Utah has long been the setting for many indie-horror films, and on the week of Halloween, what can be better than being scared of your own backyard? To help us get ready in the spooky season, the Utah Film Commission has compiled this list of...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cover image provided by: Tyler Farr from the set of Avocado Toast. What does each film department look like in a world with COVID-19 precautions? As new set safety norms start to settle in, we've been gathering feedback from productions and crew members on how these...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Are you a property owner who is interested in listing your property to be film friendly and available for film, television and commercial production? The Utah Film Commission (UFC) has prepared some information about what property owners need to do to list a property in...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Photo of Colleen Cooley from Water Flows Together. All photos courtesy of Spruce Tone Films and Taylor Graham. This series of posts highlights some of our Next Level Grant recipients. We asked Taylor Graham to provide insight into the work on his latest project, 'Water Flows Together'....
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Social distancing due to COVID-19 has taken its toll on our local film industry. With productions having to shut down, it leaves a lot of uncertainties about what the industry will look like as we move towards a new normal. Thankfully, the Utah Film Industry...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Photo from Joint Effort by Zeppelin Zeerip This series of posts highlights some of our Next Level Grant recipients. We asked Zeppelin Zeerip to provide insight into the work on his latest project, 'Joint Effort'. The Next Level Grant Program provides funding for local directors and producers...
[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...
[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...
[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...
[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...