Kennedy Pugh opens the Mindful Awareness Festival Awards Ceremony at Watertower Place on Saturday, June 11, 2022.
On Saturday, June 11, 2002 Kennedy Pugh and the Rocky Mountain Creative Experience celebrated the conclusion of the Mindful Awareness Festival 2022 with a special presentation by the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media (COFTM) and the Pueblo Regional Film Commission.
Acting Pueblo Regional Film Commissioner Gregory Howell welcomed the attendees with an introduction to Hasti Soltani who is the Program Manager of the Colorado Office of Film, Television and Media (COFTM). Soltani’s complete slide presentation is included below along with a list of resources that were shared during the Q & A portion of the presentation.
COFTM Program Manager Soltani also provided the attendees with a list of networking opportunities and resources to help navigate the current landscape of the film industry in Colorado.
Professional groups and networking opportunities:
Colorado Film and Video Association (CFVA)
Women in Film and Media Colorado (WIFMCO)
Industry Facebook groups:
F.I.N.D Film Industry Networking Denver
C.R.E.W. Colorado Resources for Entertainment Workers.
Resources on the COFTM website:
How to Find a Film Job in Colorado
eSports:
Game On! eSports Colorado documentary
Other OEDIT resources:
Colorado Creative Industries and all of their programs and funding opportunities
All of OEDIT's programs and funding opportunities- for folks with small businesses, there may be something applicable here
Leeds Business School Economic Outlook
Colorado Economic Business Outlook 2022- our section starts on page 60
If attendees have any additional questions or are looking for other resources, feel free to reach out to Hasti Soltani directly at hasti.soltani@state.colorado.us or the general film office email at film@state.co.us.
introduction to creative incubator cine fe
On behalf of Executive Director John Van Wyck, Commissioner Howell introduced Cine Fe which is the powerful creative incubator for Colorado filmmakers, committed to identifying and supporting underrepresented voices. Here is what they do:
John Van Wyck
Co-Founder and Executive Director
Cine Fe is a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Colorado filmmakers, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds.
They work one-on-one with filmmakers from across the state, providing mentorship and consultation to help filmmakers make their best work and build their careers.
Cine Fe also conducts research and advocacy for Colorado filmmaking, and this year will be releasing the findings of a three-year study that was commissioned by Colorado Creative Industries and Denver Arts & Venues, with assistance from the Colorado Office of Film, Television, and Media and Colorado State University.
Cine Fe is run by John Van Wyck (pron: WIKE) who has over a decade of experience in the film industry as a Creative Executive, and who was involved in such films such as Beasts of the Southern Wild, Sorry to Bother You, and The Florida Project, prior to founding Cine Fe.
PUEBLO FILM CREW AND SUPPORT SERVICES
Commissioner Howell also announced the creation of the new Pueblo Film Crew and Support Services Directory which aims to help Pueblo County’s regional film industry workforce showcase their skills and services to producers who are considering filming here. There is no cost for cast, crew, and support services to register in the directory. We encourage all industry professionals including pre-production resources, production staff and technical crew, producers and production companies, equipment and stages, post production facilities, and support services to register.
The listing will take about 10 minutes to complete. You will not need to register to browse the directory. We plan to publish the online directory in August 2022. Below is a sampling of the crew and support services job titles that will be in the database.
CREW
You are likely crew if you are on the production’s payroll. Crew includes:
art department
camera
casting
construction
costume
directors
editors
make-up
location managers
sound
special effects
SUPPORT SERVICES
Support services are mainly vendors including:
accommodations
catering services
equipment
rentals
legal
production companies
prop rentals
security
talent management
transportation