October 2022 Ventura County Film Commission Overview
Ventura County Film Commission
City of Oxnard – Rosie Ornelas rosie.ornelas@oxnard.org
City of Port Hueneme – Steve Kinney slkinney@me.com
City of Ventura – Meredith Hart mhart@cityofventura.ca.gov
Cary Glenn cglenn@cityofventura.ca.gov
City of Ojai – James Vega vega@ojaicity.org
Robin Godfrey Robin.Godfrey@ojai.ca.gov
City of Santa Paula – Dan Singer dsinger@spcity.org
James Mason jmason@spcity.org
City of Fillmore – Dave Rowlands drowlands@ci.fillmore.ca.us
City of Simi Valley – Linda Swan LSwan@simivalley.org
Kelly Tinker KTinker@simivalley.org
City of Moorpark – PJ Gagajena pgagajena@moorparkca.gov
John Bandek jbandek@moorparkca.gov
City of Thousand Oaks – Haider Alawami halawami@toaks.org
Dusty Russell DRussell@toaks.org
City of Camarillo – Georg Winkler gwinkler@ci.camarillo.ca.us
County of Ventura – Gloria Elisa Martinez GloriaE.Martinez@ventura.org
Paul Stamper paul.stamper@ventura.org
Film Commission – Bruce Stenslie | Commissioner Bruce@edcollaborative.com
Bill Bartels | Liaison Bill@edcollaborative.com
What does the film office do?
Convene – Translate – Advocate – Track Production Trends – Assess Economic Impact
What is the outcome of what the film office does? Foster an Increase in local – location production and production days (prep – film – strike)
Fostering & Maintaining relationships… with personal contact…
Cities
The County
Departments in the County
Planning
Public Works Transportation
Parks
Sheriff’s Office (Local Command)
County Fire
As County
As City Contracts
Watershed Protection
Environmental Health
Animal Control
Resource Management Agency (RMA)
Other Permitting Authorities
State Film Commission
CalTrans
State Beaches
State Properties
California Highway Patrol
State Fire Marshal
Department of Defense (Local and State)
Coast Guard
Los Padres National Forest
Special Districts
Harbor
Ventura Harbor District
Recreation and Parks
Simi
Conejo
Pleasant Valley
Memorial
Bardsdale
Piru
Simi
Seaside Park
Port of Hueneme (Oxnard Harbor District)
Lake Casitas
Mountains Recreation & Conservation Authority (MRCA)
Regional Amenities
Lake Piru
Sherwood
Santa Paula Branch Line (Sierra RR – Ventura County Transportation Commission)
University of California
School Districts
FLICS (Film Liaisons In California Statewide) https://www.filmcalifornia.com
FilmLA https://www.filmla.com
AICP (Association of Independent Commercial Producers) https://www.aicp.com
Teamsters Local (Ed Duffy) https://www.ht399.org/the-union/business-agent/
Majors Governmental Affairs Folks
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Major_film_studios#Present_2
Warner Bros
Disney
NetFlix
Amazon
Paramount
Sony
To be a quiet solver… to connect and foster solving for production, for permitting layers, for locations…
To foster communication with the aim of increasing film days both in and out of the zone.
To Connect Local Services with Production
Lodging
Catering
Local Professionals
Scaffolding
Hardware
Transportation
Heavy Lift
Production Office Space
Production Accounting
Specialty Rigging
Locations
Specialty Services
Emergency Medical Contractors
Security Companies
Water Haulers
Equipment Rental
To foster adding film days, increasing local infrastructure, mediating challenges…
As Resource of knowing the players… The Regions…
As Resource for being able to connect the players…
As Resource to foster better connection…
As Resource to send folks and productions all around the county…
As Rosetta Stone to connect the common in the different languages of the various regulatory layers… and operational/execution of a production.
Tourism and Permitting Together.
Some thoughts on maximizing the partnership. Leveraging both/and… a tourism mode that connects directly to the permitting. We can enhance your experience and … the permits are available to do it.
Seeing yourself in this … and having the permissions to execute the project… one is a narrative of engagement… the other is the path of enrollment and execution. They go together.
I wish I could… and here is the process by which your dreams, vision, and shot can come true
Film Commission Website Resources
Navigate to County Map For Permitting
In the lower left corner, click on the layers tab
Click the box for Cities and the plus for parcels then, click the box for Parcel Labels
The base Map can be adjusted by clicking on the label on the map itself. Using the most recent Aerial
Then, a search by address or APN will yield information about permitting jurisdiction
Some Blog Posts on Permitting and Location
Easy Ways to Make Permitting Harder.
https://vcfilm.fallcomm.com/easy-ways-to-make-the-permitting-harder/
It Always Starts with the Location of the Location.
https://vcfilm.fallcomm.com/it-always-starts-with-the-location-of-the-location/
Start with Where
https://vcfilm.fallcomm.com/start-with-where/