California Chapter of Montana Ambassadors and Governor Steve Bullock – Shoot with the Stars Under the Big Sky Success

On March 4th, 2020 the Montana Ambassadors Southern California Chapter and Governor Steve Bullock hosted the Film With the Stars Under the Big Sky event in Burbank, CA.

We were joined by over 200 guests from the Southern California entertainment industry and the Montana business community, all of whom were on hand to learn about the Montana MEDIA Act, make critical business connections and be inspired to shoot their next project in the Treasure State.  In addition to the Governor, we had several Montana government officials present including Allison Whitmer (MT Film Commissioner), Ken Fichtler (Chief Business Development Officer, GOED) and Rachel Schmidt (Director, MT Office of Outdoor Recreation).  We were also fortunate to be joined by numerous members of Montana business community from Missoula, Hamilton, Helena, Butte, Bozeman and Billings.

Following Governor Bullock’s opening remarks to the assembled guests, we moved directly into our panel discussion which featured 8 exceptional filmmakers who are currently working on or have recently completed projects in Montana.  The panel consisted of: