WHAT IS KEEP FILM IN WA?

Keep Film in WA is a grassroots advocacy campaign powered by creative professionals across Washington State.

The goal is to communicate how vital the film industry is to Washington State and how the Washington Filmworks Motion Picture Competitiveness Program (MPCP) builds a strong and robust creative economy.

Since launching the MPCP in 2007, over 24,800 jobs have been created for Washingtonians and approved film projects have brought in an estimated $162 million of direct in-state spending.

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🎬 Calling All Film Festivals, Unions, Film Commissions, Schools, Rental Houses & More! 🎬

Join us for the Filmapalooza 2025 Creatives Expo at Harbor Island Studios on March 20 from 4 PM – 10 PM!

Filmapalooza—the global festival of the 48 Hour Film Project—is coming to Seattle, bringing filmmakers, creatives, and industry professionals from over 100 cities worldwide. This is an incredible opportunity to showcase your organization, connect with emerging and established filmmakers, and be part of Seattle’s thriving creative community.

🌟 Who Should Exhibit?
🎥 Film Festivals – Meet filmmakers ready to submit their work.
🎭 Unions & Guilds – Engage with professionals looking for resources.
🏛 Film Commissions – Highlight incentives and opportunities in your region.
🎓 Film & Media Schools – Connect with prospective students and creatives.
🎬 Rental Houses & Production Services – Introduce your gear and services to international filmmakers.
💻 Tech & Creative Industry Companies – Showcase innovations and solutions for content creators.

🚀 Why Exhibit?
✔ Engage directly with filmmakers & industry leaders.
✔ Showcase your services to an international audience.
✔ Be part of Seattle’s creative economy & connect with the global film community.

📍 Event: Filmapalooza 2025 Creatives Expo
📆 Date: March 20, 2025
⏰ Time: 4 PM – 10 PM
📍 Location: Harbor Island Studios, Seattle

🎟 Reserve your spot by March 13! Register now: https://form.jotform.com/250306480553149

For more details, email seattle48hfp@gmail.com.

Let’s build connections and celebrate filmmaking together! 🌎🎞

#Filmapalooza2025 #48HourFilmProject #SeattleFilm #HarborIslandStudios #FilmFestivals #FilmmakingCommunity #CreativeEconomy #KeepFilminWA

🎬 Calling All Film Festivals, Unions, Film Commissions, Schools, Rental Houses & More! 🎬

Join us for the Filmapalooza 2025 Creatives Expo at Harbor Island Studios on March 20 from 4 PM – 10 PM!

Filmapalooza—the global festival of the 48 Hour Film Project—is coming to Seattle, bringing filmmakers, creatives, and industry professionals from over 100 cities worldwide. This is an incredible opportunity to showcase your organization, connect with emerging and established filmmakers, and be part of Seattle’s thriving creative community.

🌟 Who Should Exhibit?
🎥 Film Festivals – Meet filmmakers ready to submit their work.
🎭 Unions & Guilds – Engage with professionals looking for resources.
🏛 Film Commissions – Highlight incentives and opportunities in your region.
🎓 Film & Media Schools – Connect with prospective students and creatives.
🎬 Rental Houses & Production Services – Introduce your gear and services to international filmmakers.
💻 Tech & Creative Industry Companies – Showcase innovations and solutions for content creators.

🚀 Why Exhibit?
✔ Engage directly with filmmakers & industry leaders.
✔ Showcase your services to an international audience.
✔ Be part of Seattle’s creative economy & connect with the global film community.

📍 Event: Filmapalooza 2025 Creatives Expo
📆 Date: March 20, 2025
⏰ Time: 4 PM – 10 PM
📍 Location: Harbor Island Studios, Seattle

🎟 Reserve your spot by March 13! Register now: https://form.jotform.com/250306480553149

For more details, email [email protected].

Let’s build connections and celebrate filmmaking together! 🌎🎞

#Filmapalooza2025 #48HourFilmProject #SeattleFilm #HarborIslandStudios #FilmFestivals #FilmmakingCommunity #CreativeEconomy #KeepFilminWA
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#SIFF #SIFFRAFF #HarborIslandStudios #HarborIsland #Seattle #filmstudio #keepfilminwa #filminwa #pnwfilm

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#SIFF #SIFFRAFF #HarborIslandStudios #HarborIsland #Seattle #filmstudio #keepfilminwa #filminwa #pnwfilm
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POTATO DREAMS OF AMERICA—an alum of #SIFF2021—is an autobiographical coming-of-age dark comedy from local filmmaker Wes Hurley. It’s about a young closeted Russian boy in the disintegrating USSR who moves to Seattle with his prison doctor-turned-mail-order bride single mother. Hurley is scheduled to do Q&As on 2/25 and 2/26! 💭

Plays Fri 2/25-27 ▪️ SIFF Film Center
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#SIFF #SIFFCinema #SIFFFilmCenter #PotatoDreamsofAmerica #PotatoDreams #WesHurley #Queerfilm #LGBTQfilm #LGBTQ #QueerCinema #LGBTQCinema #keepfilminwa #pnwfilmmaker #filminwa #film #movie #cinema #movietheater #seattle

POTATO DREAMS OF AMERICA—an alum of #SIFF2021—is an autobiographical coming-of-age dark comedy from local filmmaker Wes Hurley. It’s about a young closeted Russian boy in the disintegrating USSR who moves to Seattle with his prison doctor-turned-mail-order bride single mother. Hurley is scheduled to do Q&As on 2/25 and 2/26! 💭

Plays Fri 2/25-27 ▪️ SIFF Film Center
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#SIFF #SIFFCinema #SIFFFilmCenter #PotatoDreamsofAmerica #PotatoDreams #WesHurley #Queerfilm #LGBTQfilm #LGBTQ #QueerCinema #LGBTQCinema #keepfilminwa #pnwfilmmaker #filminwa #film #movie #cinema #movietheater #seattle
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Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Film Crew Town Hall hosted by the Seattle Film Commission. So many incredible things are happening for Washington State’s film industry and there’s much more work to be done! Grateful to have spent an evening in conversation and community! 💙

#FilmInWA #KeepFilmInWA #FilmInWashington #washingtonfilmworks

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Repost from wafilmworks

Thanks to everyone who joined us at the Film Crew Town Hall hosted by the Seattle Film Commission. So many incredible things are happening for Washington State’s film industry and there’s much more work to be done! Grateful to have spent an evening in conversation and community! 💙

#FilmInWA #KeepFilmInWA #FilmInWashington #washingtonfilmworks
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"Know Your Place" Seattle, Fall 2018

#knowyourplacefilm #grip #griprigs #carrigging #classiccars #musclecar #processtrailer #film #filmmaking #seattle #pnw #setlife #rigging #pacificgripandlighting #wileycameracars #modernstudioequipment #keepfilminwa #woodspowrgrip

"Know Your Place" Seattle, Fall 2018

#knowyourplacefilm #grip #griprigs #carrigging #classiccars #musclecar #processtrailer #film #filmmaking #seattle #pnw #setlife #rigging #pacificgripandlighting #wileycameracars #modernstudioequipment #keepfilminwa #woodspowrgrip
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Automata is premiering on watchdust June 12th! Excited about this partnership and getting our “little series that could” out on the world wide web!!!!!!!!🕵️‍♂️🤖 ............. #automata #sciencefiction #scifi #robots #vfx #cgi #filmmaking #keepfilminwa #filmmaker #webseries #independent #comic #comics #filmmaker🎥 #syfy #dust #noir #filmnoir #dystopian #detectivecomics #detective

Automata is premiering on watchdust June 12th! Excited about this partnership and getting our “little series that could” out on the world wide web!!!!!!!!🕵️‍♂️🤖 ............. #automata #sciencefiction #scifi #robots #vfx #cgi #filmmaking #keepfilminwa #filmmaker #webseries #independent #comic #comics #filmmaker🎥 #syfy #dust #noir #filmnoir #dystopian #detectivecomics #detective ...

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While I am not a voting member, I stand in solidarity with all of my film family IATSE members in striking for better hours and overtime pay.

If you've ever enjoyed a film or television show, you owe a debt of thanks to all the IATSE members behind the scenes who made that project happen. These folks often work 12-18 hour days with little to no sleep in between their days, and overtime pay needs to be increased. They are now voting on whether or not to strike for the right to better working hours and better overtime pay. Support your friends and family in the film industry!

#iatse #iatsesolidarity #iatsestrike #iatsevotes #actorsstandwithiatse #keepfilminwa #actor #filmmaking #filmmakerslife

While I am not a voting member, I stand in solidarity with all of my film family IATSE members in striking for better hours and overtime pay.

If you`ve ever enjoyed a film or television show, you owe a debt of thanks to all the IATSE members behind the scenes who made that project happen. These folks often work 12-18 hour days with little to no sleep in between their days, and overtime pay needs to be increased. They are now voting on whether or not to strike for the right to better working hours and better overtime pay. Support your friends and family in the film industry!

#iatse #iatsesolidarity #iatsestrike #iatsevotes #actorsstandwithiatse #keepfilminwa #actor #filmmaking #filmmakerslife
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Filming in an operational brewery can be challenging. It took several visits to the location with our crew to plan out all the details to make our time filming in the brewery efficient and fast. 

We’re eternally grateful to savagebrewingcompanywa for the partnership! We made something incredibly cool together 

#femalefilmmakerfriday #tapestrybrewing #indiefilm #beerandfilm #productionlife #keepfilminWA #womeninfilm #wafilm #womanproducer #craftbeer #drinklocal #beergirls

Filming in an operational brewery can be challenging. It took several visits to the location with our crew to plan out all the details to make our time filming in the brewery efficient and fast.

We’re eternally grateful to savagebrewingcompanywa for the partnership! We made something incredibly cool together

#femalefilmmakerfriday #tapestrybrewing #indiefilm #beerandfilm #productionlife #keepfilminWA #womeninfilm #wafilm #womanproducer #craftbeer #drinklocal #beergirls
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