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Workshop to aid communities in state film production

July 01, 2009 @ 10:45 PM

2009/The Herald-Dispatch

The Herald-Dispatch

HUNTINGTON -- The West Virginia Film Office is hosting a half-day workshop on how to bring more film production to the state on July 10 at the Pullman Plaza Hotel in Huntington.

"As West Virginia becomes a more popular place to shoot feature films, television programs, music videos and commercials because of its tax incentive program, it has become increasingly more important for the Film Office to reach out to communities and community leaders to better prepare them when their region is chosen for filming," said Pam Haynes, director of the Film Office in a news release.

The workshop is scheduled for 1:30 to approximately 5 p.m. in the Kentucky Room at Pullman Plaza Hotel, 1001 3rd Ave.

The workshop is free and open to the public and RSVPs are requested. Haynes encourages representatives of convention and visitor bureaus, chambers of commerce, economic development authorities, mayors and city managers, county managers and commissioners, the Huntington Regional Film Commission, film and video production companies, and freelance film crew to attend.

The workshop is titled "Business of Film: Paths to Opportunity," and will provide an overview of tax incentives and how they will benefit West Virginia businesses, how communities may become film friendly, what to expect and how to handle filming when it knocks on the door, and how to work effectively with the Film Office.

A brief tutorial on location scouting also will be highlighted, and there will be an assortment of helpful handouts.

To register for the workshop, contact Misty Dailey at 304-558-2200, ext. 366, or by e-mail at mdailey@wvfilm.com. The West Virginia Film Office is a section under the WV Department of Commerce, Division of Tourism, and can be visited at www.wvfilm.com.