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"We have to make the best of this opportunity and
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Miami -Dade County, with its
supporting cast of top-billing attributes such as its weather, locations, film
festivals and infrastructure, secured 4he number eight`position in the well-
known trade publication .
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"This should boost the development of the independent filmmaker community
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MIAMI, If you're a budding or established
independent filmmaker looking to get your big break or even reinvent yourself
in the filmmaking industry, then assemble a production crew and make that
script come to life in Miami . That advice is according to the editors of
MovieMaker, who in its winter 2005 edition, evaluated the top ten best cities
for independents to live and make movies.

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the City of Miami Beach's Film and Print Coordinator.860.

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Unranked in five previous editions of the publication's Top Ten listings,
Miami surged to number eight on the prestigious list after editors of
MovieMaker talked with writers, directors, film scouts, film office
representatives and dozens of other "in-the-know" moviemakers about Miami's
celluloid friendly features.
"We're absolutely ecstatic about the news," said Jeff Peel, director of
the Miami -Dade Mayor's Office of Film + Entertainment."
For journalists interested in interviewing locally based Miami filmmakers
or filmmakers currently shooting or screening films in Miami-Dade County ab /ut
their reactions to Miami's ranking in the MovieMaker Top Ten list, please
contact:

Annie Perez
Miami-Dade Mayor's Office of Film + Entertainment
305.7070

The Miami-Dade Mayor's Office of Film + Entertainment's mission is to
establish Miami-Dade County as a leading film and entertainment production
capital.