
Other TV:
ESPN Monday Night Football
ESPN Monday Night Countdown
Tampa on Screen!
A new hit TV drama series, "The Advocate," was just released nationwide and it was filmed entirely in Tampa Bay! Inspired by true events, after a near death experience, a child protective investigator gains extraordinary Holy Spirit gifts, teaming up with detectives to protect and rescue those most vulnerable. There are safety tips in each episode, helping families and children to protect against predators. "The Advocate" is now available for streaming on Pureflix, through the Roku app, or online. For more information, visit Pureflix.com.
Are you still paying sales tax on your Florida Production Expenditures?
The Florida Office of Film and Entertainment offers a point-of-sale Sales Tax Exemption to qualified production companies producing content in Florida.
Qualified Florida Expenditures include:
Production equipment rental or purchase
Real estate rental (studio, office, location fees)
Set design and construction
Props
Wardrobe
Computers and software (production related)
You can start saving up to 7.5% in just a few business days! Apply online at www.filminflorida.com.