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November
2001The
Spirit of Production Soars in PBC
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Fam Tour receives hotel biba history
WPB Tour by Trolley
PGA National Resort & Spa
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In
an all out effort to promote President and
Governor Bush's "Back to Life, Back to
Work" campaign, the FTC, with the help
of community sponsors, hosted the Spirit of
Production Familiarization Tour October
25-26 for South Florida production and
location personnel. It was a tremendous
success. Fifteen entertainment notables
enthusiastically participated. The community
rallied and local businesses and
municipalities greeted and treated the
guests to two days of information, fun, food
and photos! Participants in the tour were
overheard commenting, "I can't wait to
get a project up here." "I had no
idea how much was in the PBC area."
Each guest expressed their sincere gratitude
to the host of new filming locations. They
were impressed with the film friendliness
and openness of the PBC community. The
results of the fam tour have been immediate:
the FTC has already received a lead to host
a music video from one of the participants.
The Tour kicked off with a reception at hotel
biba, WPB and dinner at the Old
Key Lime House, Lantana. PGA National Resort
& Spa treated the guests to a stay
at the resort. Palm Beach Tours &
Transportation provided transportation
and City Cellar Wine Bar & Grill
cooked up a scrumptious lunch for the gang.
For a complete list of sponsors and donors,
please visit www.pbfilm.com. |
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CityPlace
Runway for Supermodel
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/ Actress Rebecca
Romijn-Stamos was in
town for a Liz Claiborne
catalog fashion shoot. The
production company for the
project, Lighthouse USA
out of New York, shot at CityPlace,
on Worth Avenue and at the Ritz
Carlton. According to
Alec Sash, Producer at Lighthouse
USA, " Palm Beach
County was chosen for its
lush, affluent landscape and
its accessibility to
everything we needed.
Everyone involved with the
hotel accommodations at the Four
Seasons and the filming
locations was extremely
helpful. On a personal
level, my mother resides in
Boynton Beach and it's
always nice to be close to
mom." Chuck Elderd,
Film Commissioner for Palm
Beach County reports, "
CityPlace is becoming
a very popular location with
location scouts. They
especially like the
contrasting colors and
Venetian architecture." |
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A
Hole in One for PBC!
| ESPN
and ABC
will televise the TYCO
/ ADT Golf
Championship
for the Ladies
Professional Golf
Association
November 15 - 18,
2001 taking place
at Trump
International Golf
Club. County
Commissioner Carol
Roberts headed up
the Local
Organizing
Committee in
planning the
tournament and
coordinating
community events.
PBC is especially
proud to be a part
of "A Night
of the Stars for
America," a
fund-raiser to
benefit the
children and
families of the
911 victims. This
event creates a
unique opportunity
for government,
sports &
entertainment to
join forces in
attracting a major
event to the
community. |
Commissioner
Jeff Koons
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Sept.
Stats
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Sept.
2001
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YTD
2001 |
YTD
2000 |
%
Change |
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Hotel
Rooms
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83 |
4,372 |
7,094 |
-38.37% |
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Permits
Issued
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3 |
151 |
167 |
-10% |
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Economic
Impact
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$6,735,611 |
$59,796,561 |
$53,799,766 |
+11.15% |
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| 12-Month
Rolling Revenue Oct. 2000-Sep.
2001 |
$122,218,911 |
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Palm
Beach County Board of County Commissioners
Chairman Warren Newell,
Burt Aaronson,
Addie Greene, Karen T. Marcus,
Tony Masilotti, Mary McCarty,
Jeff Koons
Focus on Film November
2001
Volume IV Issue 10
editor: Jennifer Williams
masthead design: Wendy Meyer
If
you would like to be included in this monthly
publication, please contact the Film Commission at
561.233.1000 or email information to jwilliam@pbfilm.com.
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