Welcome to the Director's Chair! Arizona Film & Digital Media Director Matthew Earl Jones shares thoughts and industry highlights from productions to media reports focused on Arizona's film and digital media industries.
C-Span focus on FlagstaffFlagstaff Featured
Congratulations Flagstaff! Flagstaff to be featured in C-Span series. Check out the AZ Daily Sun story.
Tombstone Actors Help Community Celebrate Anniversary of Popular MovieCongratulations Tombstone!
Congratulations to everyone who helped to organize the 25th Tombstone Reunion event in Tombstone, Arizona! It was wonderful to hear about the turnout and talent who came to celebrate this historic town. Please enjoy the Herald/Review Media article, Tombstone Actors Help Community Celebrate the Anniversary of Popular Movie.
Arizona-based Shared Card Films wraps feature production of The UnHealer It's a Wrap!
(Photo Courtesy: Ken Sklute/Serendipity Visuals)
Congratulations to the cast and crew of The UnHealer which wrapped filming in Apache Junction this month. The independent Sci-fi feature is slated for release in 2019!
Here are some of the media highlights from its production:
Apache Junction News - June 25, 2018
AZTV 7- June 20, 2018
Casa Grande Dispatch - June 19, 2018
Sahuarita Dance Team to be featured on America's Got Talent
READ this Arizona Daily Star (Tucson.com) story about Sahuarita dance team to be featured on America's Got Talent. Thank you to our Sahuarita-based Film Resource Coordinator Michael Jansen who helped make sure AGT was all set to film these talented dancers when they came to town! If you need film permitting or location help in Sahuarita, contact Michael at 520-822-8819 or via email - mjansen@sahuaritaaz.gov. Visit Pima County's Sahuarita Website: Visit Sahuarita.
Image courtesy - Arizona Daily Star (Tucson.com)
KVOA 4, Tucson - WATCH - Coverage of the Future of Film in Arizona event at the Loft Cinema, May 21, 2018. (5.21.18)
Trailer Release - WATCH Love By Drowning (Dow Jazz Films) (2018)
Congratulations to the cast and crew of Love By Drowning! We were excited to see the trailer released for the independent feature that was written, produced and directed by Arizonans and filmed in Tucson, Arizona. For more information check out its IMDB.
12 News NBC - WATCH 14-year-old girl is on a journey to change the view on aspiring filmmakers in Arizona. (2.14.18)
3TV/CBS 5 - WATCH Arizona creates new incentives for lagging film production (9.17.17)