(Monterey, CA, Feb. 20, 2025) — It’s time for fans of film to make the scene and walk the Red Carpet in style at the “Celebrity Awards Night” party celebrating the 97th Academy Awards® ceremony in Hollywood. The Monterey County Film Commission’s event will be held on March 2, 2025 at Characters Bar in the […]
(Monterey, CA – Feb. 5, 2025) The Monterey County Film Commission board of directors has elected Karilyn Van Oosten and Teresa Savage to its board of directors for three-year terms. Karilyn Van Oosten, a Monterey resident, is employed at Unitek Learning, serving as vice president of strategic business development. Her focus is on building […]
(Monterey County, CA – Jan. 22, 2025) — A documentary short film set in the Salinas Valley has been officially selected for the prestigious 2025 Sundance Film Festival and will have its world premiere during the festival’s celebrated Short Film Program. “The Long Valley” is a 13-minute documentary showcasing the daily lives and landscapes in […]
The Santa Cruz office of the CHP announced that State Route 1 has been shut down at Salinas Road because of the fire. Drivers are advised to avoid the area and use U.S. Highway 101 as an alternate route. There was no estimated time of reopening. Northbound Highway 1 traffic was being directed off from […]
By James Herrera | jherrera@montereyherald.com | Monterey Herald UPDATED: January 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM PST BIG SUR – The full overnight closure of Highway 1 at Rocky Creek is planned for Jan. 21 to allow for further construction of new roadway at the site of a slip-out that occurred last March. The complete halt […]
(Monterey, Calif., Jan. 8, 2025) —The Monterey County Film Commission announced on Dec. 31, 2024 the top winner and honorary mention winner in the film commission’s 2024 Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award program. Olivia Rovid, a California State University, Monterey Bay student in the Cinematic Arts and Technology Department, was selected for […]
(Dec. 17, 2024– Monterey, CA) The Monterey County Film Commission is planning a “Hollywood in Your Backyard” mixer in Salinas on Jan. 9, 2025 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Patria Restaurant. It’s an opportunity for local film professionals and supporters of filming here to network with others in the film community. Patria is in […]
During this full 24-hour closure crews will install nine pre-cast concrete girders which will serve as the support structure for the southbound lane of the viaduct bridge deck. This is an update, from the original 12/13-14/24 closure due to high winds that make crane operation unsafe. Two heavy cranes, one at each end of the […]
(Nov. 8, 2024 – Monterey County) Applications are now being accepted for the Monterey County Film Commission’s Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Awards program. The deadline to apply is Nov. 30, 2024. This year, the program plans to award students up to $2,000 in scholarship awards. For eligibility details and application forms go […]
(Oct. 25, 2024 – Monterey, CA) The Monterey County Film Commission is planning a “Hollywood in Your Backyard” mixer on Nov. 14, 2024, at the Hofsas House Hotel located between 3rd and 4th Ave. on San Carlos Street in Carmel-by-the-Sea. It’s an opportunity for local film professionals and supporters of filming in Monterey County to […]
