Hi, Stage 32!

I’m so excited to be part of this special community! I’m also excited to announce that the St. Pete-Clearwater Film Commission and Stage 32 are collaborating to bring Certification opportunities to creative professionals in Pinellas County, Florida. Through this collaboration, we’re helping residents get the education needed to pursue their goals in the production industry at a professional level.

What is the St. Pete-Clearwater Film Commission?

The St. Pete-Clearwater Film Commission (FilmSPC) is a full-service film commission covering 24 municipalities in Pinellas County, Florida. Situated on a sun-drenched peninsula on Florida’s west central coast, FilmSPC works to bring film and digital media projects to the destination. The film commission provides permitting and logistics assistance for any size production. It supports local film festivals and advocates for support and growth of the local production industry. FilmSPC maintains an online production guide for local crews and support services to assist production companies crew up quickly. The St. Pete-Clearwater Film Commission is also one of the few regions in Florida that offers a cash rebate incentive program!

Click here to learn more about the organization and how St. Pete-Clearwater Film Commission can assist your production.

Why I’m Excited About This Opportunity

"We’re thrilled to be working with Stage 32 Certification to offer industry-specific training opportunities in the St. Pete-Clearwater area. As film and digital media production continues to grow in our destination, a top priority is having skilled local crew to assist these productions. Stage 32 Certification is the perfect way to achieve that goal."

-Lisa Dozois, Film Commissioner at Visit St. Pete-Clearwater.

How Does Stage 32 Certification Work?

Stage 32 Certification courses are taught by highly experienced experts in their fields across the entertainment industry, including Paramount’s Director of Production Maegan Philmore, ViacomCBS Senior Production Finance Manager Shalonda Ware, former head of production at eOne and Carsey Warner Courtney Conte, the legal team at the prestigious Los Angeles-based entertainment firm Ramo Law, Wrapbook’s tax incentive expert Ryan Broussard, film producer and DGA member Korey Pollard and many more.

These courses focus on bedrock production skills such as Script Supervising, Production Accounting, Cost Reporting, Production Management, and more! All course graduates - whether you are individually certified or master certified - will be listed in a Film Commission and Production Company Database accessible by regional film commissions and production companies hiring in the hundreds of fast-growing production hotspots around the world.

Over a dozen international and domestic film commissions, including Costa Rica, Cyprus, Slovakia, Canacine Mexico, Houston, Nevada, Oregon, Dallas, Montana, Louisiana Baton Rouge, Central Pennsylvania, St. Petersburg/Clearwater, and the Location Managers Guild International are all officially in support of Stage 32 Certification and we are in talks with over 50 commissions and other organizations to come on board.

With the new Stage 32 Certification database, film commissions, streamers, production companies & other organizations will be able to easily identify, report on & hire qualified people in their areas to support and work on incoming productions.

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