Mountain View Regional Film Office Receives Northern And Regional Economic Development Program Funding
April 22, 2024
Long-term planning and an organizational development strategy for the Mountain View Regional Film Office is being supported by a $50,000 grant from the province of Alberta.
The grant funding is through the Northern and Regional Economic Development (N-RED) program.
Jonathan Allan, Economic Development Officer with the Town of Sundre, says they are super appreciative of Alberta’s government for supporting the province’s first rural film office and they look forward to continuing to promote this region as one of the premier destinations for filming in Alberta. He says “We need to determine what were are going to look like as we move forward. Currently, the film office operates as a sort of marketing device where we use our website as our biggest tool. Of course, the website features a collection of resources, cast and crew directory, and locations. However, we would like to be able to make the film office and the funding for promoting it self sustaining, as opposed to using tax dollars. So we need to come up with a strategy that will create a plan toward how we do that, as well as extra objectives like an eventual film festival. This $50,000 will allow us to hire a qualified consultant and they will work with us to make the development of our organization happen.”
A media release notes that the grant is being awarded to the Town of Sundre on behalf of the Mountain View Regional Film Office, but all three founding communities – including the Town of Didsbury, and Mountain View County – are contributing to the project.
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