How VC into AI/live entertainment and brand sports studios (Cookie Jar & A Dream) land on South Florida stages, venues, sports content, and hospitality — owner map, not a Hollywood montage.
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Sarasota Film Festival Earlybird hits Sep 30 — live FilmFreeway fees for Florida Filmmakers ($35 Std), features/shorts, Apr 918 2027 Gulf-coast fest map.
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FFF Earlybird is Wed Sep 30 — Oscar-accredited Narrative/Anim/Doc shorts path, Florida premiere rule, Florida Films lane, live FilmFreeway fees for SoFla producers beyond Miami/FLIFF.
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MPA’s Olsberg SPI study models ~$249B GVA and ~143,500 FTE jobs/year; new U.S. Film & TV Production Coalition presses Congress — what SoFla stages do while Florida still lacks a statewide rebate.
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Miami Film Festival 44 Regular Deadline Nov. 2 is $75 live on FilmFreeway — Florida premiere, Made in MIA, Cinemaslam $15, industry vs prestige map.
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Broward’s $10k Emerging Filmmakers Grant reopens Oct. 1, 2026 — ~16 days to assemble match proof, residency, and a casting-call packet.
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Why live events + film infrastructure is the SoFla owner fight — stages, venues, Broward rebates, FL sales-tax stack, gaps, and who benefits.
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Oct 2 FIU AI 305 owner-prep: Eventbrite still on sale ($136.12–$524.74 range), pick Claude / Meta workshops over FOMO, Graham Center day map for Broward–PBC shops.
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Dewey Film Festival FilmFreeway window opens Tue Sep 15–Dec 1 for Florida 18+ shorts; fest Sat Feb 6, 2027 — Palm Beach/SoFlo owner map.
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Oct 16 Delray Chamber Chasing AI owner-prep: 8:30–10 Board Room, members free, RSVP closed — call Lynn before you go.
