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Filmmakers Network San Diego (FilmNet) is a nexus of film-related Meetup groups, including writing, filmmaking, acting, comedy, songwriting, modeling and photography meetups. Check out our monthly showcase/networking event.
In addition, members are now invited to schedule their own meetups. All you have to do is fill out the form and it'll become an official Filmmakers Network meetup!
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See all- FUND YOUR FILM - Incentives and Insights Workshop for Film and TV ProductionsSpark Studio Soundstage, San Diego, CA
## FUND YOUR FILM - Incentives and Insights Workshop for Film and TV Productions
When: 23 Aug 2025 10:00 AM, PDT
Where: Spark Studio Soundstage, 8283 Ronson Rd, San Diego, CA 92111EVENT DETAILS:
# PLEASE SUPPORT THE SAN DIEGO FILM & PRODUCTION COMMUNITY BY ATTENDING THIS IMPORTANT EVENT
WHEN: Saturday, Aug 23 | 10 AM – 4:30 PM; Doors open 9:30AM
WHERE: Spark Studio Soundstage, 8283 Ronson Rd, San Diego, CA
Free parking is available in the lot or on the streetABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
Unlock Budget Potential Right Here in San Diego
Ready to take your production to the next level? Whether you're a seasoned filmmaker, an up-and-coming producer, or a crew member dreaming bigger, this is your chance to tap into the incentives, tools, and insider knowledge that power major productions.
Join us for a full-day industry summit led by the California Film Commission, the San Diego Film Office, Panavision, and Sony, designed specifically for San Diego’s film and video production community.
You'll get:- Direct access to state and local leaders who can help you navigate tax credits and funding sources
- Panel discussions featuring working producers and crew sharing real-world experiences shooting in San Diego
- An insider look at the secondary tax credit market
- Practical tips for budgeting your next big production
- A networking expo with the vendors and organizations that help bring these projects to life
Whether you’re a director, writer, DP, editor, PA, or grip — incentives impact every role. Productions don’t just land in major hubs like Atlanta or Vancouver by accident. Production incentives drive those decisions, and we want San Diego on that list.
Let’s show the industry that San Diego is ready for more. Come learn, connect, and ignite your next project.
HEAR FROM EXPERTS:- Leah Medrano, Deputy Director California Film Commission
- Fanshen Cox, DEIA Initiative Manager California Film Commission
- Aaron Saffa, Manager, New Filmmaker Program at Panavision
- MaryAnn Corpuz & Samantha Corn, Sony
- Guy Langman, Filming Program Manager- City of San Diego
- Mark Walton, Location Manager; Lead Project Officer and DoD Coordinator for Top Gun: Maverick
- Steve Peace, Executive Producer and Filmmaker
- Rich Varville, Award-Winning Film Director
- And many more
Plus, visit our "Media-Con Trade Show" and sign up for giveaways!
And FilmNet will have a table there!!! Feel free to visit us, pass out flyers, spread the word...
PRICE: The workshop is FREE!!!
And lunch is only $20 or you can bring your own.
Registration WITH lunch: $20
Registration WITHOUT lunch: $0REGISTER AT: https://sdmediapros.wildapricot.org/event-6263067/Registration
VENDORS AND SPONSORS - Are you interested in being a part of this amazing event and having a table at the trade show? Reach out to michael.wood@sdmediapros.org
ABOUT SOME OF OUR PRESENTERS:
Leah Medrano – Deputy Director
California Film Commission
With 20+ years of State of California public service, Leah’s strategic vision and leadership have significantly contributed to retaining film and television productions in California, along with creation of thousands of creative jobs in the Golden State. Before her tenure at the California Film Commission, Leah had a distinguished blended career in government and entertainment; Leah worked at Fox Television Station, MTV Networks, Fox Sports, and the Los Angeles news group CBS2 and KCAL9.
Leah is a member of Women in Film, Film Independent, and the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media. Leah is also a Board Member for FilAm Arts, a non-profit organization based in Los Angeles since 1992 dedicated to advancing Filipino-American artists and culture bearers, by sharing resources, providing platforms, and building community.Fanshen Cox -- DEIA Manager
California Film Commission
Fanshen Cox is the DEIA Manager for the California Film Commission’s Tax Credit Program. She is also the Founder of TruJuLo Productions. Fanshen served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cape Verde, West Africa, and holds a BA in Spanish & Education, an MA in TESOL, and an MFA in TV, Film & Theatre. She has been honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards from CSULA and from Teachers College, Columbia University, and an honorary MFA in producing from New York Film Academy. Fanshen is also a co-author of the Inclusion Rider which was announced at the 2018 Oscar awards by Frances McDormand and the co-creator, producer and host of the Webby nominated podcast Sista Brunch. An award-winning playwright, actor, producer, and educator, she is a highly sought after speaker on narrative for impact, and on diversity, equity, inclusion, accessibility and belonging.Guy Langman – Filming Program Manager
City of San Diego
Guy Langman, a Modesto, CA native, retired from the U.S. Coast Guard in 2013 after 20+ years of service to his country. As a permitting and safety review official with the Coast Guard, Langman was responsible for overseeing filming and special events permits for the coastlines of Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Awarded a 2012 California On Location Award for service to the film industry, Langman has worked extensively with location managers and local communities on large scale projects such as: Dexter, True Blood, Pirates of the Caribbean, X-Men First Class, Inception and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Asked about how he views his role as Filming Program Manager for the City of San Diego, Langman replied, “I have an eye for small details. The work we do with local communities is akin to the structure of a ship. Film supportive communities are the backbone or “keel” of a much larger structure, which is the local entertainment economy.”PANAVISION
Camera & Optics
Motion picture equipment company that has been specializing cameras and lenses as a rental company since 1954. From the Super Pantar projection lens to the Ultra Panatar II, Panavison has been helping filmmakers deliver visuals on a completely different level.SONY
Camera & Optics
Sony has been supporting the San Diego community since 1972. The first KV-1720 model began to move down the single production line before the eyes of the plant’s 35 employees. Managers wanted to create an atmosphere at the plant that would encourage employees to exchange ideas freely. A system unique to Sony San Diego gradually evolved. In 1974, a CRT factory was built on a connecting lot and comprehensive color TV manufacturing was realized.
The know-how obtained through the San Diego operations was later adopted by plants manufacturing other products, including the speaker plant in Delano, Pennsylvania (opened in 1974); the video cassette tape plant in Dothan, Alabama (opened in 1977); and the audio cassette tape plant in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico (opened in 1979).REGISTER AT: https://sdmediapros.wildapricot.org/event-6263067/Registration
Don't miss this incredible workshop from San Diego Media Pros, the California Film Commission, San Diego Film Office, Sony, Panavision and more!
Saturday, August 23 at Spark Studio Soundstage
Doors open 9:30AM
Program starts 10AM
Register today and save your seat! - BE THE MEDIA THAT WE NEED! Help us build KNSJ 89.1! Zoom Meetup!Link visible for attendees
KNSJ continues to meet, but our meetings are virtual using Zoom.com or phone conferencing.
KNSJ your network for Social Justice is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: KNSJ CommUNITY meeting Time: 6:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/84470049493 Meeting ID: 844 7004 9493 Password: 759996. Or call us to get involved! 619-283-1100
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KNSJ is busier than ever gearing up to increase our information mission.
Our meetings can be attended from the comfort of your home.
We need volunteers, writers, administrative assistance, social media savvy promoters, phone call makers, researchers, news hounds, reporters, show producers, voice over talent, on-air talent, show hosts, newsletter editors, tech types, investigators, communicators, fundraisers, outreach organizers, net-workers, mentors, group leaders, and much more!
We have a series of new shows we want to launch on the air and current shows that need support.
Please call us to get involved! 619-283-1100
Training available!
No one too young or too vintage!Trump got you thinking about the need for creative dialogue and media truth-telling to awaken the under-informed?
Do you think that non-corporate media has a role in changing the human condition and spurring change in the San Diego region?
Want to explore or get involved in helping out at a local community radio station?
Ever thought of having a local radio show? Educational, non-commercial, community radio KNSJ would be the place to do your media. If interested, the KNSJ 89.1 FM meeting is the place to explore -- 1st Thursday of every month from 7-9 pm we have an introductory meeting, currently on Zoom.1st Thursday of the month is an Intro to KNSJ and Community Radio orientation. Everyone welcome. Contact Marie - 619-283-1100 or Martin Eder - 619-871-9354 - ActivistSD@gmail.com
``` - KNSJ Summit for Local Music!!! ZOOM meetingLink visible for attendees
KNSJ continues to meet, but our meetings are virtual using Zoom.com or phone conferencing. KNSJ your network for Social Justice is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: KNSJ CommUNITY meeting Time: 6:30 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://sandiegounified.zoom.us/j/84470049493 Meeting ID: 844 7004 9493 Password: 759996. Or call us to get involved! 619-955-2264
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Despite COVID, KNSJ is busier than ever gearing up to increase our music & information mission.
Our meetings can be attended by ZOOM from the comfort of your home.
We need volunteers, DJ, music lovers, writers, administrative assistance, social media savvy promoters, phone call makers, researchers, news hounds, reporters, show producers, voice over talent, on-air talent, show hosts, newsletter editors,The 2nd Thursday of every month is a meeting for music show hosts and those who want to DJ on Radio. Meeting locations change, so email music@KNSJ.org.
How much local music do you hear on the San Diego airwaves?
Corporate radio would have you believe that we live in a local music desert!The truth is that San Diego has a vibrant community of local musicians and artists, but commercial radio has all but ignored local talent. Not surprising because many San Diego stations are programmed out of corporate headquarters with the same playlist as doled out in Idaho and Maine. Shame on them!
KNSJ 89.1 FM intends to revolutionize the airwaves. KNSJ is community radio and wants to change the cultural landscape with alternative programming while supporting local artists and their listeners. KNSJ pledges to play more local bands and artists than all the rest of San Diego's radio stations combined.
KNSJ intends to focus on creative and socially conscious music. John Legend, in accepting the Oscar for best song, reminded us that "it's an artist’s duty to reflect the times we're in,"... " the struggle for justice is right now." KNSJ wants to create a cultural revolution of hope, of optimism, of love and ire... inspiring collective action to save the planet. While some music is created as escapism, other music becomes anthems for consciousness and change.
KNSJ’s Local Music Summits bring together local DJs, music producers, musicians and show hosts to talk about transforming the airwaves with new local radio shows and podcasts. The expectation is that the Local Music Summits will spawn a dozen other music shows from hip-hop to folk, reggae to Blues, Latin, Asian, African and Worldbeat. Many of these programs will feature interviews and insights into the musicians and their creative process as they minister through their music. The expectation is that more local music on the air will result in a growing appreciation of local cultural treasures and in time will result in larger audiences allowing for more musicians being able to sustain themselves through their craft. KNSJ looks towards the day when it becomes a clearing house for local music. KNSJ expects to host live music on the air, and co-sponsor concerts and festivals where there is a convergence of many of the performing arts including spoken word and dance. These music events will in turn support the community radio station, which depends on individual donations for its future growth.
Local musicians wanting to get their talent on the air can post their music on KNSJ at http://knsj.org/music/
Listen Up: No matter where you are you can listen to KNSJ.org or use the TuneIn radio app or find us on iTunes.
For more information contact: music@knsj.org or call 619-955-2264.
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