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Colorado Film Commission - Film and Commercial Production in Colorado
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Colorado Film Commission Names New Executive DirectorOctober 4, 2006 The Board of Directors of the Colorado Film Commission recently named Kevin Shand as the new Executive Director of the Colorado Film Commission.
In addition to serving as a County Film Commissioner in California Kevin Shand is the founder of the Central Valley Film & Video Regional Roundtable, a group of nine county film offices in California's San Joaquin Valley, stretching from Bakersfield in the south to Stockton in the north. He is also an active member of the Association of Film Commissioners International and was active with the Film Liaisons in California Statewide program. He was elected as founding member of the Board of Directors for a new Film Liaisons in California Statewide non-profit organization in 2004 before moving to Colorado in 2005. Colorado Film Commission Chairman Craig Meis says the Colorado Film Commission is glad to have Kevin Shand as its new Executive Director. "We are pleased to have someone of Kevin's caliber running the day to day operations of the Film Commission. He is extremely knowledgeable about the film industry and a very capable administrator. He'll be a real asset and a great spokesman for the state," Meis stated. During the past several months, Kevin Shand has been focused on handling production inquiries and making referrals to Colorado's Community Contacts and to other production related businesses and individuals across the state. In addition, he has been working to implement Colorado's first film incentive rebate program that the state legislature authorized at the end of the 2006 legislative session. Kevin Shand is not the only new person at the Colorado Film Commission. The Film Commission's Board of Directors itself has recently expanded with the addition of several new members. Joining the board are Sarah Beatty, President of the Colorado Film & Video Association and a Producer at Sopris West Educational Services, Duke Hartman, Chief Operating Officer at High Noon Entertainment and Ken Seagren, owner of Lighting Service Incorporated. Also, in an effort to be more representative of the entire state, the Board of Directors recently added John Cohen, Executive Director of the Durango Tourism Association, and Marianne Virgili, Executive Director of the Glenwood Springs Chamber Resort Association and an Association of Film Commissioner's International certified Film Commissioner.
About the Colorado Film CommissionThe Colorado Film Commission is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to promote Colorado as a location for making feature films, television shows, television commercials, still photography, music videos and other types of emerging mass media projects. In addition, the Colorado Film Commission serves as a liaison during production with state agencies, counties, cities and individual residents and business throughout Colorado. For Additional Information:Kevin Shand
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Prior to moving to Colorado in 2005, Kevin Shand was the