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Attending American Film Market This Year? Let Us Know!
OF+MO is proud to join fellow film commissions, including the Oklahoma City Film & Creative Industries Office, Tulsa Office of Film, Music, Arts & Culture and Cherokee Film, at the 2023 American Film Market (AFM) in Santa Monica, Cali., October 31 – November 4. The largest motion picture business market of its kind in North America, thousands of professionals from all corners of the film industry come together at AFM to develop, showcase, discover, finance and license thousands of independent films and projects destined for the world’s audience.
Please let OF+MO know you’re attending by e-mailing Amanda Roberts, our Incentives Specialist, at Amanda.Roberts@okcommerce.gov with subject line “AFM CONNECT”. We look forward to meeting up in California!
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Upcoming Releases and Now Streaming - Filmed in Oklahoma
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Follow OF+MO for Up-to-Date Oklahoma Film + Music News
Do you follow us on social media? Keep up to date with Oklahoma film and music news, movie trailers, events, workshops and more by following us on social media!
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ATTENTION: Inactive Production Directory Listings Will Expire October 1
Beginning October 1, any current crew listings that have not been updated since 2019 with at least one new film/tv credit will become inactive and no longer appear publicly in the Oklahoma Production Directory. If you have made updates since 2019, no action is needed. If you haven’t, to ensure your listing does not become inactive, your updated crew listing must include new credit(s) manually entered (not updated on your uploaded resume) in the system that correspond to the department category and position in which you were employed.
Any new registrants (with the exception of apprentices and production assistants) will be required to have at least three credits within in the same department and/or position verifiable by a callsheet or production report before their listings will be approved.
If you have questions or need assistance with your listing, contact Yousef Kazemi, Production Manager for OF+MO, at Yousef.Kazemi@okcommerce.gov.
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FREE Info Webinar for ARPA Grant
The American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) is a $10 million investment fund for Oklahoma's arts and cultural sector approved by the Governor designed to boost the rebuilding of the sector across all 77 counties. Applications will be available this fall.
An overview of the grant program will be given by the Oklahoma Arts Council and partners during a FREE webinar on Thursday, September 7, 2-3 p.m. The webinar will cover eligibility criteria, account set up and required documents.
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Current Career and Internship Opportunities
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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Local Open Calls + Grants
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FEATURED CAREER
Nick Williams | singer/songwriter/producer
"Oklahoma provides the space and support for you to discover who you are as an artist, and grow in a way that’s organic and unpressured."
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NOW ACCEPTING REBATE APPLICATIONS
Applications are now OPEN for Oklahoma film incentives. Please take note of the six-series evaluation application deadlines for FY24 incentives for the 'Filmed in Oklahoma Act of 2021' (October 15, December 15, 2023; February 15, April 15, 2024).
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- "The Drive-In" - September 22
- "The Way I Heard It" Seasons 5 & 6 - September 26
- "Delivery Fee" - October 23
- "Cool Tenor" - November 1
- "May Your Eyes Shine" - November 13
- "Fade Em Up" - November 20
- "Off the Board" - November 27
- "Killdeer" - November 28
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Please note that these are subject to change pending the production’s compliance with the benchmarks and administrative rules for the rebate programs. For a current listing of films in the rebate queue, please visit the Now Filming section of our website.
Find crew and casting calls in Oklahoma on the jobs page of our website! Have one? Send it to us at filminfo@oklahomafilm.org.
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| COMMUNITIES + INFRASTRUCTURE
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Pictured: The Cherokee Nation Film staff with Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr. (far right)
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| Cherokee Nation Breaks Ground on New Soundstage & Launches Rebranded Cherokee Film
The Cherokee Nation hosted a ceremonial groundbreaking for a second soundstage facility to further expand their Cherokee Film Studios Owasso Campus, which houses the Nation’s cutting-edge XR virtual production LED volume studio. In addition to the existing 27,000 square foot facility, the newest building will house the tribe's second 10,000 square foot soundstage, which will feature full soundproofing, a modular truss system with chain hoists, 14-foot bay doors for load-ins, RV hookups for production trailers and more.
The Cherokee Nation also rolled out an expansion, reorganization and rebranding now collectively known as Cherokee Film, which includes four branches: Cherokee Film Productions, Cherokee Film Studios, Cherokee Film Commission and Cherokee Film Institute. Many congratulations to our partners at Cherokee Film!
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Film Friendly: On the Road
OF+MO is seeking to engage on-location with leadership among statewide cities and towns to promote the Oklahoma Film Friendly Community Program and learn more about each community’s structure and development plans.
This month, OF+MO had the opportunity to liaison with leadership in the communities of Woodward, Guymon and Freedom, and provide valuable information on the overall film, television and music ecosystem in Oklahoma and how these communities can best position themselves for the future development of these industries in their regions. Many thanks to our local hosts: the City of Guymon, City of Woodward Convention & Visitors Bureau and the Mayor of Freedom.
To schedule a visit from OF+MO or learn more, contact Yousef Kazemi at Yousef.Kazemi@okcommerce.gov or complete this event speaker request form.
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FEATURED LOCATION
Camp Y’Shua
Nestled on the northwest side of the Wichita Mountains, Camp Y’Shua is an annual summer youth ministry camp located near the film friendly City of Lawton in Southwest Oklahoma. This sprawling sanctuary features 160 acres of some of the region’s most breathtaking scenery, including mountains, valleys, ridges, creeks, trails and more with ample infrastructure on site among the camp’s traditional hosting facilities and accommodations. Permissions to utilize the property are subject to review based on the requesting production’s projected impact to the location, including alignment with previously scheduled events, environmental considerations and the mission of the camp itself. Camp Y’shua previously welcomed filming on the forthcoming feature film release from Kyle Roberts “What Rhymes with Reason” as well as a recent proof of concept short film for Kyle Kauwika Harris called “Charlie Mike”.
Many thanks to the owners of this property for sharing these images with us and for their support.
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FEATURED BUSINESS
1577 Productions
Based in Oklahoma City, 1577 Productions specializes in high quality commercial and documentary filmmaking.
"Being based in Oklahoma has many benefits including affordability, quality of life for ourselves and our families, being centrally located when out of state travel is needed, access to different industries, talented crew and plenty of business development opportunities."
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| About the Oklahoma Film + Music Office:
Under the Oklahoma Department of Commerce, the Oklahoma Film + Music Office (OF+MO) works to promote the state as a viable hub for film, television and music production as well as further develop opportunities for workforce, business and community growth within these sectors. For more information on the Oklahoma Film + Music Office, including the state’s film incentives and additional resources, visit okfilmmusic.org.
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SUPPORT • CONNECT • PROMOTE
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