Bob Allen, Former Disney Executive and Master Storyteller, has been named the 2025 Film Florida Tourism Ambassador. The award, presented by entertainment production association Film Florida, honors those in the entertainment industry that are true ambassadors for Florida. Bob Allen was honored during the 2025 Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism in Championsgate, FL and [...]
Film Florida is happy to partner with WIFT-FL South Florida and Film Lauderdale for an after-hours tour, info session, and networking opportunity at MAD Arts in Ft. Lauderdale. MAD Arts is a museum, community hub, and laboratory for art and technology, offering award-winning works of art & light, interactive experiences, outdoor sculptures, experimental labs, artist prototypes, [...]
By David Morton Published in Orlando Sentinel July 27, 2025 at 5:30 AM ET Forty years ago, Florida was home to the third-largest film and television production industry in the U.S., behind only New York and California. Then-Gov. Bob Graham predicted, “By the year 2000, Florida will surpass Hollywood as a filmmaking center.” Graham was [...]
