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Moab film commission asks for modest budget increases, part‑time help and vehicle option amid busy shoot schedule
Summary
The Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission, run as a one‑person office, presented its 2026 budget requests including travel, memberships, public-notice money, a possible part‑time assistant and an option to lease a high-clearance vehicle for location work.
Vika Metzner, director of the Moab to Monument Valley Film Commission, told the board the commission remains a one‑person office and presented a 2026 budget that seeks modest increases in travel, marketing and operational support and requests a discretionary allocation to fund a part‑time assistant if the advisory board and HR approve staffing changes.
Metzner said the commission provides permitting, location scouting and local production support across Grand and San Juan counties and that, in the last weeks, several projects were active or on the ground including a Rocky Mountaineer project (“Canyon Spirit”), a Red Bull shoot and a large beverage‑company production in pre‑scout. Metzner said these productions bring economic activity to the…
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