Published March 30, 2010, by Alecia Warren, Coeur d’Alene Press Lights, cameras – spend. A new law signed by Gov. Butch Otter last week could help lure more film productions to Idaho. Ideally, some spendy productions. “(Bringing film productions to Idaho) will spur economic development, certainly have more money being spent at various...

From the Coeur d’Alene Press, Oct. 12, 2009 “After years of rough cuts, festival screenings and distribution negotiations, “Teenage Dirtbag” is finally getting the national spotlight. The feature film, shot in Coeur d’Alene in 2005,  was made available On Demand through cable companies including Comcast and Time Warner. The movie...

Originally appeared September 18, 2008, The Spokesman Review By Mary Jane Honegger While visitors and film buffs were busy enjoying the movies and events during the Schweitzer Lakedance International Film Festival in Sandpoint last week, film professionals and advocates were busy working behind the scenes to promote the film industry in Idaho. At a meeting...

Published Sept. 14, 2007, by Erica Curless, The Spokesman Review SANDPOINT – Film is quite possibly North Idaho’s new natural resource industry. Some movie professionals, and even local lawmakers, anticipate that the region’s forests, lakes and beauty can help replace the dollars and jobs once provided by logging and mining. Instead of extracting...