Beshear to meet with Western Kentucky leaders about film commission

West Kentucky Film Commission launches in Madisonville

The West Kentucky Film Commission launched Wednesday in Madisonville at a meeting that included Gov. Andy Beshear and a host of regional leaders.

Officials Pull Curtains On West Kentucky Film Commission

Be it actors, actresses and directors like George and Rosemary Clooney, Johnny Depp, Jennifer Lawrence, Ashley Judd and Gus Van Sant, or films like Seabiscuit, Secretariat, Elizabethtown, Goldfinger, Coal Miner’s Daughter or The Insider, Kentucky’s history with the movies has plenty of chapters worth reading. Another such story started Wednesday afternoon in Madisonville Community College’s Glema Mahr Center for the Arts, when local, regional an…

Governor Andy Beshear joins Hopkins County leaders to celebrate the launch of the West Kentucky Film Commission

Officials say Madisonville and Hopkins County have hosted multiple film productions over the past year, but now the momentum is building into something bigger.

Beshear to meet with Western Kentucky leaders about film commission

HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT)- This afternoon, Governor Andy Beshear will meet with regional leaders to announce the new West Kentucky Film Commission. Pharmacy owner talks about new law to protect small pharmacies and customers The event will be held today at 2 p.m. at the Glema Mahr Center for the Arts in Madisonville and will spotlight the growing film and television industry in Western Kentucky. The new commission will include Henderson, Owens…

West Kentucky Film Commission aims to get region cast in starring role of movie, TV productions

Gov. Andy Beshear said during the event Wednesday that the state has invested more than $230 million to support productions since 2022, which helped create 22,000 jobs.