Jere Newton, a Monterey Bay area film location scout from Aptos, was a top-three finalist at the California On Location Awards (COLA) virtual film industry awards event broadcast on Nov. 14, 2021. The Monterey County Film Commission nominated her for her work as local location scout for the independent movie “Malcolm and Marie” which was […]
The nonprofit Monterey County Film Commission’s board of directors has elected Brad Barbeau to serve a three-year term as board director. Barbeau, a 22-year Salinas resident, is Professor of Entrepreneurship at California State University Monterey Bay’s College of Business. He is also executive director of the CSUMB Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development (iiED). As […]
The Pacific Southwest Region is temporarily closing all National Forests in order to better provide for public and firefighter safety due to extreme fire conditions throughout the state, and strained firefighting resources throughout the country. This closure will be effective on Tuesday August 31, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. through September 17, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. CLOSURE […]
LMGI Virtual Awards Ceremony “Celebrate the Where” Set for October 23, 2021 LOS ANGELES, August 20, 2021 – Nominees for the 8th Annual Location Managers Guild International (LMGI) Awards were announced today by LMGI President John Rakich/LMGI. The awards honor the outstanding and creative visual contributions by location professionals in film, television and commercials from […]
The Monterey County Film Commission board of directors has elected Tanya Olson to its board of directors for a three-year term, and voted in new board officers for the next year. The officers are Gary Bolen, president; Julia Avery-Rudey, vice president, Sandi Austin, secretary; Jeff Clark, treasurer, and Garland Thompson as president emeritus. Olson is […]
