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❄️ After a busy year, the Washington Filmworks team is slowing down for the season. We'll be checking email intermittently while we prepare for 2026 and will return to regular office hours starting Monday, January 5. Happy Holidays!
December 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Ever wonder how you can help attract film to your community? Our Film Ready Toolkit is packed with resources to help communities across Washington State get film ready.

🔗 Dive in at www.washingtonfilmwo...

Photo: Wondercamp
December 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Washington Filmworks is committed to helping build a safer, more inclusive, and accessible film industry statewide. Explore our new webpage with free resources to support safe, respectful on-set experiences at www.washingtonfilmwo...

📸 Film Community Training (FCT) x Washington Filmworks Panel
December 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hotels are one of the many businesses that feel the economic impact of film in WA. Rural Economic Development Manager Sherrye Wyatt gave the keynote speech at the 2025 Washington Independent Inns Network Annual Conference, encouraging property owners to list their location in our online database.
December 16, 2025 at 3:00 PM
📣 We’re hiring! FWD, the Workforce Development Office at Washington Filmworks, is seeking a full-time Program Coordinator who will oversee the day-to-day coordination and operations of workforce development programming and initiatives.

🗓️ Apply at www.washingtonfilmworks.org/about-us/wor...
December 16, 2025 at 12:51 AM
This year the WF Board of Directors revisited the organization's mission, vision and values for the first time in nearly two decades with guidance from facilitators at Reclaiming Us.

Our updated mission, vision and values can be found on the Washington Filmworks website at washingtonfilmworks.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:00 AM
🎥 Join Motion State for a behind the scenes look at a recent commercial production here in Washington! Our expanded commercial incentive is attracting more investment in the state’s commercial production industry, with five commercials approved in summer 2025.
December 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
⏰ The 2025 Annual Industry Update is TONIGHT at 6pm! Grab your favorite movie snacks and get ready to tune in via YouTube at youtu.be/udkALkgsrqQ

Photo: Outlier Imagery
December 4, 2025 at 6:46 PM
🎥 “Train Dreams” is a powerful testament to Washington State and the crew members that call it home. Take a look behind the scenes of this Washington Filmworks incentive project and make sure to catch it streaming now on Netflix!

Photos: Outlier Imagery
November 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Washington Filmworks joined Walla Walla Valley Chamber of Commerce and Film Walla Walla Valley for the 2025 Walla Walla Valley Film Summit, bringing the community together to discuss the future of film in the region. It was inspiring to see such excitement for film!

Read more at ow.ly/RqIj50Xyq69
November 26, 2025 at 9:49 PM
⛳ THAT'S A WRAP! Washington Filmworks incentive project "Mick Skylark: Mini Golf Prodigy" starring David Koechner (Anchorman), Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), and Robert Knepper (Prison Break) has completed filming!

Check out the Deadline article at deadline.com/2025/11/davi...
November 26, 2025 at 1:14 AM
🚂 Washington Filmworks incentive project “Train Dreams” is NOW AVAILABLE on Netflix! We’re so excited for everyone to see this love letter to Washington State’s incredible locations.
November 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
What an inspiring outpouring of support for Harbor Island Studios this week!

Shoutout to the community for jumping into action and to King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci for her leadership in supporting film industry jobs and the creative economy.

#KeepFilmInWA
November 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
🚨 Harbor Island Studios is scheduled to be cut from the King County budget, and the vote is TOMORROW, Tuesday November 18 at 11 AM.

Here's how to help:

Testify during the Council Meeting with a statement that Harbor Island Studios matters.

Submit a public comment to [email protected]
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Mark your calendars! The 2025 Annual Industry Update will premiere live on YouTube Thursday, December 4 at 6pm. Join us as we share highlights from the past year, celebrate the successes of Washington’s incredible film community, and set our sights on what’s next.

Photos: Wondercamp, Allyson Riggs
November 13, 2025 at 10:38 PM
BIG NEWS: Mentors from New York, California and Washington join the Washington Filmworks Above the Line Mentorship to support our cohort of three Washington-based documentary filmmakers.

🔗 Find the Mentors’ bios at www.washingtonfilmworks.org/above-the-li...
November 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
🍿 So many familiar faces at the Seattle premiere of "Train Dreams!" We had a great time celebrating this filmed-in-WA triumph and can't wait for the upcoming theatrical run and Netflix release.

💙 Thanks to @siffnews.bsky.social and @seattlecritics.bsky.social for making this screening possible!
October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
🎥 Got a motion picture project filming in WA? Share what you’ve been working on with the Tell Us About Your Project form at washingtonfilmworks.org/resources

Incentive project or not, data about WA filmmaking is essential to getting a complete picture of the state’s film industry.

📸 Ryan Brien
October 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Washington Filmworks is excited to announce the projects conditionally approved by our Board of Directors in Season 5 of the Small Budget Production Initiative (SBPI).

Learn more about the program: www.washingtonfilmwo...

Photo: Siege Lehman
October 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
🎥 Reminder that qualifying commercials filming ANYWHERE in Washington State are now eligible for funding through the Washington Filmworks Production Incentive Program!

🔗 Learn more at www.washingtonfilmworks.org/programs-lan...

📸 Ryan Brien
October 27, 2025 at 11:00 PM
🚨 Last call to apply for the Washington Filmworks Above the Line Education Forum! Applications close Monday, October 27.

🔗 Apply at www.washingtonfilmwo...
October 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📊 Data is vital to telling the story of film in Washington, and there’s a simple way you can help! Let the Film Office know what you’ve been working on using the Tell Us About Your Project form at washingtonfilmworks.org/resources

📸 Slothberg Productions
October 23, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🎥 We're gearing up for our Above the Line Mentorship Kick-Off this weekend. In anticipation, let's hear from some past mentors!
October 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Washington Filmworks incentive project Train Dreams is pulling into Seattle! 🚂✨

Join us October 29 @ 7:30pm at SIFF Cinema Downtown for a special screening of this WA-filmed gem and nominee for Seattle Film Critics Society Pacific Northwest Awards.

Grab your tickets at www.siff.net/programs-and...
October 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
⏰ Last chance to join a virtual info session before Above the Line Education Forum applications close on October 27!

RSVP to join Washington Filmworks staff on Wednesday, October 22 at 12pm at washingtonfilmworks.fillout.com/t/d9veyo8MpSus
October 21, 2025 at 12:20 AM