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2019 Film Anniversaries featuring Utah

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cover photos by Andrea David, @filmtourismus Utah has been home to some of the most beloved and iconic films over the last 80 years. Discover those films that celebrated milestone anniversaries in 2019! 5 Year Anniversary (2014): The Giver This year we had the 5th anniversary of the release...

December 30, 2019

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Utah’s Most Well-Known Role as Anytown, USA

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It's the most wonderful time of the year! Specifically, if you're a big fan of Holiday made-for-TV films. Did you know that Utah plays a significant role in many of these films? From 25th Street in Ogden to Main Street in Bountiful and downtown Salt...

December 9, 2019

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Next Level: Samskara

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This series of posts highlights some of our Next Level Grant recipients. We asked Angela Rosales Challis and Conor Long to provide insight into their work on their project, 'Samskara Screendance'. The Next Level Grant Program provides funding for local directors and producers that are currently...

November 22, 2019

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Next Level Round 3 Recipients

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Congratulations to the recipients of Round 3 of our Next Level Grant Program! Read more about the program here. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The Next Level Grant Program provides funding for local directors and producers that are currently working on a project in the state of Utah. The Utah Film...

November 15, 2019

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Spotlight: Mercedes Williamson, 2nd Assistant Director

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This series of posts highlights some of our local industry talent: on-screen and behind-the-scenes, established and up-and-coming. We asked Mercedes Williamson to provide insight into her work as a 2nd Assistant Director, how she got started, and what advice she has for people trying to...

November 7, 2019

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6 Spooky Utah Locations

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] For Halloween, we've gathered a shortlist of some of Utah's most haunted locations. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Old Tooele Hospital/Asylum 49, Tooele, Utah There are said to be several demonic and dark presences that haunt the facility, which includes a man in all black, several former residents and workers, and a...

October 30, 2019

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Spotlight: Bega Metzner, Director of the Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This series of posts highlights some of our local industry talent: on-screen and behind-the-scenes, established and up-and-coming. We asked Bega Metzner to provide insight into her work as the Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission Director, how she got started, and what advice she has...

October 16, 2019

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Spotlight: Second Sight

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] This series of posts highlights some of our local industry talent: on-screen and behind-the-scenes, established and up-and-coming. We asked Cole Sax and Phil Hessler to provide insight into the work on their newest film 'Second Sight', how they got started, and what advice they have...

October 10, 2019

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Butch, Sundance, and Katharine Ross

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Above: Katharine Ross on set of Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Stephen B. Armstrong The 1960s saw the release of several westerns that stand out today as some of the finest motion pictures ever made, among them John Ford’s The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance,...

October 8, 2019

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Mickey Gilbert: A Stuntman’s Stuntman

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Above: Mickey Gilbert jumping between horses for Robert Redford in Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Stephen B. Armstrong Few professionals in Hollywood have a filmography as impressive as Mickey Gilbert’s. Over a career spanning nearly seven decades, he’s been a stuntman, a stunt coordinator and...

September 29, 2019

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