JACKSONVILLE, FL (March 2012) — Film Florida recently extended the deadline for applications for the Don Davis Film Finishing Fund until April 16. The recipient will be honored at Film Florida’s annual meeting on May 17 in Clearwater.
The fund provides completion funding to aspiring filmmakers in the state. Available cash grants range from $1,500 to $5,000, with the number of grants varying from year to year.
Film Florida created the fund to honor Rep. Davis, a longtime champion of the production industry, who passed away in 2008. In 2007’s session, the state revamped the entire incentive program and renamed it the Don Davis Entertainment Industry Economic Development Act.
The Don Davis Film Finishing Fund annually provides cash and in-kind production services to deserving filmmakers needing help to complete their film projects. The projects submitted have a broad range of subject matter and are judged by a committee of top industry professionals.
The full criteria to apply is posted here.
“Film Florida and the entire production industry lost our best champion, and we created this fund to honor his legacy, and help those films and filmmakers indigenous to our state complete projects to elevate the industry for generations to come,” said Jennifer Pennypacker, President of Film Florida. “Representative Don Davis revived our industry by spearheading legislation that truly took our state into a more level playing field with other states also competing to bring in production business.”
The program funds filmmakers working in both short and long formats in all genres-documentary, dramatic, educational, narrative, animated and experimental-whose films demonstrate advanced and innovative skills and whose works relates to the goals of Film Florida. These goals are to promote the creation of jobs in the film and entertainment production industries; and to promote economic development and tourism for the State of Florida.
In its first year of inception, the Fund kicked off with seed money of $10,000 from Universal Studios Florida Production Group (USFPG) and its parent company NBC Universal.
Monday, April 2, 2012
Donna Orender Is Celebrating A New Generation...
The GENERATION W conference will be held April 20, 2012 at 8:00 AM University of North Florida - Fine Arts Center.
Donna Orender, the former president of the WNBA, is moving forward with a plan to bring women together in Jacksonville for a leadership conference to discuss women in business, women’s health issues and how women can make a difference.
Orender, CEO of Orender Unlimited, a consulting company whose services include providing sales, marketing, media and diversity strategies, said she was moved to create the “Generation W” conference after attending one of many leadership conferences during her career.
Click this link for more info & registration: http://www.genwnow.com/ . Registration is $175.
Click following link for Speakers: http://www.genwnow.com/speakers/
Donna Orender, the former president of the WNBA, is moving forward with a plan to bring women together in Jacksonville for a leadership conference to discuss women in business, women’s health issues and how women can make a difference.
Orender, CEO of Orender Unlimited, a consulting company whose services include providing sales, marketing, media and diversity strategies, said she was moved to create the “Generation W” conference after attending one of many leadership conferences during her career.
Click this link for more info & registration: http://www.genwnow.com/ . Registration is $175.
Click following link for Speakers: http://www.genwnow.com/speakers/
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The Film & Television Office is MOVING...
The Film & Television Office is moving to a new location in Downtown Jacksonville. Please note our new address, effective March 26, 2012.
City Hall
117 W. Duval St., Suite 275
Jacksonville, FL 32202
All phone numbers and email addresses
will remain the same.
Main phone: (904) 630-2522
Main fax: (904) 630-2919
Friday, March 16, 2012
Experience A New Generation With Donna Orender...
You are invited to attend:
Friday, April 20, 2012 from 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
GENERATION W
7:00 a.m. Registration Opens
Coffee/Snacks - with “Wake Me Up” partner, Village Bread Cafe
8:00 a.m. Program Begins - Welcome
Co-Hosted with the University of North Florida, and presented by Wells Fargo
8:30 a.m. Morning Sessions
Dynamic speakers will delve into a variety issues that matter to you, such as Self Improvement, Health, Business and Politics in an innovative environment with an integrated mix of presentations and interactive sessions designed to stimulate conversation.
12:00-1:15 p.m. - “Lunch with...” Series Presented by
Winn-Dixie will provide great food while you dine and discuss pertinent topics in your Breakout Lunch Session. You choose one of the following areas of interest:
Economy
Top Wells Fargo economist
Building Your Personal Brand
Maryam Banikarim,
Chief Marketing Officer of media giant Gannett
Reinventing Yourself
Larraine Segil,
Author, TV host, fmr. CEO of multiple companies, sought-after speaker
Get Heart-wise
Dr. Pamela Rama,
Chief-of-Staff at Baptist Medical Center Beaches
Entrepreneurship
Candace Moody, VP of Communication, WorkSource Florida
Sandy Bartow, Executive Director, Jacksonville Women’s Business Center
Alice Elliot, Founder and Chief Executive Office, The Elliot Group
1:30-5:30 Afternoon Session
Topics such as You Throw Like a Girl, Paying it Forward, The Men Who Get It, and The Real Digital Divide will be discussed, and a Special Concluding Presentation! Food Network’s Hollis Wilder will also share her inspiring story ... and maybe even a tasty treat!
5:30-7:00 Social Networking Reception
Connect with new people, and develop a vast group of new contacts to build your business.
Ticket Price Includes:
* Continental Breakfast Provided by Village Bread Cafe
* Working Lunch Provided by Winn Dixie
* Networking Reception following Conference
Parking Available at Fine Arts Center Parking Garage
Accommodations
If you wish to book a room during the conference weekend, please visit the link below. Rooms have been held at a discounted rate **only through March 12th** at the beautiful Ponte Vedra Inn & Club. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Hess, PV Inn & Club Reservations, at (904) 285-1111 x7555 or lhess@pvresorts.com.
Book Now at Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Generation W is an event produced by Orender Unlimited.
GENERATION W
Friday, April 20, 2012 from 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
LIVING POWERFULLY
GET INSPIRED. GET CONNECTED.
GENERATION W
UNF's Fine Arts Center
Friday, April 20, 2012
7:00 a.m. Registration Opens
Coffee/Snacks - with “Wake Me Up” partner, Village Bread Cafe
8:00 a.m. Program Begins - Welcome
Co-Hosted with the University of North Florida, and presented by Wells Fargo
8:30 a.m. Morning Sessions
Dynamic speakers will delve into a variety issues that matter to you, such as Self Improvement, Health, Business and Politics in an innovative environment with an integrated mix of presentations and interactive sessions designed to stimulate conversation.
12:00-1:15 p.m. - “Lunch with...” Series Presented by
Winn-Dixie will provide great food while you dine and discuss pertinent topics in your Breakout Lunch Session. You choose one of the following areas of interest:
Economy
Top Wells Fargo economist
Building Your Personal Brand
Maryam Banikarim,
Chief Marketing Officer of media giant Gannett
Reinventing Yourself
Larraine Segil,
Author, TV host, fmr. CEO of multiple companies, sought-after speaker
Get Heart-wise
Dr. Pamela Rama,
Chief-of-Staff at Baptist Medical Center Beaches
Entrepreneurship
Candace Moody, VP of Communication, WorkSource Florida
Sandy Bartow, Executive Director, Jacksonville Women’s Business Center
Alice Elliot, Founder and Chief Executive Office, The Elliot Group
1:30-5:30 Afternoon Session
Topics such as You Throw Like a Girl, Paying it Forward, The Men Who Get It, and The Real Digital Divide will be discussed, and a Special Concluding Presentation! Food Network’s Hollis Wilder will also share her inspiring story ... and maybe even a tasty treat!
5:30-7:00 Social Networking Reception
Connect with new people, and develop a vast group of new contacts to build your business.
Ticket Price Includes:
* Continental Breakfast Provided by Village Bread Cafe
* Working Lunch Provided by Winn Dixie
* Networking Reception following Conference
Parking Available at Fine Arts Center Parking Garage
Accommodations
If you wish to book a room during the conference weekend, please visit the link below. Rooms have been held at a discounted rate **only through March 12th** at the beautiful Ponte Vedra Inn & Club. If you have any questions, please contact Lisa Hess, PV Inn & Club Reservations, at (904) 285-1111 x7555 or lhess@pvresorts.com.
Book Now at Ponte Vedra Inn & Club
Generation W is an event produced by Orender Unlimited.
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