WELCOME TO IOWA. We’re glad you’re here! And I’m sure you are just as excited as we are to be here attending a film festival in person again. We hope you’ll have fun this weekend in Dubuque at one of Iowa’s best film festivals. Did you catch our close-up last August when our state hosted a Major League Baseball game played at the Field of Dreams Movie Site just down the road from this festival? While our magical cornfields and heavenly sunsets took people’s breaths away, it’s important to note that everything that happened that night started with the arts. It was a story idea that was hatched in Iowa City that became a book, then a script, then an iconic movie, then a major sporting event, and now a point of pride in our state’s cultural landscape. As Kevin Costner referenced, it was a beautiful story. And that is what this weekend is all about—Quality Storytelling. We look forward to seeing your work on the big screen and seeing where it takes you. Please keep our office in mind for your next project so we can help connect you to opportunities in our state. And if you live in Iowa and want to become involved with media productions, consider creating your own free directory listing on our website and then be sure to keep it updated to connect to jobs throughout the year. We think you’ll agree that Iowa is heaven to filmmakers and our state is ready for your story.
LIZ GILMAN
Executive Producer produceiowa.com
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