On location with HBO's THE UNDOING, starring Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant and Donald Sutherland.
In 2019, the Hudson Valley Film Commission worked with over 50 potential productions.
Of the 25 productions that filmed in the Mid-Hudson Valley counties of Ulster, Dutchess, Orange, Sullivan, Greene, Delaware and Columbia, the following data was compiled.
• $46-million+ in DIRECT REGIONAL SPENDING (*2018 was $29.5-million)
• 42,164+ rooms rented at local lodging establishments
• 441+ production days
• 460+ scouting days tallied
• 180+ locations used
• 500+ local crew members hired
• 762+ crew members traveling to region
• 4058+ local actors and extras hired
2019 HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDED:
BILLIONS (Showtime)
I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE (HBO)
I’M THINKING OF ENDING THINGS (Netflix)
MONSTERLAND (Hulu)
A QUIET PLACE: PART 2 (Paramount)
SILENT RETREAT (Miramax) (READ BLOG)
THINGS HEARD AND SEEN (Netflix)
THE UNDOING (HBO)
THE PLOT AGAINST AMERICA (HBO)
5 regional films also premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival including SHIRLEY, SAVE YOURSELVES, SCARE ME, THE CLIMB and BLACK BEAR. (READ BLOG)
“It was a phenomenal year for film production, especially with HBO’s I KNOW THIS MUCH IS TRUE filming almost every day,” said film commission director Laurent Rejto. “We look forward to more mini-series and TV productions coming to the region so that the many trained professionals in the region can work locally instead of having to travel to NYC or other states. Creating local work has been our goal since 2000."
As a 501c3 non profit, the mission of the Hudson Valley Film Commission is to create work and educational opportunities, by attracting, supporting and promoting local film, tv, photography, and new media work. The results, since 2000, have led to more than $250-million in regional sustainable economic development. To analyze the impact of regional FILM, TV and MEDIA production, the Hudson Valley Film Commission collects film production data to track the LOCAL economic impact of productions. Data includes scouting days, production days, local lodging information, local crew and cast hires, location fees, catering, transportation rentals and more.
Every year, the Hudson Valley Film Commission also refers select local productions to press outlets and film festivals worldwide. 2019 Woodstock Film Festival referrals included:
#LIKE by Sarah Pirozek
CAN YOU KEEP A SECRET (BCDF Pictures)
LAND OF LITTLE RIVERS directed by Aaron Weisblatt
NOT NOT JAZZ featuring Medeski, Martin and Wood
PARIAH DOG directed by Jesse Alk
PERSONAL VELOCITY, directed by Rebecca Miller (*One of the first films the film commission worked with)
THE POLLINATORS, directed by Peter Nelson
RUN WITH THE HUNTED (winner of Audience Award for Best Feature Narrative)
SWALLOW (Winner of Gigantic Pictures Jury Prize for Best Feature Narrative)
The New York Film Tax Credits continue to be the principal factor cited by companies who decide to produce work in the region. Since 2010, according to the New York State Governor's Office of Motion Picture & Television Development, the Film Tax Credit program has received 2,280 applications, representing $28.2 billion in NY spend. Productions invest $4.50 in the NYS economy for every $1 in tax credits issued.
For 2020, the Hudson Valley Film Commission has already worked with over TEN potential production companies to create, support and develop regional economic development.
Four films are already in production including:
The TIER 2 feature film WEREWOLVES WITHIN, which hired over 20 local crew members thanks to film commission referrals.
• DIARIES OF AN EXCHANGE STUDENT, which also hired local cast, crew and vendors. With help from Senator Gillibrand and Congressman Delgado’s offices, the film commission helped get 32 visas for this production traveling from Brazil.
On location with Sam Richardson from WEREWOLVES WITHIN
Film & TV production, with its ripple effect of production, distribution and the festival circuit, offers a way to invest both financially and personally in the creative potential of a burgeoning industry that generates billions of dollars in annual economic activity.
The Hudson Valley Film Commission continues to provide broad support.
For more details, email filmcommission@me.com
Please support our continued efforts with a tax-deductible contribution at www.hudsonvalleyfilmcommission.org/support
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SELECT Hudson Valley productions:
*Five films recently screened at 2020 Sundance Film Festival
Werewolves Within • Diaries of an Exchange Student• Things Heard and Seen • Billions • Monsterland • Audrey • The Plot Against America • Silent Retreat • Black Bear* • Lapsis • Foxhole • The Undoing • I Know This Much Is True • Save Yourselves* • I’m Thinking of Ending Things • Scare Me* • Can You Keep a Secret? • Panic • High Maintenance • Shirley* • The Dead Don't Die • Avengers: Endgame • The Irishman • The Climb* • Swallow • Skin • The Mountain • A Quiet Place • Fabled • Then Came You • Furlough • A Vigilante • Nancy • Diane • The Miseducation of Cameron Post • La Devotee by Panic at the Disco! • It Comes at Night • Super Dark Times • The Seagull • HAPPYish • The Ticket • Growing Up Smith • Cold in July • Katie Fforde Films • True Story • The Sisterhood of Night • The Better Angels • We Are What We Are • The Bourne Legacy • Frances Ha • Our Idiot Brother • First Winter • The Last Keepers • Francine • Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding • Martha Marcy May Marlene • Higher Ground • Rocksteady • Bitter Feast • Stake Land • Man on Wire • Taking Woodstock • American Gangster • Michael Clayton • The Human Footprint • The Night Listener • Stephanie Daley • War of the Worlds • Down to the Bone • Personal Velocity