The Newsletter of the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission | June 2019

IN THIS ISSUE ADVENTURES ON THE TOWN IN RIVIERA BEACH

1 RIVIERA BEACH ON PBS The coastal town of Riviera Beach is the latest community to be 2 THE BACHELORETTE featured on South Florida PBS’ popular lifestyle series On the Town in The Palm Beaches. In the episode airing Saturday, June 29 at 5:30pm 3 DIRECTION LA MER on WXEL, host Frank Licari visits Peanut Island Park, Manatee 4 WOMEN IN POLO Lagoon, takes a kickboxing lesson and more. The episode airs on WPBT on Sunday, June 5 KID STEW SEASON 2 30 at 12:30pm. Local residents and members of the public are invited to 6 BOATING LOCATIONS enjoy a free screening of the episode on June 27 at DAS Craft Beer and Pizza. A reception starts at 5:00pm, followed by the screening at 7 SSOF WINNER UPDATE 6:00pm. The evening concludes with a Q&A session with the show’s On Location at Port of PB host (Licari) and South Florida PBS producers.

“We always enjoy hosting viewing parties in the communities where we’ve filmed. The residents get a kick out of being featured on TV and it’s great to be able to spotlight the local businesses and attractions that make Palm Beach County so unique,” says 2195 Southern Boulevard, Suite 520 Joyce Belloise, Vice President of Content and Community West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Partnerships for South Florida PBS. The Riviera Beach episode marks pbfilm.com the finale of the third season of the series. The first and second seasons highlighted many of Palm Beach County’s diverse communities, including Boca Raton, Delray Beach, The Glades, Wellington, Jupiter and Palm Beach. The entire catalog of On the Town episodes can be viewed on demand on The Palm Beaches TV. Join in On Location in Marina Village the adventure at thepalmbeaches.tv/town-palm-beaches.

JOURNEY OF LOVE THROUGH JUPITER FRENCH-CANADIAN TRAVEL DOC IN DELRAY

Spoiler alert, Bachelorette fans! French-Canadian television series Direction La Mer/This Production crews were spotted in Way to the Beach is a travel-documentary style series that Jupiter filming with Hannah introduces the best of the world’s beaches to Canadian citizens. Brown, the current lead in ABC’s This French-language TV program airing on Évasion (a channel The Bachelorette Season 15, on a dedicated to travel and tourism) focuses on the beauty and date with Tyler Cameron, a Jupiter diversity of gorgeous beaches throughout the globe as well as native and contestant on the show. interesting local activities and attractions. In an upcoming Local media outlets caught wind of their date at the Square episode, Direction La Mer will feature Delray Beach, chosen for Grouper, while filming continued throughout the day along the its fun and free-spirited nature. intracoastal waterway. As one restaurant goer told the Palm The production team from Serdy Video filmed at Delray Beach Post, “Now everybody’s going to want to come to Jupiter Municipal Beach, Anchor Park, the Sandoway House, and the when they see the show.” The crew also filmed b-roll of the area Delray Green Market, with a few locals sharing the best of the at Jupiter Beach Park, Riverbend Park city’s hidden gems and highlights. Delray Beach was one of six and Juno Beach Park & Pier. This is the Florida locations second time the show has visited Jupiter this that will be season, first in April to capture Tyler’s intro featured in the segment. The fact that they’ve returned can new season. only mean one thing – love is in the air in View clips on the Jupiter. See more about the popular series Évasion channel Tyler Cameron at abc.go.com/shows/the-bachelorette. on YouTube. FOCUS ON FILM

LIVE FROM DELRAY BEACH NEW POLO SERIES HIGHLIGHTS WOMEN Eric Roby and Suzanne Boyd are teaming While polo season has concluded, up once again with a new show called Rise + polo production continues! A new show Live with Roby and Suze, launching June titled Women in Polo The Palm 21st! The duo is among the most popular and Beaches will tell stories of the some of recognizable TV personalities in South the women who have made a difference Florida and their new show will focus on the in the sport by taking an in-depth look at fun side of living in South Florida. Boyd says, the fearless female polo players of Dawn Jones with Team "I want people to learn something from each yesterday, today and tomorrow. Roby & Suze broadcast while telling the stories of people Women in Polo The Palm Beaches will who live in our community." After the launch, the show will air include fascinating history, inspiring live on the show's digital channels every Friday at 9am, in front local player profiles, youth polo of a live studio audience from the programs and even some celebrity new Rise + Live studio located appearances set against the backdrop inside The Heart of Delray Beach of The Palm Beaches. Produced by Gallery. For more on the new Hope Arellano West Palm Beach-based companies, series, visit facebook.com/ Ko-Mar Productions in partnership with US Polo ASSN, the RiseandLiveShow. show will hit screens for nearly 60 million viewers on later this year. See more at ko-mar.com. KID STEW GETS SEASON TWO PAHOKEE COMES HOME Season two of Kid Stew is now airing on WXEL! Kid Stew is the The local premiere of the critically acclaimed documentary show "by kids, about kids and for Pahokee took place last month at the Dolly Hand Cultural Arts kids" that makes education fun by Center. Following four teens from Pahokee High School encouraging children and pre-teens navigating the rite-of-passage rituals of their senior year, the to learn in dynamic new ways. documentary offers a unique combination of observational

Launched in 2018 by South footage and the teens’ own self-recorded mobile phone videos. Florida PBS, Kid Stew is the The premiere featured filmmakers Ivete Lucas and Patrick brainchild of author and Palm Bresnan, as well several of the stars of the film who traveled Beach resident James Patterson. Kid Stew Cast Members from their new college home bases (from University of Florida in Join the show’s young hosts as they explore life, culture and science Gainesville to FAMU in Tallahassee) to experience the film in through interviews, musical numbers, comedy sketches, hands-on person with their fellow Pahokee community members and experiences, news, and more. All-new episodes will air over the answer questions about their experience. After a premiere at summer and will feature authors Judy Blume and Ridley Pearson, Sundance in January, the film has since traveled the world to retired astronaut Thomas Jones, and many more, with an screen at SXSW, Bentonville Film emphasis on Florida residents. At the season two premiere, VP of Festival, Montclair Film Festival, Content for South Florida PBS Joyce Belloise said “We’re very Miami Film Festival, San Francisco proud at South Florida PBS to present Kid Stew to the rest of the International Film Festival, and country. All the kids in the cast are from Florida, and we filmed a Champs-Élysées Film Festival, with lot of scenes locally, which is really unusual for a national more to come. Explore the doc at television show.” Follow Kid Stew on Instagram at @KidStewTV. Doc Stars at Premiere pahokeefilm.com.

THE PALM BEACHES TV DELIVERS MORE CONTENT ON MORE PLATFORMS

The Palm Beaches TV continues to deliver high-quality, family-friendly, on demand en- tertainment highlighting all there is to do, see and taste in The Palm Beaches. Visitors and locals can tune into the channel to find experiences and adventures that match their inter- ests – from sports, to cultural, environmental or historical - the channel shows exactly how to find them. Recently, the channel presented live streaming of special events like the be- yond the ropes fan experience at the Honda Classic golf tournament; The 24th Annual Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films Red Carpet and Award Show, and The Best of SunFest. The channel’s content is also accessible on a mobile app, allowing us- ers to find a show while on the go literally at their fingertips! For a sampling of shows and 2 series, visit ThePalmBeaches.TV or download the app from the App Store or Google Play. FOCUS ON FILM

EXPERIENCE THE RUSH CROSSING FOR A CURE Producers Dominic Giannetti and Jeff Each Father’s Day weekend, dozens Howlett along with Director LeVar Leo of paddleboarders embark on a 75-mile are the creative forces behind a new trek across the Atlantic ocean from pilot for a TV series titled Cosmic Rush. Bimini, Bahamas to Palm Beach County’s After being abducted from Earth by Lake Worth Beach Pier. The event, EPIC LOVE aliens, a racecar driver is forced to called Crossing for a Cure, is a long travel across space and enter a deadly On Location at PBIR distance endurance paddle challenge galactic race circuit to win back his that raises money and awareness for freedom. The pilot was recently filmed in Palm Beach County, cystic fibrosis. Travis Suit created the with pit stops at the Palm Beach International Raceway and annual event to benefit Piper’s Angels, the non-profit Voltaire nightclub in West Palm Beach. “We worked with over organization he started when his 4 year-old daughter was 50 local cast and crew members. We have such an incredible diagnosed with the chronic lung disease. Last year, more than and diverse talent pool who are ready, willing and very eager to $200,000 was raised. “I love watching people get excited about work right here in their own backyard,” this and spreading the positive message of making the most out said Giannetti. Several meetings are lined of circumstances we face, “ he said in a previous interview. A up with traditional studios and new media documentary film titled Epic Love screened in Jupiter following networks, and if successful, the team the 2018 event, with additional footage to be gathered this year. plans to bring Cosmic Rush home to PBC For more information, visit crossingforacure.com. to film a full first season in early 2020. See more at imdb.com/title/tt9478754. WEB SERIES FILMS IN WEST PALM HONDA CLASSIC ALL ACCESS ON PBTV Palm Beach County resident and filmmaker Lyndell Thomas of The Palm Beaches is Florida’s Golf GoLive Filmz and Entertainment Capital® and hosts one of the premier PGA recently filmed inside of the historic TOUR events every year, The Honda 1916 Courthouse in West Palm Classic. This year, the tournament was Beach for his new series, Matter of covered once again by Thaler Media and K2 Minutes. The six-part web series is Sports Ventures, who produced Honda Cast & Crew on Set Classic All Access, a 30-minute show that takes viewers the story of two loving people and beyond the golf to all the events happening in and around the how some of life’s battles are fought within a matter of minutes. greens. The show features the world famous Goslings Bear The scene filmed at 1916 Courthouse is the center piece for the Trap, United Technologies Patriots Outpost, the final episode of the series titled Irreversible Cracks, which tells Lily Pulitzer Lounge, the Tire Kingdom kids’ the fictional story of a rape victim confronting their assailant. zone, inspirational stories from veterans, and Thomas stated, “Palm Beach County has interviews from Shane Battier, Greg Norman, been my home for the past nine years and I Kenny G, and more. A crew of over 10 people appreciate the diversity, calmness, beauty covered the four day event to bring viewers a and opportunities that are available to its real sense of what the fan experience is like at residents.” Matter of Minutes is scheduled The Honda Classic. Watch the show anytime at to be released in the fall of 2019. See more ThePalmBeaches.TV. about the series at golivefilmz.com.

FILM FINANCING DOCUMENTARY PREPARES PALM BEACH WORLD PREMIERE

The award-winning Pamplin Film Company has announced completion of a film featuring one of Burt Reyn- olds’ last interviews, a feature length documentary inspired by Palm Beach resident Louise Levison’s best-selling book Filmmakers & Financing. “We are finalizing plans for a world premiere event locally,” said producer Mag- gie Pamplin, “featuring a discussion after the film with associates of Reynolds. All proceeds from ticket sales will be donated in Reynolds’ name for student scholarships,” she added. “It was a lifelong dream to work with Reynolds,” said Writer-Director Rick Pamplin, “and it was well worth Burt on Screen the wait. I think our film shows a side of him the public didn’t know and presents him as he really was, not just a wisecracking movie star but a passionate artist, educator and actor.” The movie is a Think Visual Group production filmed entirely on location in Florida and features multiple PBC locations. Check out next month’s Focus On Film for information on the premiere screening, and see more at moviemoney.com. Burt on Set 3 FOCUS ON FILM

LOCATION SPOTLIGHT EDUCATION CORNER CAMERA POSITIONS FOR BOATING SSOF WINNER HEADED TO FSU Boating is a major industry in Palm Beach County, and with Jonathan Lockhart Jr., the 2016 Burt clear turquoise water combined with public access angles, it’s easy Reynolds Scholarship recipient at the to capture the thrill and excitement of boating. 47 miles of coastline 21st annual Student Showcase of Films, is and the intracoastal waterway offer many options for filmmakers. headed to Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts. Most At Dubois Park, the Jupiter Inlet Jetty offers a solid surface to recently, Jonathan received an associate’s stand on, making it easy to degree from Palm Beach State College (PBSC) along with a certificate in capture many angles from every cinematography. The Palm Beach County Lockhart Jr. at SSOF direction. The Juno Beach Pier native feels that the Burt Reynolds Scholarship changed his life juts out over the ocean to provide a high angle for creative fast and is now committed to proudly representing Palm Beach Juno Beach Pier moving imagery. County as he continues to follow his dreams of becoming a filmmaker. Jonathan, who was a member of the Phi Theta Phil Foster Park is an island under the Blue Heron Bridge in Kappa honor society at PBSC, says he will follow Burt Riviera Beach with seawall on three sides and a fishing platform. Reynolds’ vision by “keeping filmmaking in Florida.” In addition To the south, a sand bar forms on the north side of Peanut Island to pursuing his dreams of higher education and filmmaking, for filming activities and Palm Beach Shores has a sand dredge Jonathan is working full-time in the communications department that juts out at the inlet where a passing boat can be showcased. at the Village of Wellington where he helps create and edit PSAs and other video assets. West Palm Beach offers three City Docks to capture boating traffic or dockage shots and the Royal Park Bridge has walkways underneath, THANK YOU, MR. GIGANTE close to the water’s edge. Further Ed Gigante, a treasured teacher at south, the Lake Worth Pier is great Palm Beach Gardens Community High for ocean angles with clear School (PBGHS), is retiring after more sightlines free of buildings. City Docks West Palm Beach than two decades of service. Born in Ocean Blvd in Boynton Beach has Brooklyn, Ed made Palm Beach County his a walkway along the road that looks home when he accepted the position at over Ocean Inlet for overhead PBGHS. There was no set program of angles, and the intracoastal side has study for the budding film and television day use dockage available. program back then, but Ed quickly helped Ed Gigante Mangrove Park’s southern walkway construct the official curriculum for what is now an award- provides direct views of the Ocean winning program, preparing students for top post-secondary Boynton Beach Ocean Avenue Avenue Bridge. Along the seawall schools and future careers. In fact, Ed has produced at least in Delray Beach, boat dockage is available at Veterans Park just five Emmy Award-winning students over his 20+ year teaching north of Atlantic Avenue with views of the Atlantic Avenue bridge. career. Ed’s colleagues say he’s the type of teacher who takes Boca Raton offers a boat launch at Silver Palms Park just south pride in his student’s successes and is always there for each of Palmetto Park Road while the jetty at South Inlet Park provides and every one of them. Ryan Dockery, a fellow teacher in the a solid surface to position a camera for wonderful waterway film and TV program, shared, “Ed is second to none; everything images. For more information on filming at public locations and he does, he does it for his students.” The production space at obtaining free permits, please visit pbfilm.com. PBGHS is now called Studio G in Ed’s honor.

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PALM BEACH COUNTY FILM & TELEVISION COMMISSION Film Commissioner Chuck Elderd | Deputy Film Commissioner & Director of Finance Michelle Hillery BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Director of Operations & Production Christy Andreoni | Director of Development & Marketing Phyllis Man Mack Bernard, Mayor | Dave Kerner, Vice Mayor PR & New Marketing Strategist Lauren Tobin | Locations & Creative Marketing Specialist Kelly King Hal R. Valeche | Gregg K. Weiss | Robert S. Weinroth | Mary Lou Berger | Melissa McKinlay Sr Production Coordinator Ian Saylor | Production Coordinator Hilary Webber | Office Administrator Alberto Jordat 4