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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…
Nicolas Cage in Pig, Vanessa Block
October 11, 2021
Vanessa Block, producer and co-writer of the Nicolas Cage movie Pig, gives us the scoop on her favorite Portland, Oregon…
Best Places to live and work as a moviemaker
January 16, 2019
Part one of our 19th annual guide to North America’s leading cinema spots will show you the 20 best big…
July 17, 2018
Enough time to use each tool is the only thing considered a “luxury” in this Don't Worry, He Won't Get…
July 12, 2018
Joaquin Phoenix and Gus Van Sant's Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot is no career footnote—it's the next…
January 16, 2018
Where are the best places in North America to put down roots and set up shoots? Part one of the…
October 29, 2017
Co-founder and executive director Josh Leake gave us a taste of what's to come at Portland Film Festival 2017, which…
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...…
October 26, 2016
Portland EcoFilm Festival, held at Hollywood Theatre from October 20-23, focused heavily on how we understand our connection with the…
January 20, 2016
Big cities around the country that have invested in large-scale production are drawing Hollywood shoots to their home turf in…
January 22, 2015
All this week, we’re releasing the 2015 edition of our annual Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker…
July 16, 2014
Maclain Way reflects on making a documentary with his brothers about his grandfather Bing Russell's famed independent baseball team, the…
January 7, 2014
It's MovieMaker’s 2014 edition of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker! We’re counting down through our…
August 30, 2013
This week for MovieMaker's Spotlight we're celebrating a film festival in a town which guests rave about for its beautiful…