October 2024 Recap
Important Reminder
We want to remind everyone early that the holiday season is rapidly approaching, so please plan your upcoming shoots accordingly.
The Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park will be installed on November 4 and will be open to the public from November 22 through January 5. Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park will be unavailable for film shoots between November 4 and January 10.
Holiday decorations on the Riverwalk will be installed the week of November 18 and removed between January 2-5. Floating decorations may be in place along the Hillsborough River from the Tampa Convention Center to Armature Works. The Ybor City Christmas Tree Lighting is on November 20 and decorations will go up the same week. Holiday decorations (including a large Christmas tree) will also be in place along Water Street starting in early November.
As a reminder, we cannot move or take down any holiday decorations under any circumstances, so please plan your upcoming shoots accordingly.
Hilary went to AFI Fest
Our production Manager, Hilary Webber, attended this year’s AFI Fest in Los Angeles, California. Hilary previously served on the screening committee for AFI Docs and is now a member of the AFI Fest screening committee. This year’s festival included a lineup of fiction and non-fiction features, showcasing a compelling variety of groundbreaking voices from new talent as well as storytelling legends like Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg.
Notable Productions in October
Sharp Entertainment - 90 Day Fiancé
Mad Bear Productions - Visit Tampa Bay: Dance Rising
Lakeside Productions - Publix
2M Productions - Tampa General Hospital
Bitter Souls Screening
This month, we held our Film Tampa Bay Presents screening of Bitter Souls at the Tampa Theatre. After the film, Tyler led an in-depth Q&A with the cast (Avaryana Rose, Michael McKeever, and Tristan Green) and writer/producer Ed McKeever. The Q&A can be viewed here.
Bitter Souls is about a teenage girl who is resurrected after a tragic accident using black magic. She uses her new-found powers to exact vengeance on her tormentors.
Photos by Sam Allen