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MEDIA ADVISORY
Metropolitan Tucson Convention & Visitors Bureau
Kimberly Schmitz
MTCVB Director of Communications & PR
kschmitz@visitTucson.org
800.638.8350 x143
520-770-2143
Tucson Appears in Summer Blockbusters
TUCSON, Ariz. (June 22, 2009) - Tucson is appearing on the big screen this summer in two summer blockbuster movies.
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen directed by Michael Bay and starring Megan Fox and Shia LaBeouf features Davis Monthan Air Force Base bone yard and Tucson International Airport. The film shot in Tucson Oct 8 and 9, 2008 and will be released June 23, 2009.
Away We Go, directed by Sam Mendes and starring John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph and Allison Janney features JW Marriott Starr Pass, Tucson Mountain Park and many Tucson extras. The film shot in Tucson June 2-6, 2008 and will be released June 26, 2009.
The Tucson Film Office, a division of the MTCVB, was instrumental in bringing the films here and facilitated both productions from start to finish.
Tucson is also on the small screen
This year, viewers will get an eye-full of Tucson on series television shows including Supernanny, Extreme MakeOver: Home Edition, Nova, MTV's True Life: I'm a Freshman or MTV's Life of Ryan.
About the Tucson Film Office
The Tucson Film Office, a division of the MTCVB, was instrumental in bringing the films here and facilitated both productions from start to finish. A department of the MTCVB since 2003, the Tucson Film Office (TFO) promotes Tucson and Southern Arizona as a premier location for major motion picture, commercial, and video filming as well as print photo shoots. Such projects contribute to the destination's economy via booked room nights, jobs for local contractors, and publicity.
The MTCVB is an independent, non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the Tucson area as a convention, visitor and film production destination. It is financially supported by the City of Tucson, Pima County, the Town of Oro Valley and its nearly 800 individual and business members.
Visit the MTCVB website at http://www.visittucson.org/ or call 1.800.638.8350 for further information.
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