The Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker Sundance 2026 Panel

Описание: Every year MovieMaker releases its list of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker. This year we were also honored to host some of the locations on that list at a special Sundance 2026 panel on how they became so film friendly.

The panel includes:

Fort Worth, Texas film commissioner Taylor Hardy, whose office works with major Taylor Sheridan productions like LANDMAN and SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS, as well as many other projects. Fort Worth is No. 12 on our list of the Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker in the big cities category.

Massachusetts Film Office director Meg Jarrett, whose office has worked with films including BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER and the recent Best Picture winner CODA. Boston is No. 8 on our list in the big cities category.

Santa Fe, New Mexico film commissioner Jennifer LaBar-Tapia, whose office has worked with projects including DARK WINDS and the recent Best Picture winner OPPENHEIMER. Santa Fe has been No. 1 in our smaller cities and towns category for four consecutive years.

Garrett Patten, founder of TBK productions and producer, co-director and star of the new thriller SELF CUSTODY, who provides an indie filmmaker's perspective on where to shoot.

Owen Egan, co-CEO of CineSpace, which owns six premier studio facilities in locations in the U.S. and Germany, including in two of our top big cities, Toronto and Chicago.

You can read our full list here:

https://www.moviemaker.com/best-place...

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