Miami Film Office Being Cut in Half

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Print this article Miami Film Office Being Cut in Half (released 7/18/2007) By greenroomwire The Miami-Dade Office of Film & Entertainment will be holding a town hall meeting on Wednesday, July 25th between 4pm - 6pm. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the proposed budget cuts to the film office. The budget is going from $807,000 in 06-07 to $507,000 in 07-08 with a staff reduction from 7 people down to 3 people. The film office will then be lumped together with the Art in Public Spaces department under the Department of Cultural Affairs. The film office's marketing budget will also be cut. The meeting will be held at: Miami Science Museum 3280 South Miami Avenue Miami, FL 33129 (Free parking is available at the Museum) You are strongly encouraged to attend this important meeting. Please RSVP at film@filmiami.org Directions to the Miami Science Museum: Just north of Coconut Grove, across from Vizcaya Museum & Gardens. From the north, take I-95 to Exit #1A/SW 25 Road, stay in the right hand lane and follow the signs to the Museum/Planetarium. From the south, follow U.S. 1 and make right just before the split with I-95. From Metrorail, exit at the Vizcaya Station and cross U.S. 1 via the pedestrian overpass. Digg this article

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Miami Film Office Being Cut in Half
(released 7/18/2007)
By greenroomwire

The Miami-Dade Office of Film & Entertainment will be holding a town hall meeting on Wednesday, July 25th between 4pm - 6pm. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss the proposed budget cuts to the film office.

The budget is going from $807,000 in 06-07 to $507,000 in 07-08 with a staff reduction from 7 people down to 3 people. The film office will then be lumped together with the Art in Public Spaces department under the Department of Cultural Affairs. The film office's marketing budget will also be cut.

The meeting will be held at:

Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33129

(Free parking is available at the Museum)

You are strongly encouraged to attend this important meeting.

Please RSVP at film@filmiami.org

Directions to the Miami Science Museum:
Just north of Coconut Grove, across from Vizcaya Museum & Gardens. From the north, take I-95 to Exit #1A/SW 25 Road, stay in the right hand lane and follow the signs to the Museum/Planetarium. From the south, follow U.S. 1 and make right just before the split with I-95. From Metrorail, exit at the Vizcaya Station and cross U.S. 1 via the pedestrian overpass.

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