Film Florida

Film Florida Podcast Episode 65- Republican State Representative Vance Aloupis from Miami-Dade County was born in Maine but is a graduate of the University of Miami. In addition to being a legislator, Representative Aloupis is an advocate for early childhood education and serves as the CEO of The Children’s Movement of Florida. He’s also a big supporter of the film, television and digital media in...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 64- Danny Dávila is an accomplished Production Designer, Art Director and now Director. Danny talks about getting started in the industry in Miami, his role in a production and lots of "Graceland" and "Burn Notice" stories. Additional credits include "Pain and Gain," "The Baker and the Beauty," "Cake," "Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" and more. Audio editing by Rob H...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 63- Accomplished film and video colorist, and co-founder of Mixing Light, Patrick Inhofer talks about his career in delivering high-quality programming for broadcast, commercial, corporate and indie clients. He also talks about his 10+ years teaching others how to digitally color correct and has been active in developing community resources for professional and aspirin...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 62- Film Florida Government Relations consultant Slater Bayliss is a Partner at The Advocacy Group at Cardenas Partners, one of the top political and government affairs firm in Florida. He has worked in local, state, and federal government policy issues for over two decades. In the early 2000’s he served in Governor Jeb Bush’s administration. Preceding his tenure in th...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 61- Shana Gorondy and Christina Hollerbach talk about “The Right Stuff” filming in Sanford. Shana’s home was used as a location in the series and Christina started Film Sanford, which is a group that promotes Sanford as a filming destination. Watch “The Right Stuff” on Disney+ and view photos of filming at Shana’s home at http://bit.ly/TRSSanford. Audio editing by Rob...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 60- Joyce Gilliard is a film and television hair stylist and founder of iSAFE! TV & FILM, LLC. Joyce was seriously injured when she was struck by a freight train on the set of "Midnight Rider," the incident that killed camera assistant Sarah Jones. Since the tragedy, Joy has focused her efforts to bring awareness to safety in the film and television industry. Joyce...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 59- Lori Rubinstein is the Executive Director of the Behind the Scenes Foundation. The Behind the Scenes Foundation is a non-profit organization established in 2005 to create and support charitable programs for the entertainment technology industry. The Behind the Scenes charity issues grants to entertainment technology professionals in need due to serious illness or i...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 58- Todd Thompson is a writer, producer and director and Joy Kigin is an actress, writer and producer. Both are Central Florida-based and they are working on a historical Florida story. They talk about "The Highwaymen," what’s the story, what attracted them to it, the challenges COVID-19 is playing in the production, and when we will see the results. Audio editing by R...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 57- Florida-based film and television producer and production manager Wayne Morris has probably been involved in more film and television projects in Florida over the last 20 years than anyone else in the state. A few of those projects include "Mortal Kombat Conquest," "Sydney White," "The Inbetweeners," "David Makes Man," and "The Right Stuff" just to name a few. In f...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 56- Part 2 with Film Historian David Morton, Ph. D. talking about his dissertation on the History of the Motion Picture Industry in the State of Florida. In part 2, David talks about the emergence of Orlando and Miami in the film industry, the importance of Miami Vice, the future of the film and television industry in Florida, and more. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

Film Florida Podcast Episode 55- Part 1 with Film Historian David Morton, Ph. D. talking about his dissertation on the History of the Motion Picture Industry in the State of Florida. David discusses why he chose the film industry for his dissertation, and the early years of the film industry in Florida in the early 1900’s, primarily in Jacksonville and Tampa. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

Film Florida Podcast Episode 54- Miami native filmmaker Andrew Hevia talks about his time at New World School for the Arts, then Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts, being the co-founder of Miami's Borscht Film Festival, being co-producer on "Moonlight," his most recent project "Leave the Bus through the Broken Window," getting his start in the industry and what’s next for him....

Film Florida Podcast Episode 53- Ringling College of Art and Design graduate and Tampa resident Tony Ahedo talks about his work as a Director, DP, Camera Op and AC, with credits on features, music videos, live events and commercials, filming in Florida and more. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

Film Florida Podcast Episode 52- Florida native Arielle Kebbel talks about her starring roles on television series "Ballers," "Midnight, Texas" and her current series "Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector". Additional TV credits include Grand Hotel, UnReal, The Vampire Diaries, Gilmore Girls and 90210 to name a few. Film credits include Fifty Shades Freed, fan favorites John Tucker Must Die,...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 51- Matt Stein talks about his current role as Senior VP, Scripted Film and TV Production for Live Nation Productions, his previous role as VP, Production for Sony Pictures International Productions and before that Executive VP, Production for Dimension Films. He talks about overseeing 35+ films, how he got involved in the industry, his day to day responsibilities on a...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 50- KK Jag talks about her role as Director, Production Finance for Horizon Scripted Television, being involved with hundreds of episodes of television, including Florida-based series "The Right Stuff," "David Makes Man" and "Miami Ink," how she got involved in the industry and her role on a television series. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

Film Florida Podcast Episode 49- Florida-based producer Veronica Nickel talks about her role as co-producer and line producer on the Golden Globe and Academy Award winning "Moonlight" as well as some of her other independent film credits including "Uncorked," "A Kid Like Jake" and "First Match" and her new role in the documentary genre. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

Film Florida Podcast Episode 48- Shona Tuckman (CEO of Kreate Films) talks about her work on independent films "Finding Joy," "Fat," "War Story" as well as challenges she's faced and overcome finding funding for her projects, career advice and more. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

Film Florida Podcast Episode 47- Award-winning writer, producer and director Dan Myrick talks about being part of the core team and co-director of "The Blair Witch Project," his latest initiative to bring more film production to the Tampa area, and more. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

Film Florida Podcast Episode 46- Award-winning writer, producer, director and editor Sean Baker talks "The Florida Project," "Tangerine," "Take Out" and "Four Letter Words." Sean also talks about getting his start in the industry, wearing many hats on projects and his desire to film more in Florida. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

Film Florida Podcast Episode 45- Comic industry legend, and Florida resident, Bob Layton talks about finding his passion early for comics and storytelling, reinventing the Iron Man franchise, refocusing his efforts on film and television, how technology has changed the comic process, his advice for aspiring artists, and more. Audio editing by Rob Hill.

Film Florida Podcast Episode 44- Award-winning visual effects supervisor, and Florida resident, Adam Howard talks about his three decades of experience in the feature film and television industry, including his work on "Titanic," "Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest," "Star Wars Episode 3 - Revenge of the Sith," "Master & Commander", "Mission Impossible 3," "Apollo 13," "Star Trek: Th...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 43- David Yates, Clearwater Marine Aquarium Executive Director and CEO of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium David Yates talks about introducing the world to Winter in "Dolphin Tale," then introducing Hope in "Dolphin Tale 2," CMA’s ongoing mission of Rescue, Rehab and Release, the future of the Clearwater Marine Aquarium and the importance of film-induced tourism. Audio e...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 42- Vanilla Ice Florida resident Vanilla Ice talks about his 30+ year career in the entertainment industry including "Ice Ice Baby" being the first hip hop single to reach #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and eventually selling more than 17 million copies. We also talk about his real estate and home renovation series "The Vanilla Ice Project," now in its 9th season,...

Film Florida Podcast Episode 41- Ben Rock, Producer, Director, Editor Florida-born producer, director and editor Ben Rock talks about attending Winter Park High School then UCF, being one of the five person core team that made The Blair Witch Project, directing the critically-acclaimed sci-fi/horror film Alien Raiders, continuing his film and theater passion, and his current project, a horror/come...