(Monterey, CA –Oct. 11, 2023) Applications are now being accepted for the Monterey County Film Commission’s Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award Program. The deadline to apply online is Nov. 10, 2023. This year the program plans to award students up to $2,000 in scholarship awards. For eligibility details and online application forms […]
(Monterey, Calif. – Aug. 18, 2023) — The Monterey County Film Commission is bringing back its popular “Hollywood in Your Backyard” film industry networking mixer on Thursday, Aug. 24 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at the Links Club in Carmel Plaza. (Ocean Ave. and Mission St., Suite 101, Carmel-by-the-Sea). The event gathers together the crew […]
The nonprofit Monterey County Film Commission’s board of directors has elected its officers for the next fiscal year, and also appointed Dot Findlater of Monterey to serve a three-year term as board director. The new president is Paula Joy MacNab, a realtor with David Lyng Real Estate. Other officers are Paul Ventura, vice president; Jeff […]
Conall Jones, a Carmel Valley resident, is a producer of “Stranger at the Door” which is nominated for an Academy Award as Best Documentary Short Film. The Oscar award winners will be announced at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on March 12, 2023. The film’s director is Joshua Seftel, and its executive producer […]
For the latest road condition updates for Hwy. 1 in Big Sur go to Caltrans or call 1-800-427-7623. (Due to weather and slide damage in the southern portion of Big Sur, transiting the full length of Hwy. 1 (PCH) is not possible. Repair work is long-term).
(Monterey, CA – Feb. 3, 2023) The Monterey County Film Commission presented plaques and checks to the winners in the film commission’s 2022 Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award program on Feb. 2, 2023. Receiving $1,500 scholarship awards were David Orta, a Greenfield resident and film student at Hartnell Community College, and Laska […]
(Monterey, CA –Jan. 19, 2023) – The Ami Carmel Lifestyle Boutique is putting the fun in a fundraiser for the nonprofit Monterey County Film Commission on Feb. 6, 2023 that includes shopping and a wine tasting party at the boutique. Store owner Annee Martin is donating 20 percent of the shop’s gross sales that Monday […]
(Monterey, CA – Jan. 11, 2023) The Monterey County Film Commission announced the two top winners and one honorary mention winner in the film commission’s 2022 Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award program on Dec. 27, 2022. Selected for $1,500 scholarships are David Orta, a Greenfield resident and film student at Hartnell Community […]
Sa FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* (FROM CALTRANS UPDATE #8) TWO DAY OPENING OF HIGHWAY 1 CLOSURE TO TAKE PLACE FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 AT 8 AM THROUGH SATURDAY, JAN. 7 AT 5 PM MONTEREY / SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES – Caltrans maintenance and engineering teams completed initial assessments of Highway 1 after the atmospheric river events over […]
