November Recap
Wrestler ‘The Bunny’ just shot a Lifetime movie around Tampa Bay
Area film commissions hope the social media popularity of Laura Dennis and other stars helps promote tourism.
Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson’s new movie? A Tampa guy produced it.
Santosh Govindaraju has been executive producer on 11 movies, all of which have received global distribution deals.
Recap: Home for Thanksgiving
We presented Home for Thanksgiving at the historic movie palace Tampa Theatre on Nov 30. Cast and crew were in attendance and were part of a Q&A after the screening. During the event we hosted a food drive with all donations going to Feeding Tampa Bay. Together we collected 265 pounds, or 221 meals, of donations.
Home for Thanksgiving is a local film made in Tampa and Lakeland, starring local actors, and directed by Stefanie Davis. The story touched on grief and loss and how that affects holiday traditions.
Thank you to everyone who came out to support Local films, and please stay tuned for the next Film Tampa Bay Presents event only at Tampa Theatre.
All photos by Jeff Fay. Follow his work at jefffay.com.
‘Breathing Happy’: Cinedigm Takes North American Rights To Addiction Drama Starring Katelyn Nacon And Sarah Bolger
Filmed in Tampa Bay, Cinedigm has acquired North American rights to the addiction drama Breathing Happy. The film will stream exclusively on the Company’s platform Fandor from December 13. Written, directed, and starring Shane Brady, Breathing Happy is billed as a wildly surreal yet emotionally grounded update on It’s a Wonderful Life.
Next Month’s Spotlight
Danielle Battaglia is a makeup artist and special FX artist in Tampa Bay and Florida. She has worked on a number of projects in the area.
Stay tuned for more about Danielle Battaglia.
Loose Framing Episode 16: Bob Layton Now Streaming
Available on Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts and Podbean
Notable Productions in November
TV Shows:
History's Greatest Survival Stories
Welcome to Plathville
Commercials:
TECO
Dick's Sporting Goods
Tampa on Screen!
Tampa Bay was featured on the Good Morning America search for the Best Pie in America! Restaurants Psomi and Mike's Pies competed, and Mike's won! Guest judges included the Rays' Tyler Glasnow, WWE Superstar Titus O' Neil, and Radio Host Joe Carballo of The Joe Show on 93.3 FLZ. The episode was hosted at the beautiful Wish Farms Headquarters in Plant City, Florida, East Hillsborough County.
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