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Best Places to Live and Work as a moviemaker
January 25, 2022
We’ve roamed North America for the ideal cities for living a good life and making movies. Presenting our Best Places…
blue bayou - justin chon
September 16, 2021
Blue Bayou has Justin Chon leaving L.A. for New Orleans, a decision partly influenced by the resiliency of the city…
a location we love new orleans french quarter
August 11, 2021
In our brand new department A Location We Love, producer Todd Lewis helps us see New Orleans differently than we…
2021 Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker Where Should I Live to Work in Film
January 26, 2021
The best places places to live and work as a moviemaker, 2021: Here's where you can enjoy a rich movie…
January 17, 2018
Where are the best places in North America to put down roots and set up shoots? Part two of the…
January 26, 2017
Take a virtual tour of our 26 favorite filmmaking cities in North America on our map of the Best Places…
January 18, 2017
Voilà! For the 17th year running, we’ve ranked the best places in North American to practice the craft of moviemaking...…
January 21, 2016
This year we combined our top picks for small cities and towns into a single list. Welcome to your next…
January 21, 2015
All this week, we’re releasing the 2015 edition of our annual Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker…
April 4, 2014
“Victoria is a small town in south Texas that isn’t known for the arts, but that’s not to say that…
January 24, 2014
It’s MovieMaker’s 2014 edition of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker! We’re counting down through our…
October 18, 2013
12 Years a Slave week on moviemaker.com concludes with an account of the film's opening night festivities at New Orleans…
February 3, 2007
Early Oscar buzz may be the Holy Grail for most directors, but Taylor Hackford (director of Ray) isn’t your average…