At The Movies: Promoting Buffalo as a Film Production Site
The History Channel’s “Top Gear” shot an episode on the streets of Buffalo and at Fort Niagara State Park. The Skyway was shut down providing a beautiful Buffalo backdrop for this episode, which featured various challenges for modified amphibious vehicles.
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Universal Studios “Best Man Holiday” shot at Ralph Wilson Stadium. This major studio feature film included the hiring of over 1,500 local extras over four days of shooting at the stadium and generated $1.5 million in direct local spending in Western New York.
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Nike chose Buffalo’s Central Terminal and various other locations as the background for its “Lunar One Shot” Skateboard Shoe campaign, which will be seen internationally and features world famous members of the Nike Skateboard Team.
FILM OFFICE FINDS A NEW HOME On July 1 The Buffalo Niagara Film Office moved to its new home at WNY Public Broadcasting in downtown Buffalo. This move places the film office in a 24-7-production facility, which includes a 7,500 sq. ft. New York State Qualified Soundstage in the hub of downtown Buffalo.
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Black Rose Films “The Romans” produced by Corey Green and Larry Quinn and starring Stephen Henderson and many up and coming local actors used the east side of Buffalo as the back drop for its modern day tale of gang warfare.