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atLarge's FilmSarasota.com Interactive Campaign Courts Location Scouts Worldwide

6 December, 2007

atLarge's FilmSarasota.com Interactive Campaign Courts Location Scouts Worldwide

SARASOTA, FL - December 6, 2007 - FilmSarasota.com, engineered by award-winning interactive agency atLarge, Inc. cultivates relationships between the Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office and film production companies worldwide. The site delivers unprecedented access to individuals seeking locations for their films, commercials and multimedia productions. In addition, the site empowers the Sarasota County production community by connecting them with location managers seeking their services.

Film producers can:

  • Browse the location library to scout locations by popular categories.
  • Submit a permit application online, slashing application approval timelines.
  • Create a custom Production Clipboard that allows them to save and store production contacts.
  • Email contacts from their Production Clipboard either individually or as a group.
  • Access their saved production contacts anytime, anywhere.
  • Discover local, state and federal incentives for budget savings.

Local film production resources such as actors, stylists, directors and crewmembers can:

  • List all of their services in the comprehensive Production Directory.
  • Add and edit their listings whenever they choose.
  • Track leads and communications from past and prospective film production companies.
  • Communicate with each other as well as film industry contacts outside Sarasota County.
  • Stay abreast of the latest production calls for job openings.

Sarasota County Film and Entertainment Office Director Jeanne Corcoran said that, "Industry feedback is unanimously positive, as everyone is excited that we have taken this leap into cutting edge tools and technology, and encouraged about the future growth of filming of all kinds – movies, television, documentaries, music videos, reality TV, still photography, new media and more -- in Sarasota County. We expect communications and leads to grow exponentially as awareness of this Web site and its powerful tools grows, as the news spreads!"

About Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office
Sarasota County Film & Entertainment Office (SCFEO), a division of the Economic Development Corporation, proactively strives to attract media production of all types.  It serves an area of over 570 square miles, encompassing locations of amazing geographic and visual diversity.  From the stunning white sand of the Gulf of Mexico and the best of the tropics, to the primitive and the rural…from extraordinarily elegant and abundantly artistic to the retro and peculiar…Sarasota County suits filming of all kinds.  Backed by a consummately "film-friendly" community, SCFEO strives to be fast, first and fully loaded with everything productions may need or want. For more information, visit www.filmsarasota.com.

About the Economic Development Corporation
The EDC of Sarasota County is the private, not-for-profit corporation leading the community's economic development strategy to add high-wage jobs and diversify the local economy. The EDC provides business assistance to companies in Sarasota County and helps forge solutions to community challenges that affect quality of life. The EDC works in partnership with chambers of commerce, local governments and other organizations throughout the county and the region. For more information, visit the web site at www.edcsarasotacounty.com.


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