Saturday, August 23: Plan to join us at a premiere event for filmmaking and TV productions

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 street

ABOUT 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, International marketing, media planning and buying

• Rich Varville, Award winning film director

• And many more

Plus, visit our "Media-Con Trade Show" and sign up for giveaways!

PRICE: The workshop is FREE!!!

And lunch is only $20 or you can bring your own. 

Registration WITH lunch: $20 

Registration WITHOUT lunch: $0 

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. 

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, 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. 

The San Diego plant's mixed US-Japan management team in front of the main building. (Sony history)

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).

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! 

NOTICE:

San Diego Media Pros is an educational non-profit organization and follows all laws and guidelines required for 501c3 organizations. San Diego Media Pros meetings are for the professional exchange of educational information only.

Meeting topics and discussions may include technical or creative news, services that apply to the industry, training, national industry conferences, webinars and events, and Southern California film and media events. 

Absolutely no political or religious discussions are permitted.

San Diego Media Pros may discuss fact-based educational information on laws such as AB5 as they pertain to the industry. Please be advised that any information shared is being offered courtesy of the original source and should not be relied upon as legal advice.

San Diego Media Pros reserves the right to terminate discussions deemed inappropriate, or that break the group rules. 

Personal attacks, racist, sexist, homophobic or transphobic, religious, age, and other epithets or defamations will not be tolerated, and will get you banned from the group.

Please be advised that all virtual and live events hosted by San Diego Media Pros may be recorded and distributed for educational and promotional purposes. Your voluntary participation in such events authorizes and acknowledges San Diego Media Pro’s exclusive rights of ownership and use of all recordings.