December 2012 - Palm Beach County Film & Television Commission

FOCUS ON FILMLOCATION SPOTLIGHT: COMMUNITYCENTERS IN PALM BEACH COUNTYNorth Palm BeachComm. CenterCommunity centers are the heart of anycommunity and provide opportunities forresidents to enrich their lives with classesand meeting space, pool activities as well asafter school programs, and recreation foryoung and old. From the filmmakers perspective,community centers can often doubleas many locations. The North PalmBeach Community Center is a contemporary building with sharpangles, a courtyard style entry and a large gymnasium. It sits on12 acres with outdoor activities including fitness trails, children’splay area and sports fields. It could easily double as a corporateheadquarters or a school from the exterior. South Olive CommunityCenter in West Palm Beach has the lookof a police station or town hall with a largecircular driveway. There is a large meetingroom and kitchen onsite as well as sportsfields that were recently used for a teasertrailer for an independent film.Lake OkeechobeeOutpostLake Okeechobee Outpost CommunityRoom is a facility that boasts a party roomwith floor to ceiling windows that look outover the 2nd largest fresh water lake in theUS. A large lakefront pool, outdoor tiki baras well as a lodge style meeting room witha floor to ceiling stone feature wall, soaringceilings and unlimited potential for filmmakers looking for a uniquelakefront setting. The Spanish River Library and Community Centerhas the Spanish architecture that is common in Boca Raton.The building houses several meeting rooms, a conference room,and of course the library but the most impressive feature is thesprawling lakeside terrace which could lend itself to a big socialscene for a television show or feature film.Community Centers are great for filmmakerslooking to do a lot with a tight budget andoffer added value to the filmmaker who mayneed a space to hold extras, or serve ameal. For more info visit pbfilm.com.South OliveComm. CenterSpanish River Libraryand Comm. CenterEDUCATION CORNER: SSOF DIRECTORMARKS 10 YEARS AND SSOF UPDATE!AlexMarquezThe team organizing the 2013 Student Showcaseof Films has been formed, and they aregearing up for the 2013 show! The director ofthe show will once again be V. Alex Marquez.Marquez has worked in the entertainment industryall his life. As a filmmaker he has completedmore than two-dozen projects, including theaward winning cult favorite features Film Contest?and House of Heartbreak.Alex moved to South Floridaat the age of seventeen, where he became a respected forcein the industry for over 15 years. He has produced the PalmBeach International Film Festival “Student Showcase ofFilms” live award ceremony, the biggest show of its kind inthe State of Florida, for 10 years in a row. In addition,Marquez also produced the 2010 “Film Florida Legends” liveawards show for Film Florida. Alex’s company, Rear WindowProductions, is currently writing and developing several projectsdirected to multiple media outlets, including the latenight variety show The Quite Frankly Show. Rear Windowoffers a variety of creative and technical services from writing,development, production and distribution to artistsand entrepreneurs, providing a link betweenentertainment ideas and the finalized productionof projects for film, TV, stage and the Internet.Past SSOF winner Gregory Goyins isfollowing his dreams, and continuing tomake films. He currently attends ChapmanUniversity, and will graduate in 2013 with aMFA. Goyins is working on a new film, TheGreg GoyinsDead Kid about issues relating to bullyingand race tolerance. The Dead Kid is Gregory’s graduate thesisproject based on an original short story by Gillian King.The film is scheduled for completion March 2013. Goyins is agraduate of Palm Beach Community College and the recipientof the Screenplay Award at the 2009 SSOF for The Conversation.In 2011, Goyins directorial debut, After the Denimwas screened at the Florida Film Festival plus five other nationalfestivals. For more info visit thedeadkid.com.Editor: Jill Margolius Contributors: Vanessa Horta, Kelly King | To be included in this newsletter please call (561) 233-10004PBC Board of County CommissionersChair, Steven L. AbramsVice-Chair, Priscilla A. TaylorHal R. ValechePaulette BurdickShelley VanaMary Lou BergerJess R. SantamariaPalm Beach County Film & Television CommissionFilm Commissioner, Chuck ElderdDirector of Ops. and Programs, Michelle HilleryProduction Manager, Jill MargoliusProduction Coordinator, Vanessa HortaOffice Coordinator, TBDLocation Coordinator, Kelly KingAdministrative Assistant, Carla TaylorEducation Consultant, TBD