Can Seattle Build a Sustainable Film Industry? Plus, Port Townsend Touches Grass
Today, Jane is joined by Contributor Chase Hutchinson and Filmmaker/Seattle Film Commissioner Champ Ensminger to talk about the new commercial initiative being put forward by the Office of Economic Development (read Margo Vansynghel’s piece here) and what it could mean for the future of film production in Seattle. Then, Liam Billingham joins Jane and his brother from another mother to discuss the news that the Port of Port Townsend is quitting social media, and what that means about how we get our info now. Finally, we cut to the Chase and talk Taco Bell Funerals, SIFF, and Zines.
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