KFS Trips and Outreach https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/categories/trips-and-outreach/ KFS travel, outreach and regional production notes. en-ca Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT James website management publication post-hook The Keepers at the 2026 BC Leo Awards https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/bc-leo-awards-the-keepers-2026/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/bc-leo-awards-the-keepers-2026/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT A KFS field note from the 2026 BC Leo Awards, where The Keepers represented Kelowna with nominations for Visual Effects and Youth Performance. Trips & Outreach 2026-07-05T09:00:00-0700 A Short Field Note From Web Summit Vancouver https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/web-summit-vancouver-ai-production-marketing-field-note/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/web-summit-vancouver-ai-production-marketing-field-note/ Fri, 15 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT A brief KFS field note from Web Summit Vancouver, with AI, marketing, production technology and Okanagan tech conversations in the room. Trips & Outreach 2026-05-15T09:00:00-0700 Banff World Media Festival and the Service Producer Pitch https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/banff-world-media-festival-service-producer-pitch/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/banff-world-media-festival-service-producer-pitch/ Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:00:00 GMT A KFS field note from Banff World Media Festival 2024, where James Alton pitched Kelowna as a practical service-production base for Canadian and international producers. Trips & Outreach 2024-06-17T09:00:00-0700 A Los Angeles Trip That Became a Relationship-Building Reset https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/los-angeles-relationship-building-roark-gneiss-stuff/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/los-angeles-relationship-building-roark-gneiss-stuff/ Mon, 26 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMT A KFS field note from a February 2024 Los Angeles trip that did not land every planned meeting, but still moved Roark Critchlow, Gneiss Stuff and service-production conversations forward. Trips & Outreach 2024-02-26T09:00:00-0800 Prime Time Ottawa and the Kelowna Production Pitch https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/prime-time-ottawa-kelowna-production-pitch/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/prime-time-ottawa-kelowna-production-pitch/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 17:00:00 GMT A KFS field note from CMPA Prime Time in Ottawa 2024, where James Alton pitched Kelowna, followed up with producers and clarified the split between KFS services and James-led development. Trips & Outreach 2024-02-05T09:00:00-0800 A 2023 Los Angeles Trip Through RED, Paramount and the Camera Ecosystem https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/los-angeles-red-paramount-camera-ecosystem-2023/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/los-angeles-red-paramount-camera-ecosystem-2023/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:00:00 GMT A KFS field note from a mixed 2023 Los Angeles trip that used RED, Paramount, Samy's Camera and repertory cinema stops to better understand the infrastructure Kelowna would need to connect with. Trips & Outreach 2023-06-08T09:00:00-0700 A Vancouver Film Studios Visit With Kelowna in Mind https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/vancouver-film-studios-pacific-backlot-visit/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/vancouver-film-studios-pacific-backlot-visit/ Wed, 10 May 2023 16:00:00 GMT A KFS field note from a May 2023 Vancouver Film Studios visit with Derek Hall and Jennifer Emery Roe, focused on scaling Kelowna productions with Vancouver infrastructure behind them. Trips & Outreach 2023-05-10T09:00:00-0700 Northern FanCon and a KFS Table in Prince George https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/northern-fancon-prince-george-kfs-outreach/ https://kelownafilmstudios.com/blog/northern-fancon-prince-george-kfs-outreach/ Tue, 09 May 2023 16:00:00 GMT A KFS field note from Northern FanCon 2023 in Prince George, where James Alton used a convention table to test the studio pitch, meet actors and build regional film relationships. Trips & Outreach 2023-05-09T09:00:00-0700