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   Our $10,000 Gift to Your Production Book 25 peak night rooms or more during 2009 for a minimum of two nights at one of Tucson’s top-notch properties, and we’ll credit your company’s resort bill for up to $10,000. The more rooms you book, the higher your savings: 25-50 peak night rooms: $1,000 credit 51-100 peak night rooms: $2,500 credit 101-200 peak night rooms: $5,000 credit 200+ peak night rooms: $10,000 credit Here’s the list of our partner properties (the first 3 of which just made Travel & Lesiure's 500 World's Best Hotels list for 2009): · Esplendor Resort at Rio Rico · Hilton El Conquistador Golf Resort · JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa · Loews Ventana Canyon Resort · Omni Tucson National Resort · Tanque Verde Ranch · The Lodge at Ventana Canyon · Westin La Paloma Resort & Spa · Westward Look Resort · White Stallion Ranch This, coupled with Arizona’s 30% tax credit for production, will bring good tidings to your bottom line. Give us a call today to find out more. 
Feature Film Which Shot in Tucson Now on DVDIf you're curious to be reminded of just how great Tucson looks on DVD, be sure to pick up the newly-released disc of the Sam Mendes drama/comedy Away We Go. Quite a few scenes were shot here in Tucson at the beautiful JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa as well as some scenes involving the stunning desert roads winding through Tucson Mountain Park. The Tucson Film Office is proud to have played a role in this wonderful film and we thank everyone connected to it for showing the best Tucson has to offer. Find Us On Facebook Are you on Facebook? So are we! Click here, become a "fan", and receive updates about filming and the film community in southern Arizona. 
Location Manager from Tucson Shares Her Work Day StoriesOver the many years we have been facilitating filmmaking in our region, we’ve been very fortunate to work with some of the best Location Managers in the business: Ilt Jones/Michael Wesley with Michael Bay’s summer blockbuster Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Jean Chien with the recently-released Sam Mendes comedy Away We Go and Ken Lavet with Traffic, just to name a few. We also consider ourselves lucky to have worked extensively with Location Manager extraordinaire Nancy Haecker--a part-time Tucson resident--who is currently handling location duties for the hit TV series House. We assisted Nancy when she was managing the Tucson-area location duties for Three Kings and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind, and we always delight in hearing the many interesting stories she has whenever she’s back in Tucson. Luckily, American Public Media has put a microphone in front of her for their show Marketplace Money and captured some of her on-the-job tales for posterity. Make sure to listen to this short yet thoroughly entertaining audio clip to hear a typical day in Nancy Haecker’s work week. Locally-Filmed Western Newly Reissued on DVD The Decoy, a stirring Western filmed in the Tucson area, has been re-released in Walmart stores across the country (2 years after its first release) in a Western four pack by Echo Bridge Home Entertainment. This gripping Western centers around a deputy whose in-laws have been brutally murdered, after which he must escort the accused – who happens to be his best friend – to the gallows. But along the way, the deputy discovers a startling truth about the murders that puts them both in imminent mortal danger. This packed-with-extras DVD reissues also includes: Hell to Pay, Ned Blessing: The True Story of My Life and Once Upon a Texas Train. To pick up a copy of the film in the four-pack, head to your nearest Walmart or visit them online www.walmart.com.  Casting Call in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico for One Role Only A major feature film is looking for an Hispanic 8 - 11 year old boy. He can be fair skinned, MUST BE BILINGUAL, for starring role in new Mel Gibson film entitled How I Spent My Summer Vacation to be filmed in mid-May in Veracruz, Mexico. CASTING CALL INFORMATION: Saturday and Sunday only, January 30 and 31, from 11 am to 6 pm at Mirai Sushi Bar at Plaza Galeria Norte next to Palermo Casino. It is on the main avenue, "Luis Donaldo Colosio," coming south through Mariposa Rd. entry. It is in front of the Toyota dealership. For more info, email: rjoffroy1@mac.com--Please do not contact the Tucson Film Office. Fans of Two Restaurants Invited to Travel Channel Shoot The Travel Channel is filming in Tucson this week for a new series that will debut in March. The host will visit cities nationwide to feature iconic food dishes. The Tucson show will feature the Sonoran dog, a food item that’s received a lot of press lately. In September, Adam Richman of Man v. Food was in town to sample a Sonoran dog at El Guero Canelo. This new show will have a similar format to Man v. Food, where the food is chosen and a tasting contest, or sort of a food war, will ensue. The Tucson tasting contest will be between El Guero Canelo and BK Carne Asada and Hotdogs. Producers are looking for people to be present for filming 1-5 p.m. Thursday at El Guero Canelo, 5201 S. 12th Ave. Fans of BK Carne Asada and Hotdogs, 5118 S. 12th Ave., are invited to join the filming 1-5 p.m. Friday. The final shoot will take place at BK Carne Asada and Hotdogs at noon Saturday. A celebrity panel of four judges will include Tom McNamara of KVOA. During a live “Man v. Food” episode before the Feb. 7 Superbowl, the new show will be announced. The show currently only has a working title. 
Statewide Casting Call & Crew Hiring InfoThe Arizona Film Office has a dynamic website continually updated with current production information and events happening throughout Arizona. If you're a local crew member or actor interested in seeing what is happening in film throughout the state, visit the Arizona Film Office at the Arizona Film Office Hotweb for up-to-the-minute information on crew hirings and casting calls statewide. Get Listed with the Tucson Film Office If you are a local crew member or live in Tucson part-time and are willing to work as a local, you are eligible to be listed in the Tucson Film Office online production manual. If you are not currently listed and would like to be, please e-mail your basic information (name, address, phone number, etc) pcatalanotte@visittucson.org. We now offer free basic listings, as well as upgraded and enhanced listings. To view our online manual, visit the Crew and Resources area of our website. You'll find listings for just about any crew or services you'll need for your next shoot in Tucson.  Classic Movies Continue at the Historic Fox Theatre The historic Tucson Fox Theatre continues to screen weekly classic films in their palatial surroundings. Playing on Saturday, November 28th, the holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street. The Tucson Fox Theatre is located downtown at 17 West Congress just a bit west of Stone (look for the impressive marquee out front--you can't miss it). For a list of other films playing this fall, be sure to check out their schedule. For more information, call 520.624.1515. |