Arizona's film offices and statewide Film Resource Coordinators are ready to assist with your production needs.
Matthew Earl Jones, Director
100 N. 7th Ave., Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Bio
Ramsay Wharton, Program Manager
100 N. 7th Ave., Suite 400
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Bio
Stephen Pauken, City Manager
76 Erie Street
Bisbee, Arizona 85603
Film Permit
Permitting Contact:
Lorena Valdez
[email protected]
(520) 432-6002
Lori Pappas, Marketing & Media Relations Manager
Flagstaff Convention & Visitors Bureau
211 W. Aspen Avenue
Flagstaff, AZ 86001-5399
Bo Larsen
Community Relations Manager
Town of Fountain Hills, Maricopa County
16705 E. Ave of the Fountains
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268
Permit Link
Jackie Leatherman, Director of Event Marketing
314 London Bridges Rd.
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86403
Jessica Brodersen,
Film Mesa
20 E. Main Street, Suite 700
P.O. Box 1466
Mesa, AZ 85211-1466
Darren Coldwell
City Manager
City of Page, Arizona
697 Vista Avenue
P.O. Box 1180
Page, AZ 86040
Phil Bradstock, Film Commissioner
200 W. Washington, 20th Floor
Phoenix, AZ 85003-1611
Film Permit
Dominique Rivas
Administrative AssistantCity of Scottsdale Citizen Service Department7506 E Indian School RdScottsdale, AZ 85251
Carol Kahn
Communications Manager Sedona Chamber of Commerce & Tourism Bureau
331 Forest Road
Sedona, AZ 86336
Permits are required for ALL filming activities within city limits.
Samara Rice, Film Commissioner
Recreation Services – Recreation Coordinator
City of Prescott
201 S. Cortez Street
Prescott, AZ 86303
Jenny Leon, Special Events Coordinator
3500 S. Rural Road
Tempe, AZ 85282
Regina Duran, City Secretary
613 E. Allen Street
Tombstone, AZ 85638
Peter Catalanotte, Director
115 N. Church Ave, Suite 200
Tucson, AZ 85701
Monica Lopez, Production Coordinator
115 N. Church Ave, Suite 200
Tucson, AZ 85701
Winslow, AZ 86047
Sheila Goode, Executive Director
216 N. Frontier St
Wickenburg, AZ 85390-1419
Marcus Carney, Executive Director
180 W. 1st Street, Suite D.
Yuma, AZ 85364
The Arizona Film & Digital Media Program coordinates with the following film offices to assist with locations, crew, talent, and production services within their jurisdictions.
Edsel Pete
Program Manager
Navajo Nation TV & Film
Division of Human Resources
Building #4611 Tribal Hill Drive
Window Rock, AZ 86515
Hans Klose
Tribal Liaison
Salt River, Fort McDowell, and Gila River Indian Communities
Sovereign Media
8912 E. Thomas Road
Scottsdale, AZ 85256
Alfredo Cabral Porchas
Coordinator of Sonora Film Commission
Sonora Institute of Culture
Comonfort esq. Dr. Pesqueira, Col. Centenario
Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Riky Schwarzbeck Artee
Hermosillo Film Commissioner
Hermosillo Conventions & Visitors Bureau
Watch - What the Hell is Hermosillo: El Casino del Diablo
Lizette Ibarra
Rocky Point Conventions & Visitors Bureau
Plaza Pelícanos, Av. Coahuila #444,
Local 5-C, Entre Blvd. Freemont y Víctor Estrella,
Col. Benito Juárez. Puerto Peñasco, Son. C.P. 83550
Film Resource Coordinators (FRCs) are key individuals tied to the industry and/or rural governments who are familiar with particular areas and therefore have been selected by the Arizona Office of Film & Digital Media to serve as ambassadors of goodwill by providing additional resources and assistance to productions filming across the State of Arizona. If you're interested in serving as an FRC for your community, please Contact Us.
MEXICO
Alonso Dominguez Ruiz
(011) 52-1-638-109-8745
[email protected]
City of Rocky Point - Mexico
MEXICO
Lorena Rueda
Arizona Mexico Commission
602-364-0338
[email protected]
Sonora - Mexico
Stephen Pelligrini
Senior Communications Manager
Coconino County
w: (928) 679-7137
c: (928) 326-6790
[email protected]
Unincorporated Areas and County Property - Coconino County
Levi Tappan
Former Mayor
928-660-8868
[email protected]
Page - Coconino County
Gregg Martinez
Economic Development Coordinator
City of Page
o: 928.645.4310
c: 928.614.9008
[email protected]
Page - Coconino County
Film Permit
Charlie Hendrix
Town Manager
Town of Tusayan
o: 928-638-9909
c: 928-637-4297
Tusayan - Coconino County
John Moore
Mayor, City of Williams
o (928) 635-4451 ext. 226
[email protected]
Williams - Coconino County
Glenn Kephart
County Manager
Navajo County
o:928-524-4112
c:480-784-7312
Unincorporated Areas and County Property - Navajo County
Ted Soltis
City Manager
City of Holbrook
928-524-6225
[email protected]
City of Holbrook - Navajo County
Rob Hephner
Community Services Specialist
Town of Pinetop-Lakeside
o: 928-368-8696, Ext. 257 c:602-751-4075
[email protected]
Pinetop-Lakeside - Navajo County
Steve North
Business Development
City of Show Low
(928) 532-4124
[email protected]
Show Low - Navajo County
Grace Payne
Communications Manager
City of Show Low
928-532-4017
[email protected]
Show Low - Navajo County
Teddy Croney
Industry Liaison
President, WME Theatres
928-368-2008
Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside - Navajo County
David "Doc" Skinner
Industry Liaison
928-368-7929
Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside - Navajo County
Cyndie Shaffstall
Industry Liaison
White Mountain Conventions & Visitors Bureau
o: 928-358-5398
c: 303-520-6114
White Mountain, Pinetop-Lakeside - Navajo County
Devin Brown
Director, Community Development
Apache County
928-337-7547
Unincorporated Areas and County Property - Coconino County
Joseph Jarvis
Manager
Town of Springerville
928-333-2656 ext. 226
Town Clerk ext. 224
Springerville - Apache County
Jeremy Dye
Director, Development Services
Yavapai County
928-639-8151
Unincorporated Areas and County Property - Yavapai County
Molly Spangler
Director, Economic Development
928-554-0007
Camp Verde - Yavapai County
Crisi Clark
Economic Development Specialist
o: 928 554 0010
c: 928 451 5660
[email protected]
Camp Verde - Yavapai County
Maggie Tidaback
Economic Development Project Manager
Town of Chino Valley
o: 928-636-2646 ext/ 1201
c: 928-899-2559
Chino Valley - Yavapai County
Susan Guthrie
Town Manager
Town of Clarkdale
928-639-2415
Town of Clarkdale - Yavapai County
Tricia Lewis
Director of Tourism & Economic Development
Town of Cottonwood
928-340-2729
Town of Cottonwood - Yavapai County
Toni Ross
Industry Liaison
602-434-4786
Jerome, Clarksdale, Cottonwood - Yavapai County
Jason Ryan
Industry Liaison
480-593-1042
Jerome, Clarksdale, Cottonwood - Yavapai County
Molly Cornwall
Industry Liaison
Globe Downtown Association
480-345-7477
Globe - Gila County
Cami Lucero
Southern Gila County Economic Development Corporation
928-425-4444
Globe/Miami - Gila County
Kodee Goseyun
Economic Development Specialist
San Carlos Apache Tribe | Office of the General Manager
o: 928.475.1600 ext. 1794
c: 928.475.1794
[email protected]
San Carlos - San Carlos Apache Tribal Lands - Gila County
Gloria Ruiz
Town Clerk
Town of Winkelman
o: 520-356-7854
[email protected]
Gila & Pinal Counties
Fields Moseley
Communications Director, Maricopa County
602-506-6453
Unincorporated Areas and County Property - Maricopa County
Pier Simeri
Director, Community Relations & Public Affairs
City of Avondale
623-333-1611
Avondale - Maricopa County
Annie DeChance
Communications Manager, City of Buckeye
o: 623-349-6974 c: 623-695-3122
City of Buckeye - Maricopa County
Matt Burdick
Communications & Public Affairs Director
City of Chandler
o: 480-782-2232 c: 480-622-4445
Chandler - Maricopa County
Hermelinda Llamas
Special Event Coordinator (Permit Processing)
City of Chandler
480-782-2665
Kimberly Janes
Tourism Program Manager
City of Chandler
o: 480-782-3037 m: 480-274-8006
[email protected]
Dana Berchman
Chief Digital Officer
Town of Gilbert
480-503-6765
[email protected]
City of Gilbert - Maricopa County
Elizabeth Rohe
Digital Journalist
Town of Gilbert
C: (480) 435-1499
City of Gilbert - Maricopa County
Lori German
Marketing & Communications Manager
Office of Economic Development
o:623-930-2986 c:323-251-9800
[email protected]
Glendale - Maricopa County
Laura Jara
Deputy City Clerk
City of Goodyear
o: 623-882-7835 m: 623-271-2208
Goodyear - Maricopa County
Jeff Kulaga
Town Manager
Town of Guadalupe
480-505-5376
Guadalupe - Maricopa County
Bill Stephens
City Manager
City of Litchfield Park
o: 623-935-5033 c: 623-670-4060
Litchfield Park - Maricopa County
Lisa Collins
Community Development Director
Town of Paradise Valley
(480) 348-3522
Shannon B. Gardner
Industry Liaison
310-849-5802
City of Scottsdale - Maricopa County
Virginia Mungovan
Marketing & Communications Manager
City of Surprise
623-222-1431
City of Surprise- Maricopa County
Constance Wilson
Public Information Officer
Town of Queen Creek
480-358-3195
Town of Queen Creek - Maricopa County
Doreen Cott
Economic Development Director
Town of Queen Creek
480-358-3522
Town of Queen Creek - Maricopa County
Gregory Arrington
Community Development Manager
Town of Youngtown
623-933-8286
Youngtown - Maricopa County
James Smith
Director of Economic & Workforce Development
Unincorporated Areas & County Property - Pinal County
James Daniels
Director of Marketing & Communications
o: 520-866-6226
c: 520-483-9733
Unincorporated Areas & County Property - Pinal County
Courtney Gulley
Economic Development Coordinator
Pinal County
o: 520-866-6309
c: 520-705-4453
Unincorporated Areas & County Property - Pinal County
Al Bravo
Public Information Officer
City of Apache Junction
o: 480-474-5080 c: 480-825-4829
Apache Junction - Pinal
Heather Kennedy
Public Information Officer
City of Casa Grande
p: (520) 421-8600 ext. 2530
Casa Grande - Pinal County
Rick Miller
City Manager
City of Coolidge
o: 520-723-5361 c: 520-635-3073
Coolidge - Pinal County
Jeff Fairman
Director of Economic Development
City of Eloy
602-206-5101
Eloy - Pinal County
Lisa Garcia
Deputy Town Manager/Town Clerk
Town of Florence
520-868-7552
Florence - Pinal County
Jennifer Brown
Assistant City Manager
City of Maricopa
o: 520-316-6841 c: 480-236-0927
[email protected]
City of Maricopa - Pinal County
Shelley & Roger Gillespie
Industry Liaisons
480-223-2347
City of Maricopa - Pinal County
Mila Besich-Lira
Mayor, Town of Superior
Exec. Dir., Copper Corridor Economic Dev. Coalition
520-827-0676
Superior, Kearny, Hayden, Winkelman, Mammoth, Oracle - Pinal County
John Hernandez
Industry Liaison
520-896-9019
Oracle, Mammoth, San Manuel - Pinal County
Akos Kovach
Greenlee Tourism Council
Greenlee County
928-241-1771
Clifton - Greenlee County
Diane Frisch
Director, Pima County Attractions & Tourism
520-724-7355
Unincorporated Areas & County Property - Pima County
Bo Johnson
Executive Director,
Ajo Chamber of Commerce
520-387-7742
Ajo (Unincorporated) - Pima County
Andrew Fairbanks
Tourism Strategies Coordinator
Management Analyst | Town of Oro Valley
520-229-4846
[email protected] |www.orovalleyaz.gov
Oro Valley - Pima County
Adam James Miller
Industry Liaison
818-429-4679
Marana, Oro Valley, and S. Pinal County - Pinal County
Victor Gonzalez
Economic Development Director
Town of Sahuarita
520-822-8817
Sahuarita - Pima County
Daniel Coxworth
Director, Development Services
Cochise County, Bisbee, AZ
520-432-9268
[email protected]
Unincorporated Areas and County Property - Cochise County
View GIS Online Map
Vicki Vivian
City Manager
City of Benson, AZ
520-720-6327
[email protected]
City of Benson - Cochise County
Bob Nilson
Benson Visitors Center
Town of Benson
o: 520-586-4293 c: 520-221-0572
Benson - Cochise County
Luis Pedroza
Deputy City Manager
City of Douglas
520-417-7303
City of Douglas - Cochise County
Alma Andrade
Acting City Clerk
City of Douglas
520-417-7301
City of Douglas - Cochise County
Judy Hector
Marketing & Public Affairs Manager
City of Sierra Vista
520-439-2191
Sierra Vista - Cochise County
Caleb Blaschke
City Manager
City of Willcox
(520) 507-5612
City of Willcox - Cochise County
Frank Dillon
Community Development Director
Santa Cruz County
520-375-7930
Unincorporated Areas & County Property - Santa Cruz County
John Kissinger
Acting City Manager
City of Nogales
o: 520-287-6571
Nogales - Santa Cruz County
Vance Bryce
Industry Liaison
Exec. Director, Graham Co. Chamber of Commerce
602-833-0258
Thatcher and Safford - Graham County
Tami Ursenbach
Director, Economic Dev. & Tourism
Mohave County
o: 928-757-0960, c: 928-727-2612
Unincorporated Areas & County Property - Mohave County
Toby Cotter
City Manager
Bullhead City
928-763-0122
Vance Barlow
Town Manager
Colorado City
o: 928 875-9160
Town of Colorado City - Mohave County
Michael Ramos
Director, Community Development
La Paz County
928-669-6138
[email protected]
Unincorporated Areas & County Property - La Paz County
Shanana Rain Golden-Bear
Industry Liaison
President, Chamber of Commerce
Town of Quartzsite
928-916-4235
Quartzsite - La Paz County
Paul Melcher
Director, Economic Development & Intergovernmental Affairs
Yuma County
928-373-1093
Unincorporated Areas & County Property - Yuma County
Tadeo Azael De La Hoya
City Manager
City of San Luis
o: 928-341-8528
c: 928-920-6428
San Luis - Yuma County