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REMINDER: The City of Burien’s new Film Office will be holding a Launch Party from 5 – 7 p.m. this Thursday, May 14 at the Tin Room Bar & Theater.
The program will begin around 6 p.m., and this event will be a chance for local filmmakers to meet, network, share stories, watch film clips and much more.
As we first reported, the city created a new Film Office in April, with its mission of “supporting and promoting Burien’s local film industry by connecting filmmakers with information and raising the profile of film in Burien.”
The idea for the city’s new film office and website came out of conversations between local filmmakers (including BTB Editor Scott Schaefer), along with Economic Development Manager Dan Trimble and Management Intern Andrew Desmond.
“As we looked at Burien’s emerging assets, its filmmaking community stood out as a unique opportunity for growth,” said Dan Trimble, Burien’s Economic Development Manager. “By raising awareness of our growing filmography, we hope to show our appreciation for those that have already found Burien to be an attractive location and let others know that we are a welcoming location for visual arts.”
Here’s text from an invitation being sent out:
The Creative Economy is alive and well in Burien, home to the Burien Actors Theatre, Hi-Liners Theater, Burien Arts Association, Moshier Arts Center, the B-Town Beat, and the Highline Performing Arts Center. Within Burien’s borders lies the Puget Sound Skills Center, which houses programs like Fashion Design & Marketing, DigiPen Video Game Programming, and Broadcast Communications, and serving the greater Burien area is Highline College with even more great programs.
The City’s Film Office aims to raise the profile of film in Burien and throughout our region by providing resources to filmmakers, actors, designers, and writers alike, such as: information on filming locations around town; streamlined permitting if site locations need to use public-right of way, etc.; connections to funding resources available through programs like Washington State’s Motion Picture Incentive Program; region-wide promotional opportunities and resources; and connections to existing local talent. The Office can serve as a catalyst for filmmakers to reach out to actors and set-designers, for costume-designers to find screen writers, and so on. For more information, visit the Office’s homepage at www.burienwa.gov/film.
Films made in Burien, around Burien, or by Burienites include:
- “Valley of the Sasquatch,” Directed by Burien resident John Portanova and Photographed by Jeremy Berg.
- “The Maury Island Incident,” shot at the Tin Room Bar by a local production company during the summer of 2013.
- “Your Sister’s Sister,” shot at the Countryside Cafe when it was “Germaine’s Country Kitchen,” and Directed by Lynn Shelton.
- “Safety Not Guaranteed,” shot at Highline High School and Grocery Outlet on SW 152nd (NOTE: Colin Trevorrow, the Director of this film, has moved onto a new project – with a slightly higher budget – called “Jurassic World”!).
- “The Off Hours,” directed by Megan Griffiths.
- “Manic Pixie Dream Wife,“ created by Highline School graduate M. Elizabeth Eller.
- “The Day My Parents Became Cool,” shot at Highline High School and Directed/Written by Steve Edmiston.
- “Every Beautiful Thing,” recently shot at the Countryside Cafe.
And the first-ever Burien Film Festival was held on April 1 during the Burien UFO Festival.
For more information, contact the city’s Economic Development Manager, Dan Trimble, at 206.248.5528.
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Photo of production on “The Maury Island Incident” at the Tin Room by Michael Brunk / nwlens.com
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