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We’re excited to announce this historic victory for San Diego!

Today, the county UNANIMOUSLY voted in favor of implementing the San Diego County Film Initiative.
We’d like to thank Supervisor Paloma Aguirre for championing this measure. Years of advocacy between stakeholders, labor, and the San Diego community has made this possible.

It isn’t JUST about film, but rather creating a permanent infrastructure to secure jobs for our San Diego talent and businesses. So many have had to drive long distances or leave town in order to secure work, but thanks to amazing leadership and years of advocacy, we’re prioritizing the talent already HERE in San Diego!

There’s certainly a lot of work ahead of us. This is just the start…but a great start!

Thanks to everyone who’s stood along side us. 🎬

#sdcfilminitiative #sandiego #localhire #localjobs #SanDiegoCountyFilmInitiative

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San Diego film professionals gathered outside of the County Administration Center for Supervisor Paloma Aguirre’s presentation of the SDC Film Initiative.

#SDCFilmInitiative #FilmedInSanDiego #SanDiegoFilm #SanDiegoFilmmakers #FilminSanDiego

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Support the San Diego County Film Initiative - press event video

https://youtu.be/RvlACqG1U7c
youtube.com/@peacesandiego

Monday April 20th 2026 San Diego County Admin Bldg 10am

Speakers:
0:01 Greg Sowizdrzal, International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) Local 122 President, San Diego Film Commission Foundation Vice-President
3:05 Paloma Aguirre, San Diego County Board of Supervisors
7:20 James "JT" Teiper, Available Light, a mobile lighting and grip company
9:55 Chrissy Raven Kilna, San Diego 48 Hour Film Project
13:45 Trevor Elliott, San Diego Film Equipment, Co-Owner / Director of Photography
16:25 Thierry Denis, OCKHAM, Co-Founder / Creative Director
21:00 Aaron David Roberts, Chula Vista Entertainment Company, Chairman & CEO
24:00 closing remarks

https://sdcfilminitiative.com/

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“Kenny in Peoria with The Padres 02/2013” - James Teiper

Thanks for sharing @jteiper

We miss you Kenny ❤️

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A fantastic morning of panels and discussions followed by lively afternoon demos, and even a chance for attendees to dive in themselves. It was all part of our Underwater Film Workshop on Saturday, July 12.

Thank you to @jeffreylehmann Lehmann, of Barnstormer Productions, @_omadavid, cam op and @gates.underwater rep, Cheryl and Nick Dean, underwater documentarians of @spindriftimagesfilm, @jteiper, gaffer and Christina Cavarlez of @the.surreal.sirena - your presence as a mermaid captivated us all!

Save the date! Our next event is on Saturday, August 23. The California Film Commission joins us for a day-long workshop on film funding. Watch for details on our social media, website and via email. Sign up for our newsletter at www.sdmediapros.org

Photo credit: @revstudiosd and Mark Strube.

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This week we learn more about JT’s ideating process and goals working in his field!

Stay tuned next week for our last post about our amazing May showcase, JT!

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A little hijinks at today’s garage sale! Thanks to @jteiper, @jeffreylehmann, @sandimasori, @neverforgottenmedia and others for the production support! @voiceandvideosales garage sale runs until til 5pm today! #sandiegomediapros #sdmediapros #sdmp #sandiegofilm #sandiegotv #sandiegovideo

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Shot on #fuji400 because @michaelbrueggemeyer on a motorcycle should be permanently captured 📸 🎞️

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“Being Super” shoot later in the day 7/13.

Last one with @ronchristopherjones in costume among plain-clothes civilians 🤩🎬

@48hourfilmproject @sd48hfp
#filmmaking #behindthescenes #sandiego

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From Being Super (2024) a @sd48hfp @48hourfilmproject
On location Midday Saturday 7/13

#filmmaking #behindthescenes

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