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From the Berkshire Eagle: County makes strikes in the filmmaking business
Posted on July 26, 2010 | No CommentsBy Jenn Smith, Berkshire Eagle Staff Sunday July 25, 2010 Berkshire County has a good-looking head shot, with Mount Greylock and the Taconic mountain range at its crown and Gilded Age mansions near its nape. Since the county already has a presence in the motion-picture... -
From MASS Hi-Tech: Movie pioneer Trumbull plans sci-fi film to jumpstart western Mass. cluster
Posted on July 12, 2010 | No CommentsWhile taking a breather from Hollywood, visual effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull re-located to the Berkshires in 1987 — ultimately begetting a cluster of visual effects companies in the area. The cluster has seen several core companies depart since the mid-1990s. Now, Trumbull, who remains in... -
LOCAL ACTRESS, 13, FEATURED IN BIFFMA ‘KIDS’ PROGRAM
Posted on June 2, 2010 | No CommentsElizabeth Gale, a resident of Hillsdale, is one of the brightest stars of the family documentary ‘School Play’, screening as part of this year’s ‘Free Films for Kids’ program at the Berkshire International Film Festival. Of ‘Free Films for Kids’, BIFFMA Executive Assistant Lauren Ferin... -
BIFFMA Announces Fifth Season and Expansion to Pittsfield
Posted on May 3, 2010 | No CommentsThe Berkshire International Film Festival (BIFF) announces film selections that will screen from June 3rd through June 6th, 2010 in Great Barrington and Pittsfield, MA. The film festival will feature some 75 US and international independent feature films, documentaries, and shorts. In addition BIFF will... -
Grad Student Filmaker Seeks Performers for Shoot at Hancock Shaker Village
Posted on March 12, 2010 | No CommentsThe film is based on Hawthorne’s short story “The Canterbury Pilgrims”. In the film will be a section of a Shaker Dance ritual. The filmakers need singer/dancers to create a Shaker community, who will sing a cappella and dance two or three different dance songs.... -
Be part of the filmmaking industry in the Berkshires!-Berkshire Film and Media Commission Launch Party
Posted on November 24, 2009 | No CommentsThe aim of the Berkshire Film and Media Commission (BFMC) is to promote and facilitate filmmaking and new media opportunities in Berkshire County, western Massachusetts. In a state known great tax incentives, BFMC agregates area resources, locations and talent to: attract film, television and new... -
Berkshire Based Musicians Contribute to Major Motion Picture Score
Posted on October 16, 2009 | No CommentsYesterday, Bright Star, a new biopic of poet John Keats opened. Jane Campion’s time capsule of the Regency Era includes music from The Regency Ballroom, the most recent recording by Berkshire musicians Liz Stell, Bill Matthiesen and Eric Buddington. This trio of flute, violin and... -
From the Berkshire Eagle
Posted on October 5, 2009 | 1 CommentFilm panel names leader By Derek Gentile, Berkshire Eagle Staff Monday, October 5, 2009 GREAT BARRINGTON — The Board of Directors of the Berkshire Film and Media Commission announced that they have appointed Diane Pearlman as its new executive director. In a parallel development, the... -
Third, 3rd Thursday of Three Years of 3rd Thursdays- Tonight!
Posted on July 16, 2009 | No CommentsThe third installment of the 2009 season of Pittsfield’s 3rd Thursday, a free monthly downtown festival, will be happening TONIGHT-5pm to 8pm and well beyond! Check out the many creative economy businesses, vendors and performers that bring 3rd to life , including: BerkshireMade Artisans, a... -
Berkshire Museum Free for the Month of May
Posted on May 19, 2009 | No Comments“We view this as one way of giving something back to our wonderful and supportive community. It’s our version of an economic and cultural stimulus program. We hope to encourage visitors, especially those who’ve never been here, or who last visited the Museum as children,...
