Palm Beach County Film and TV Commission to have new director

Palm Seashore County’s film and television business, which has introduced in far more than $1 billion in local revenue more than the previous five several years, will shortly have a new director main the way.

Chuck Elderd, who has served as Palm Beach County’s movie and television commissioner given that 1989, is stepping down in August right after extra than than 30 several years with the county. Deputy Commissioner Michelle Hillery is slated to do well Elderd atop the department.

The Palm Beach front County Movie and Tv Fee is responsible for encouraging bring in film manufacturing to the area, such as motion pictures, Tv, music videos and commercials.

Final year, there ended up 64 Television set displays, 36 commercials, 10 songs video clips and 5 films filmed in Palm Beach front County, helping attract in much more than $203 million in neighborhood profits.

Hillery, who’s spent the previous 26 a long time as deputy commissioner, gained preliminary approval on Wednesday from Palm Seashore County’s Movie and Television Board of Administrators to turn out to be the new commissioner. The board elected not to open up the placement up to outside candidates. Hillery’s possible salary nevertheless hasn’t been finalized.

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Hillery would however have to have final approval in advance of the decision is finalized.

In addition, the board preliminarily authorised giving Elderd a a person-yr consulting agreement with the fee that would spend him $24,000.

Prior to the pandemic, Palm Seashore County created additional than $238 million in 2019, marking a one-calendar year very best.

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Some projects by the yrs consist of “Baywatch” in 2017, which experienced scenes shot in Boca Raton, as nicely as other components of South Florida. Other movies that experienced portions of their movies filmed in Palm Beach front County consist of “Bad Boys II” and “Donnie Brasco.”

The fee also can help oversee its very own Tv set channel, The Palm Shorelines Television set, which is made use of as a tourism channel, highlighting “all of the thrilling, household-helpful, legendary and minor-acknowledged offerings.”