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Film industry in Florida

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Florida is the 3rd largest state for film production in the United States (after California and New York, respectively) based on revenue generated. Production activity has been generally concentrated in 2 regions. The South Florida region is famous for large projects like Jerry Bruckheimer's Bad Boys film series and Neal Moritz' 2 Fast 2 Furious. The Central Florida area (Orlando and Tampa) have recently been featured in The Punisher starring John Travolta and Adam Sandler's The Waterboy.

The State of Florida has a long film history thanks to it year-round sunshine and moderate climate. Film Clasics such as Moon over Miami (1941) and Esther William's Easy to Love (1953) were filmed throughout the state. In the early 1990s, Orlando experienced a great boom in film production. The construction of the Disney-MGM Studios and Universal Studios production facilities attracted many filmmakers to the area. Films like Ron Howard's Parenthood and syndicated televisions shows like The Adventures of Superboy lead the pack. Soon, the Steven Spielberg series Seaquest DSV and Tom Hank's From Earth to the Moon called Florida home. During this period, Orlando was nicknamed "Hollywood East" because of its surging film industry.

Just as film production appeared to be on the decline in Florida, the phenomenial success of 1998's Blair Witch Project has lead to another boom. While Blair Witch was filmed in Maryland, its entire film crew and director were University of Central Florida Film School graduates. This cult independent film has lead to a new wave of film production for the area.

Recent Feature Films Shot in South Florida (Miami region)

Recent Feature Films Shot in Central Florida (Orlando/Tampa region)

Florida Based Narrative TV Series

Florida Based Documentary/Reality Shows and Independent Shorts

  • The Brothers (1998/Independent short)
  • The Chad Effect (2001/Independent short)
  • The Paper Route (1999/Indepedent short)
  • Carpocolypse (2005/Sports Reality Show)
  • Garriage: A Documentary in 4 Chapters and an Epilogue (2004/Documentary)
  • Hogan Knows Best (2005-/Reality Show)
  • Making The Band (2000/Reality Show)
  • Midnight Conflict (1998/Independent short)
  • On Being Your Average Joe (2005/Independent short)
  • Steel Legends (2000/Documentary)
  • WWF: Raw Is War (1997/Sports Show)

Film Festivals Hosted In Florida

  • Florida Film Festival
  • Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival
  • Central Florida Film and Video Festival
  • Hispanic Film festival of Miami
  • Miami Film Festival
  • Palm Beach International Film Fest

Film Commissions and Offices

Florida-Based Studio Facilities

Metro Orlando alone is home to more than 10 state-of-the-art soundstages, making it one of the largest working production facility centers outside of Los Angeles and New York. Complete studio and production services are available, including backlots that can double for just about any national or international locale, production office space and soundstages totaling more than 160,000 square feet.

Some of these Facilities include:

Film Schools

Local Production Companies


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