By Jack Suntrup St. Louis Post-Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY • Missouri hasn’t offered perks for film studios in several years — and producers have taken note, shooting scenes set in Missouri in other, more generous states. But, if it were up to Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe, the state would reboot its modest incentive program, with the goal […]
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SLIFF and True/False Included in USA Today Top 10 Film Festival Destinations
Congratulations to a pair of Missouri Film Festivals who were recognized this month by USA Today as Top 10 destinations for film lovers. Coming next month to Columbia is True/False, regularly recognized as a top Documentary Film Festival and in November, the St. Louis International Film Festival which this MOMMA blogger greatly appreciates. “For devotees […]
Kansas City Short Accepted to Prestigious Sundance Film Festival, Named a Must-See Gem by IndieWire
Writer-director Christopher Good and his producer-star Andreina Byrne joined together to make a laugh-out-loud film about a toxic friendship further strained when deepest secrets are revealed. The secrets aren’t your run-of-the-mill confessions, and the resulting mayhem is weird, wacky, and wonderful… Sundance 2019 Short Film Preview: 10 Must-See Gems, From Vampires to Emily Mortimer [Excerpts […]
Kansas City Named One of MovieMaker Magazine’s Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker
Good news for Kansas City. Movie Maker Magazine has recognized KC as one of the top places to live and and work as a moviemaker. Here’s just one paragraph on the what and why’s – “Wild kindness” is what Kansas City moviemaker Jill Gevargizian says one can expect when shooting indie film in KC. “It’s […]
True Detective Season 3 Shoots in Ozark Mountains
The third season of HBO’s hit anthology series True Detective kicked off with a bang on Sunday night, and fans of the show who’ve followed the drama as its unraveled crime mysteries in, first, rural Louisiana and then southern California now find themselves in a part of the country that was once mysterious but now is brimming […]
Apply For a Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship
The Missouri Stories Scriptwriting Fellowship is an international competition for screenplay and television pilot scripts set in Missouri. The three top scoring scripts/writers receive an all-expense paid trip to our concentrated 4-day fellowship experience, held in Missouri. Accomplished industry mentors participate in “workshop” group conversations and one-on-one sessions in a retreat-like environment. Submissions will open […]
