There are 12 article(s) tagged Linn Sitler:

• November 2024

  • Six Memphis short films to be shown at Italian film festival

    The collaboration continues a long cultural exchange between Memphis and the small Italian town.

    By Jody Callahan November 12, 2024

• October 2024

  • ‘This Really Happened’ pilot to screen in Memphis after Tribeca success

    When a comedian and a playwright discovered they were dating the same guy, it was only logical they would write a screenplay about it.

    By Alys Drake October 17, 2024

• February 2024

  • Vernon Davis, Vivica A. Fox movie set to film in Memphis

    The film is the first screenplay from a native Memphian and a former member of the Grizzlies. 

    By Mary Cashiola February 02, 2024

• December 2023

  • Memphis filmmaker writes Hallmark Channel Christmas movie

    Writing for the Hallmark Channel was a bucket list job for Memphian April “Skyy” Blair. That dream becomes fully realized when “Magic in Mistletoe” airs Friday, Dec. 8, on the network. 

    By Elle Perry December 05, 2023

• October 2023

  • ‘Young Rock’ bolsters local film commission to its best fiscal year

    “It’s the biggest year we’ve had — ever,” Linn Sitler of the Memphis and Shelby County Film and Television Commission said. “It was bigger than in the ‘90s when we had pictures with huge budgets.”

    By Don Wade October 04, 2023

• February 2023

  • Local film scene bolsters Memphis’ rank for moviemakers

    Memphis moved up three notches on MovieMaker Magazine’s list of the 25 Best Places to Live and Work as a Moviemaker.

    By Jane Roberts February 03, 2023

• August 2022

  • ‘Young Rock’ filming is result of game-changing incentives, personal relationships

    When “Young Rock” begins filming its third season in Memphis next week, it will do so for a couple of reasons. One is that NBCUniversal executive Richard Ross lives here. 

    By Jane Roberts August 28, 2022

• June 2022

  • Lighthearted Barty Awards spotlight Bartlett business achievements

    The awards recognized outstanding achievements in the business community.

    By Michael Waddell June 10, 2022

• January 2021

  • Local casting starts soon for ABC series ‘Women of the Movement’

    The television series on the Civil Rights Movement is set in the 1950s needs people with a ‘50s vibe.

    By Linda A. Moore January 20, 2021

• June 2020

  • ‘Bluff City Law’ canceled, but more Memphis star turns may result

    State and local film officials think NBC's experience with the Memphis-made television drama will reap future rewards.

    By Jared Boyd June 17, 2020

• June 2019

  • NBC will film ‘Bluff City Law’ in Memphis

    According to Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland’s office, $4.25 million in incentives were given to the project from state and local sources.

    By Elle Perry June 04, 2019

• May 2019

  • NBC gives OK to ‘Bluff City Law’ series

    Linn Sitler, executive director of the Memphis & Shelby County Film and Television Commission, said efforts are under way to raise $10 million to lure the TV production to Memphis.  

    By Elle Perry May 07, 2019