M. Night Shyamalan’s Contributions to the Greater Philadelphia Film Office.Philadelphia has experienced a recent loss of projects to Canada. The success of M. Night Shyamalan’s films have created a new industry understanding of Philadelphia as a production center, increasing resources and experiences available to support future productions. The convention center and two city-owned warehouses have recently been transformed into free municipally run soundstages. Pinkenson explains that GPFO has always served as a nonprofit organization for the local film community.  By A. Long

The Greater Philadelphia Film Office actively solicited the producers of Money Train to film in Philadelphia, despite the controversial depiction of the firebombing of a New York tollbooth.  Executive director Sharon Pinkenson and her counterparts across the country explain that a film’s content is irrelevant in recruiting filmmakers to their cities.  By L. Pardue