Film Student Nicholas Fryou selected as winner of the $2,000
Monterey County Film Commission Director Emeritus
Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award  

(Monterey, CA – May 10, 2013) – Nicholas Fryou, a student at California State University, Monterey Bay, was named the winner of $2,000 in the 2013 Monterey County Film Commission’s Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Film Student Scholarship Award. 

Fryou, who is from Aromas, is a senior at California State University Monterey Bay, majoring in Teledramatic Arts and Technology.He will use the award for the production expenses of a dramatic Western he plans for his Capstone, a senior film project required as a final thesis film by CSUMB. 

“This scholarship will help out tremendously, and will allow me to successfully complete my Capstone project, which in turn will help jumpstart my career in film,” Fryou said. “Ever since I was very young I have had a passion for filmmaking, acting and being around the camera. It was a fun hobby that has now become a career choice in reach for me.”

The annual Monterey County Film Commission Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Scholarship Award is named in memory of Tyler, who served 20 years on the film commission’s board of directors. It was created to provide financial aid and incentive to students of film as well as beginning filmmakers who reside in Monterey County or those enrolled in a college or university in the county. The fund is established as a permanent endowment with the Community Foundation for Monterey County

This year’s scholarship is supported by a donation from Union Bank, individual donors, and by Craig and Paula Tigerman in memory of Richard Tyler.

The Monterey County Film Commission was created by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors in 1987.  It is a nonprofit organization proactively marketing Monterey County as a destination for the motion picture, television and related industries, for the purpose of stimulating economic development, creating  jobs, providing and supporting educational opportunities in those areas.

Application deadline extended for Monterey County Film Commission’s $2,000 “Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Scholarship Award” for film students 

The deadline has been extended for film students to apply for the annual film student scholarship from Monterey County Film Commission, which has been renamed the “Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Scholarship Award” in memory and in honor of Richard Tyler and his 20 years of service on the film commission’s board of directors.

A $2,000 award is offered (or two $1,000 awards), and applications must be received or postmarked by April 19, 2013. Winners will be announced by May 10.

Eligibility information and application forms may be downloaded at www.FilmMonterey.org, or contact the film commission at 831-646-0910 or info@filmmonterey.org.

The scholarship program was created to provide financial aid and incentive to students of film and beginning filmmakers who reside in Monterey County, or who are currently enrolled in a community college or university in the county.

The fund was established as a permanent endowment with the Community Foundation for Monterey County, and is designed to help a film student work towards a career goal with fund going directly to the winner for use on Capstone or other film projects.

The scholarship is supported by a donation from Union Bank, individual donors, and by Craig and Paula Tigerman in memory of Richard Tyler.

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The Monterey County Film Commission was created by and is funded in part by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors.  It works to market Monterey County as a destination for the motion picture, television and related industries, for the purpose of stimulating economic development, creating jobs, providing and supporting educational opportunities in those areas.

Feb. 11, 2013

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:  Karen Nordstrand

831-646-0910 / Karen@filmmonterey.org

 “Hollywood’s Big Night” Party on tap

at Cannery Row Brewing Company in Monterey Feb. 24

(Monterey, Calif.) –  As the nominees for the 85^th Annual Academy Awards® await the announcement of who will win Oscars®, the nonprofit  Monterey County Film Commission is putting the finishing touches on plans for its local celebration, “Hollywood’s Big Night” party,  at Monterey’s Cannery Row Brewing Company (95 Prescott Ave.) to be held Sunday,  Feb. 24,  from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.  Party tickets are $10 entry or $60 for reserved VIP booth seating which includes a three-course dinner.  Dress is comfortable Hollywood glam.

The event will gather local movie buffs to have photo ops with a celebrity-style logo wall on the red carpet, watch the live telecast of the Academy Awards® presentation on multiple screens, win prizes for guessing Oscar winners, bid on locally donated silent auction items, and take in the added fun of KSBW-TV’s news anchor Erin Clark as master of ceremonies, plus DJ Hanif Wondir throughout the evening and for end-of-show dancing.

And, as the Academy Awards® show goes on, attendees are invited to go to KSBW.com, follow the Oscar® link, and join the conversation about the celebrity arrivals, gowns and winners, or post their own photos from the local event.

Sponsors are Central Coast ABC, Cannery Row Brewing Company, Coastal Luxury Management, and the Monterey County Film Commission.  The event is a benefit for the nonprofit Monterey County Film Commission.

To reserve a place at the party, go to www.canneryrowbrewingcompany.com.

For more information call the Monterey County Film Commission at 831-646-0910 or visit www.filmmonterey.org.  If space is available, tickets will also be sold at the door.

“This will be THE place to see and be seen, and have a great time celebrating movies and sharing the Academy Awards experience with friends,” said Brian Conway, event chairperson and board director of the Monterey County Film Commission.   “Attendees will be talking movies, interacting online, and helping to support the film commission as we work to support our local economy through television and film production.”

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The Monterey County Film Commission was created by and is funded in part by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors.  It is a 501c3 nonprofit organization proactively marketing Monterey County as a destination for the motion pictures, television and related industries, for the purpose of stimulating economic development, creating jobs, providing and supporting educational opportunities in those areas.

Katrina Mendez designated golfer for Monterey County Film Commission
in “Birdies for Charity” Shoot-Out January 19

Katrina Mendez, an 18-year-old student at TrinityChristianHigh School in Monterey, will be the designated golfer for the nonprofit Monterey County

Katrina Mendez

Film Commission in the fundraising “Birdies for Charity” golf shoot-out qualifier at Peter Hay Golf Course on Saturday, Jan. 19.

The “Birdies” program, which is affiliated with the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament, benefits local nonprofits in a donation program which brings up to a 20% match for donations received up to $5,000.  Closest-to-the-pin winners at the qualifier can vie again Feb. 5 where winners can potentially earn up to $50,000.

To see Mendez in action and to cheer on her attempts on behalf of the film commission, come to the shoot-out this Saturday at about 9:30 a.m.  The event runs from 9 to 11 a.m. that day.

You can donate in the name of the Monterey County Film Commission online at www.attpbgolf.com.  You’ll also be entered for a chance to win prizes yourself via the Monterey Peninsula Foundation.  The AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am golf tournament will enter your name for a drawing for two United Airlines roundtrip tickets and one night at The Inn at SpanishBay with a golf package for two at The Links at SpanishBay.

The Monterey County Film Commission is a nonprofit organization marketing MontereyCounty as a destination for the motion picture, television and related industries, for the purpose of stimulating economic development, creating jobs, providing and supporting educational opportunities in those areas.  It is funded in part by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors, who created the commission in 1987.

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Applications now open for Monterey County Film Commission’s
Film Student Scholarship, renamed “Director Emeritus
Richard Tyler Scholarship Award”

 (Monterey, CA – Jan. 9, 2013) –The Monterey County Film Commission’s Film Student Scholarship & Awards Program has been renamed the “Director Emeritus Richard Tyler Scholarship Award,” in memory of Tyler and in honor of his 20 years of service on the Board of Directors of the film commission.

The sixth annual film commission scholarship program, with a $2,000 prize, is accepting applications until April 5, and the winner will be announced May 3.  The fund was created to provide financial aid and incentive to college students of film who reside in MontereyCounty or are enrolled in a college located in the county.

Eligibility details and application forms may be downloaded at www.FilmMonterey.org, or contact the film commission office at 831-646-0910.

The fund was established as a permanent endowment with the Community Foundation for MontereyCounty.  It is designed to help a film student work towards a career goal, with the funds going directly to the winner to be used for Capstone or other film projects.

“Richard Tyler was proud of the work of the Monterey County Film Commission in encouraging educational opportunities related to film, and bringing a boost to the local economy through film productions on-location” said Jeff Clark, a board member and the chair of the MCFC scholarship committee.  “In his name our nonprofit will continue to assist the next generation of filmmakers through this film student scholarship program.”

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The Monterey County Film Commission was created by and is funded in part by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors.  The nonprofit organization is celebrating 25 years of bringing “Lights, camera, and economic action” to Monterey County.

Monterey County Film Commission and Museum of Monterey
bring “Wait Until Dark” to “9 Films Marking 1967” Film Series 

Admission now free for members; $5 for general public
Dec. 21 and 22 

(Monterey,Calif.)  – The Monterey County Film Commission, in collaboration with the Museum of Monterey (MOM), brings a screening of the film, “Wait Until Dark” to the “9 Films Marking 1967” film series at the Museum of Monterey Theatre, 5 Custom House Plaza in Monterey, on Dec. 21 and 22.

MOM film for December “Wait Until Dark”

“Wait Until Dark” is a classic suspense-thriller starring Audrey Hepburn as a young blind woman, with Alan Arkin and Richard Crenna. Terence Young directed, and Mel Ferrer produced the film.  Hepburn received a nomination for Academy Award for Best Actress.  With soundtrack by Henry Mancini, the film’s climax is ranked 10^th on Bravo’s “100 Scariest Movie Moments.”
The December screenings  are held in conjunction with the MOM’s exhibition, “Music, Love and Flowers:  Youth & Culture Monterey 1967 & Now,” which reflects some of the cultural changes of  45 years ago.

Monterey County Film Commission and Museum of Monterey
bring “Valley of the Dolls” to “9 Films Marking 1967” Film Series 

The Monterey County Film Commission was created by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors in 1987.  It is a nonprofit organization proactively marketing Monterey County as a destination for the motion picture, television and related industries, for the purpose of stimulating economic development, creating jobs, providing and supporting educational opportunities in those areas.

Film Commission’s Karen Nordstrand elected to board of directors of Film Liaisons in California Statewide

(Monterey,CA) — Karen Nordstrand, the director of marketing and film production for the Monterey County Film Commission, was elected to serve on the board of directors of the Film Liaisons in California Statewide (FLICS) organization at its Oct. 29 meeting in Pasadena,Calif.

FLICS is a nonprofit organization focused on promoting and supporting California’s film and media production industry.  Its membership consists of 43 regional film commissions throughout the state, that partner in marketing efforts with the California Film Commission.

Nordstrand has handled the film commissioner duties of attracting and assisting film productions in Monterey County for 22 years, and is a certification candidate of the Association of Film Commissioners International.  She was elected by FLICS to serve a three-year, volunteer term.  She previously served on several FLICS events and publicity committees.

The Monterey County Film Commission, a nonprofit organization, was established by and is funded in part by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors.  It works to attract and facilitate on-location film production for economic development, with an annual average of $3 million coming to local communities from film business.

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Monterey County Film Commission and Museum of Monterey
bring screenings of “In the Heat of the Night”
to “9 Films Marking 1967” film series on August 24, 25

(Monterey,CA– Aug. 14, 2012) – The Monterey County Film Commission, in collaboration with the Museum of Monterey (MOM), brings a screening of the classic and Academy Award-winning movie, “In the Heat of the Night” to the film series “9 Films Marking 1967.”

In the Heat of the Night

The series is held in conjunction with theMuseumofMonterey’s 2012 exhibition, “Music, Love and Flowers:  Youth & Culture Monterey 1967 & Now,” which reflects some of the cultural changes of that time 45 years ago.

The screenings take place monthly on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons in the Museum of Monterey Theatre at 5 Custom House Plaza in Monterey.  On Friday nights the museum will remain open from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. with a no-host wine bar and all museum first floor exhibits available for viewing.  The film will be shown at 7 p.m., and again at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Admission to the film is free with a $10 paid admission to MOM.  REEL Friends of the Film Commission members and members of MOM receive a discounted admission of $5 plus a glass of wine.  Proceeds benefit the two non-profits.

“In the Heat of the Night”—a mystery and crime drama—is centered on the racial tension in a Southern town where an African American detective named Virgil Tibbs is asked to investigate a murder.  The film won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture.  It stars

Rod Steiger

Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates and Lee Grant.  Norman Jewison directed.

Remaining screenings in the film series are:

Aug. 24 and 25 – “In the Heat of the Night”
Sept. 28 and 29 – “Riot on Sunset Strip”
Oct. 26 and 27 – “The Trip”
Nov. 23 and 24 – “Valley of the Dolls”
Dec. 23 and 24 – “Wait Until Dark”
Jan. 25 and 26, 2013  – “Easy Rider”

For more information on the series or memberships in MOM contact Lisa Coscino at 831-402-9141 or go to www.museumofmonterey.org.  For film commission REEL Friends memberships, call 831-646-0910 or go to www.FilmMonterey.org.

The Monterey County Film Commission was created by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors in 1987.  It is a nonprofit organization proactively marketing Monterey County as a destination for the motion picture, television and related industries, for the purpose of stimulating economic development, creating jobs, providing and supporting educational opportunities in those areas.

“In Like Flint” next film to screen in Monterey County Film Commission and Museum of Monterey film series: “9 Films Marking 1967” 

The Monterey County Film Commission was created by the Monterey County Board of Supervisors in 1987.  It is a nonprofit organization proactively marketing Monterey County as a destination for the motion picture, television and related industries, for the purpose of stimulating economic development, creating jobs, providing and supporting educational opportunities in those areas.