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Welcome to the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission

Greetings and welcome to the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission’s new web site! Brimming with new features and up-to-date information, we invite you to come in and look around to get a peek at what Memphis & Shelby County have to offer film productions of all sizes. Take a minute to browse our location library in Reel-Scout, check out our diverse production guide, or get a taste of productions that have shot here and utilized our crew base over at Film Memphis TV!

Supporting Partners of The Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission:

Special thanks to Christopher Reyes, Sarah Fleming, and the crew over at Live From Memphis for their outstanding hard work in making this web site possible. Thanks also to content editor Jon W. Sparks.

The Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission, like other publicly-funded film commissions in the U.S.A., works only with funded productions and does not assist producers in securing funding for projects.

The Film Commission's Website makes available hiring/casting information from third parties. This information is to be used as general information only. Although such information is believed to be generally reliable, the posting of the information on the commission website does not constitute an endorsement, recommendation, or solicitation from the Commission. Nor does the Posting imply any assurance regarding the accuracy of the information, the funding of the project, the completion of the project, or the payment to crew/vendors/cast.

May 20 - Reel To Real with John Beifuss

Wed - 19 May Written by Jon W Sparks

On Thursday May 20 at 7 p.m., the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art's Reel to Real Series features John Beifuss, film reviewer and reporter at The Commercial Appeal.

He will talk about his theory that 1932 was the best year for horror movies, ever – as evidenced by this screening of the controversial pre-code classic Island of Lost Souls. Not available on DVD and banned in England until 1958, the film stars Charles Laughton as an obsessed scientist seeking to accelerate Darwinian evolution by transforming men into animals in his jungle “House of Pain.” Sex, religion, race – it’s all here! With Kathleen Burke as “Lota the Panther Woman” and a fur-faced Bela Lugosi, who asks the question that decades later would inspire Devo: “Are we not men?” Based on a novel by H.G. Wells.

Tickets: $6 members, $8 non-members. Free with VIP Film Pass. For more information or to purchase tickets call 901.544.6208. Go here for more info.

The Cannes-Memphis connection

Wed - 19 May Written by Jon W Sparks

John Beifuss at The Commercial Appeal has blogged about films with local connections being screened at the Cannes Film Festival.

Memphian Nick Case is a co-producer of "S*** Year" (the profanity is in the actual title), which debuted over the weekend. The film stars Ellen Barkin and has received positive and negative revivews.

Case has partnered with Memphian Ryan Watt in Paper Moon Films, producer of Kentucker Audley's two new movies, "Open Five" and "Holy Land."

Also at Cannes, the five-minute film "Food for Haiti" screened during the festival's "Short Film Corner" showcase. The documentary was done by Memphian Gil Hayes.

Read more here on Beifuss' blog, The Bloodshot Eye.

Indie Memphis Global Lens @ Brooks this summer

Wed - 19 May Written by Jon W Sparks

Indie Memphis has received a First Tennessee Foundation Award for Innovation in the Arts, an annual award that makes it possible for the acclaimed Global Lens Film Series to become a stand-alone summer program at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art.

This summer's series features 10 award-winning narrative feature films from around the world screening at The Brooks through July 29.

Tickets are $6 per film or $30 for a series “passport” to all 10 films, each of which will screen twice. Admission is free for Indie Memphis members or with a Brooks VIP Film Pass. Advance tickets can be purchased by calling (901) 544-6208.

For more details, go here.

Lineup and Schedule:

MASQUERADES (2008, 92 min.) - Algeria; 2 pm Thursday, May 20
SHIRLEY ADAMS (2009, 92 min.) - South Africa; 2 pm Friday, May 21
ORDINARY PEOPLE (2009, 79 min.) - Serbia; 7 pm Thursday, May 27 & 2 pm Thursday, June 3
MY TEHRAN FOR SALE (2009, 97 min.) - Iran; 2 pm Sunday, May 30 & 2 pm Friday, June 4
LEO’S ROOM (2009, 92 min.) - Uruguay; 7 pm Thursday, June 10 & 2 pm Thursday, June 17
BECLOUD (2009, 111 min.) - Mexico; 2 pm Sunday, June 13 & 2 pm Friday, June 18
GODS (2008, 91 min.) - Peru; 7 pm Thursday, June 24 & 2 pm Thursday, July 1
OCEAN OF AN OLD MAN (2008, 84 min.) - India; 7 pm Thursday, July 8 & 2 pm Thursday, July 15
ADRIFT (2009, 110 min.) - Vietnam; 2 pm Sunday, July 11 & 2 pm Friday, July 16
THE SHAFT (2008, 98 min.) - China; 7 pm Thursday, July 22 & 2 pm Thursday, July 29

May 18 - Funding films

Mon - 17 May Written by Jon W Sparks

On Tuesday, FuelFilm: Memphis hosts a panel discussion on the pros and cons of investing in films.

Memphians Willy Bearden, documentary and feature filmmaker of "One Came Home," Ben Nearn from Cross Creek Pictures, Daniel Martin from Cinema Pacifica, Attorney and CPA Bruce Newman from Newman, DeCoster, and other local filmmakers will discuss the methods and madness of an investment in motion pictures.

Panelists will discuss what it takes to get a film funded. They will highlight some pitfalls and traps first time filmmakers fall into when signing contracts, and they’ll reference both local productions along with the most profitable films of all time.

This event is sponsored by Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission/Memphis ED.

It's from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Playhouse on the Square Café, 66 South Cooper.

Register here: http://fuelfilm.eventbrite.com/

filmmemphis.org

Welcome to the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission

May 20 - Reel To Real with John Beifuss

The Cannes-Memphis connection

Indie Memphis Global Lens @ Brooks this summer

May 18 - Funding films

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