March Recap
“We have demonic possessions, demons, things that go bump in the night and we’ve been playing with the Ouija board. What could go wrong?”
Tampa man with autism stars in Woody Harrelson movie about Special Olympics
The movie is directed by Bobby Farrelly and premieres March 10.
The 16th Annual Gasparilla International Film Festial is a wrap!
This year’s festival featured several homegrown films, shining a light on films made in Tampa and Florida, as well as exciting international and U.S. features with talent in person like DB Sweeney (The Cutting Edge), Patrick Wilson (The Conjuring), Nolan Gould (Modern Family) and Sung Kang (Fast and Furious). We kicked off opening night with Pomeranian Influencer and Therapy Dog, Koda the Fluff. And we rocked out with The Wilson Van (TV Personality and News Anchor Mark Wilson, and Actors Paul Wilson and Patrick Wilson, all brothers in an 80s inspired band) at the Floridan Palace Hotel for the closing night party. We hosted several engaging industry panels, as well as Q&A’s after almost all screenings throughout the festival.
This Month’s Spotlight
This month's spotlight:
Tampa Bay Community Network is a service of Speak Up Tampa Bay, a 501c3 non-profit organization founded in 1999 to increase community dialogue and public engagement. TBCN is a community media center specializing in training and workforce development for the video production industry. Free for Hillsborough County residents! Nominal fee for residents outside the county. Additionally, we provide access for the community to air their shows on Verizon 30 and 36; Spectrum 638 and 639; Comcast 20; and via the Internet – Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, iOS, Android and tbcn.org.
Stay tuned for more about Tampa Bay Community Network.
Notable Productions in March:
Commercials:
Lowe's
Photography:
Brandon Ford
TV Shows:
Pawn Stars Does America
Love In Paradise
Content:
Jiggin With Jordan
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