News from the Office of Film + Music - December 6, 2018

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News from the Office of Film + Music | Vol. 12, No. 16 | December 6, 2018
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OPPORTUNITIES

FILMMAKERS:  Join us December 17 for “Seattle Squeeze” Presentation & Mixer at Clock Out Lounge

You’ve heard of the Seattle Freeze… what about the Seattle Squeeze?  It’s Seattle’s next several years after the viaduct is demolished and multiple major construction projects happen simultaneously.  Join us from 5:00pm-7:00pm Monday, December 17, at Clock Out Lounge to learn what the Office of Film + Music and Washington Filmworks are doing to keep film production and jobs in the region during this “period of maximum constraint.”  We’ll provide the pizzas, Clock Out Lounge will provide the no-host bar.

REGISTER HERE FOR 12/17 MIXER

Can’t make the Mixer?  Join us online for a webinar presentation 10:00am-11:00am Tuesday, December 18.

REGISTER HERE FOR 12/18 SKYPE WEBINAR

Major projects in city center through 2024

SUPPORT LOCAL FILM

Seattle is a hotbed for film projects, and you can be a pivotal part of the production process by backing a project and spreading the word! Please visit current Seattle-based Kickstarter film projects here.

This week, the Office of Film + Music features:

OUR FORBIDDEN COUNTRY: AN ANIMATED HISTORY OF QUEER CRUISING - December 22 (15 days)

Our Forbidden Country is a stop-motion animated feature film about Queer culture, community and cruising. This is  the second stop-motion animated feature film from Seattle director Clyde Petersen.

The Office of Film + Music highlights Kickstarter as a project fundraiser because of the tool's clear and complete structure, wherein artists keep the funds they raise only when the project is funded fully, thus protecting the project's backers.

MEDIA DIGEST

HIGHWAY 99 BLUES CLUB, SEATTLE'S HOME OF THE BLUES, CLOSING AT END OF YEAR - Seattle Times

SEATTLE OPERA DEBUTS NEW CIVIC CENTER - Seattle Magazine

COURTNEY LOVE SELLS CLOTHES TO SUPPORT LOCAL NON-PROFIT - Elle

SEATTLE'S SCARECROW VIDEO TRANSFORMS FROM RENTAL SHOP INTO CULTURAL INSTITUTION - KNKX

SEATTLE SYMPHONY MUSICIANS PLAY AT MONROE PRISON - KUOW