Tampa Film Fan

calling all local filmmakers

Local filmmakers Chris Woods and Joe Davison are starting something called the Tampa Film Network on February 1.

The Tampa Film Network is a group of individuals in the process of writing, producing or directing independent films in or around the Tampa Bay area. The goal of the TFN is to unite the local film community and work towards better production values. They hope to get these filmmakers together for networking and to help each other with different projects. A local screenwriter looking for someone to make her script into a movie might connect with a local director looking for his next project. A director looking for someone to do lighting or sound for his next film might have an easier time of finding someone, since he has other local filmmakers to consult.

The inaugural meeting of the Tampa Film Network is Wednesday, February 1, at Durango Steak House (Best Western) on Westshore Blvd. at 8 p.m. If you’re interested and planning to attend, please let Woods or Davison know so they can have an idea of how many to expect.

For more information, visit www.iconfilmstudios.com or www.popgunpictures.com.

They’re going to let me crash this meeting, even though I’m not an aspiring filmmaker. Woods told me I should consider myself part of the local film community since I write about local film news. How cool is that?

Hope to see you February 1st. This is Lisa Ciurro, Member of the Local Film Community, signing off.